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May 28, 1946

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Notable Births

1946Bruce Alexander, English actor[โ€ ]

Bruce John Alexander is a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Superintendent Norman Mullett in the ITV television series A Touch of Frost, in which he plays the superior of the main character Jack Frost, played by David Jason.

Skip Jutze

1946Skip Jutze, American baseball player[โ€ ]

Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher.

1946Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician[โ€ ]

Dame Janet Paraskeva is a British government official.

K. Satchidanandan

1946K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic[โ€ ]

K. Satchidanandan is an Indian poet and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former editor of Indian Literature journal and the former secretary of Sahitya Akademi. He is also social advocate for secular anti-caste views, supporting causes like environment, human rights and free software and is a well known speaker on issues concerning contemporary Indian literature. He is the festival director of Kerala Literature Festival.

1946William Shawcross, English journalist and author[โ€ ]

Sir William Hartley Hume Shawcross is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He is the incumbent Commissioner for Public Appointments. From 2012 to 2018 he chaired the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Notable Deaths

Carter Glass

1946Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1858)[โ€ ]

Carter Glass was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of Congress and served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Woodrow Wilson. He played a major role in the establishment of the U.S. financial regulatory system, helping to establish the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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Foreign Minister Molotov, in a statement presenting the Russian view of the recent Paris conference, declared that "an AngloAmerican bloc" was waging an offensive not for peace but against the Soviet Union for the purpose of imposing its will upon the Russians.

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