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marines reptd found unharmed at Lotinghsien village
elections held; poll 1st in nation's history based on universal suffrage and secret ballot; Dem Opposition leaders not hopeful of winning majority in Assembly; campaign revd
service expected by Fall in NYC and Phila
Seen postponing action on Export-Import Bank loan
veterans protests diminish San Fernando Goat Soc memorial rites for goat victims
1946Jim Edgar, American politician, 38th Governor of Illinois (died 2025)[†]
James Robert Edgar was an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. A moderate Republican, he previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 and as the 35th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1981 to 1991.
1946Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer[†]
Danny Glover is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the NAACP's President's Award, as well as nominations for five Emmy Awards and four Grammy Awards.
1946Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter[†]
Paul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Schrader has also worked extensively as a director: his 23 films include Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017), with the last of these earning him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts "man in a room" stories which feature isolated, troubled men confronting an existential crisis.
1946Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Filipino archbishop[†]
Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, OCD, is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Cáceres in Naga, Philippines, serving from 2012 to 2024. Appointed to succeed the retiring Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi, Tirona resigned on May 2, 2024 and made Rex Andrew Alarcón, then Bishop of Daet, as his successor. Until Alarcón’s installation, Tirona continued to serve as the archdiocese's archbishop as Apostolic Administrator.
1946Johnson Toribiong, Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau[†]
Johnson Toribiong is a Palauan attorney and politician. He served as president of Palau from 2008 to 2013. He has run for president five times – in 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, and 2020.
1946King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.[†]
The British administrative headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, housed in the southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, were bombed in a terrorist attack on 22 July 1946, by the militant right-wing Zionist underground organization Irgun during the Jewish insurgency. Ninety-one people of various nationalities were killed, including Arabs, Britons and Jews, and 46 were injured.