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December 11, 1946

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Notable Births

Rhoma Irama

1946Rhoma Irama, Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]

Raden Haji Oma Irama, better known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sundanese descent.

1946Rick McCosker, Australian cricketer[†]

Richard Bede McCosker is a former Australian cricketer. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

1946Diana Palmer, American journalist and author[†]

Susan Kyle, née Susan Eloise Spaeth is an American writer who was known as Diana Palmer and has published romantic novels since 1979. She has also written romances as Diana Blayne, Katy Currie, and under her married name Susan Kyle and a science fiction novel as Susan S. Kyle.

Historical Events

1946The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.[†]

UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The organization is one of the most widely known and visible social welfare entities globally, operating in 192 countries and territories. UNICEF's activities include providing immunizations and disease prevention, administering treatment for children and mothers with HIV, enhancing childhood and maternal nutrition, improving sanitation, promoting education, and providing emergency relief in response to disasters.