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December 15, 1953

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John R. Allen

1953John R. Allen, American general and diplomat[†]

John Rutherford Allen is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A). On 13 September 2014, president Barack Obama appointed Allen as special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. He was succeeded in that role by Brett McGurk on 23 October 2015. He is the co-author of Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence with Darrell M. West and Future War and the Defence of Europe alongside Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges and Professor Julian Lindley French. Allen was president of the Brookings Institution from October 2017 until his resignation on 12 June 2022.

J. M. DeMatteis

1953J. M. DeMatteis, American author[†]

John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books, television, film, and novels.

Robert Charles Wilson

1953Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian author[†]

Robert Charles Wilson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.

Historical Context for December 15, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]