Richard E. Grant is an Eswatini-born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

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1957Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (born 1878)^[†]

Leopold Löwenheim [ˈle:o:pɔl̩d ˈlø:vɛnhaɪm] was a German mathematician doing work in mathematical logic. The Nazi regime forced him to retire because under the Nuremberg Laws he was considered only three quarters Aryan. In 1943 much of his work was destroyed during a bombing raid on Berlin. Nevertheless, he survived the Second World War, after which he resumed teaching mathematics.

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In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people^[†]

Headlines from May 5, 1957

Labor Welfare Fees .02% in Rail Unions, Up to 25% in Others; Statement Made Public

Many Arabs Hold Mission Of Richards Was Blunder; But Some Middle Easterners and U.S. Diplomats Term Tour to Explain Eisenhower Doctrine a Success

Key Planning Post In Moscow Is Given To Obscure Auditor; OBSCURE AUDITOR GETS MOSCOW JOB

TOP DEMOCRATS SCORE PRESIDENT ON MONEY POLICY; Big Budget and High Interest Rates Cited--Leadership Criticized as Uncertain RAYBURN SEES TAX CUT Truman Warns of Offensive by 'Private Greed'--G.O.P. Called 'Modern Antiques'

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