INFORMATION PACT IS SHELVED BY U. N.; Assembly Votes to Postpone Work on Half-Completed Treaty by 38 to 10
Date: 21 October 1949
UN Assembly tables information freedom pact, 38-10; France leads opposition; cites USSR policy reversal
George William Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a retired British actor. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Harry Potter film series, Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in the BBC medical drama Casualty, where he was one of the original cast members. He also played real-life Somali arms dealer Osman Ali Atto in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down. Harris retired in 2013 and has not made any new appearances in film or television since.
Read more...The October 20, 1949 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 292 day of the year. President of the United States was Harry S. Truman.
If you were born on this day, you are 76 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, October 20, 2025, 16 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in 348 days. You have lived for 27,775 days, or about 666,615 hours, or about 39,996,929 minutes, or about 2,399,815,740 seconds.
Date: 21 October 1949
UN Assembly tables information freedom pact, 38-10; France leads opposition; cites USSR policy reversal
Date: 20 October 1949
printers in 2 provs stage 'relay' strike for raise
Date: 21 October 1949
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Need for improved press services in underdeveloped areas cited, UNESCO rept
Date: 21 October 1949
luncheon meeting; press contest awards
Date: 21 October 1949
By JANE NICKERSON
Jane NICKERSON