births
July 16, 1896
Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1968)
Trygve Lie
Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
The secretary-general of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.