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John Charles

William John Charles (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh footballer who played at centre-forward and centre-back. Best known for his time at Leeds United and Juventus, he was rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Great Britain and one of the greatest footballers ever.

Charles began his career at Leeds United, having moved there in 1949 from his hometown club, Swansea Town. He was equally adept as a defender or a forward, due to his strength, pace, technique, vision, ability in the air and eye for goal. After returning from national service in 1952, Charles began to be used more often as a forward and was the Second Division's top scorer in 1954. The following year, he was named club captain; in his first season as captain, he led the club to second place and promotion. Charles ended the 1956–57 season as the First Division's top scorer and an eighth-place finish for Leeds. In the summer of 1957, Charles joined Juventus, where he partnered Giampiero Boniperti and Omar Sívori, with the trio becoming known as The Holy Trident. In his five seasons with the club, he won the scudetto three times and the Coppa Italia twice; he was also the capocannoniere winner for the 1957–58 season. In 1962, Charles returned to Leeds, but his time there proved unsuccessful as he was accustomed to the style of play in Italy, and by the end of the year, he had joined Roma. Charles moved back to his native country to play for Cardiff City and ended his career in non-league football in player-manager roles at Hereford United and Merthyr Tydfil. He was never cautioned nor sent off during his entire career, owing to his philosophy of never kicking nor intentionally hurting opposing players. This led to the nickname he acquired while playing for Juventus, Il Gigante Buono (The Gentle Giant). In 1998, Charles was included in the Football League 100 Legends and, in 2002, was one of the inaugural inductees to the Football Hall of Fame.

Charles played for the Welsh national team over fifteen years, from 1950 to 1965. Alongside his brother, Mel Charles, he was a member of the Welsh squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. At the tournament, he scored in a 1–1 draw with Hungary but was injured in a play-off match against the same opposition and ruled out of the quarter-final against Brazil, Wales lost the match 1–0, with Pelé scoring the winner. Wales manager Jimmy Murphy opined that had Charles been fit, Wales might have won the match.

For its 50th anniversary in 2004, UEFA asked each of its then 52 member associations to nominate one player as the single most outstanding player of the period 1954–2003: Charles was chosen as the Golden Player of Wales by its national association in November 2003.

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недеља, 27. децембар 1931.
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27. децембар 1931. је био недеља под знаком звездице . Био је 360 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Herbert Hoover.

Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 94 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био субота, 27. децембар 2025., пре 154 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је недеља, 27. децембар 2026., за 210 дана. Живели сте 34.488 дана, или око 827.735 сати, или око 49.664.159 минута, или око 2.979.849.540 секунди.

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27th of December 1931 News

Вести како су се појавиле на насловној страни Њујорк тајмса на 27. децембар 1931.

SAYS JAPAN DOES NOT WANT MANCHURIA; Inukai Declares His Country Could Not Afford the Expense of Absorbing It.

Date: 28 December 1931

Special Cable to The Chicago Tribune

Inukai says Japan does not want Manchuria

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NEEDIEST CASES FUND NOW LAGS BY $64,205; Shortage Gives Concern Lest Many for Whom Aid Was Asked Will Be Passed By. JOBS CANNOT HELP THEM They Are Too Young, or Too Old, or Too III to Work and Have Only Hope Left. DONORS FIND JOY IN GIVING One Suggests That One-tenth of Money to Be Spent for New Year's Gayety Be Sent to Fund. Case Needs Are Budgeted. There Is Still Time to Help. From Contributors' Letters. They Had Every Advantage. Youth Sacrificed for Her Parents. Both Their Children Crippled. A Fireman With Heart Trouble. Homeless and Hysterical.

Date: 28 December 1931

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THE PLAY; Fitting the Dunce's Cap on Politics in a Musical MerryGo-Round by Kaufman, Ryskind and Gershwin. Error at the Altar. "Pleasure" a Boisterous Play.

Date: 28 December 1931

By J. BROOKS ATKINSON

J. ATKINSON

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Christmas Viewed as Universal.

Date: 28 December 1931

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DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

Date: 28 December 1931

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Radios Here Silenced by a Mysterious SOS; Confused Calls Are Laid to Linguistic Mixups; MYSTERIOUS, S 0 S SILENCES RADIO HERE

Date: 28 December 1931

N Y stations shut down after mysterious call

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STEEL OUTPUT DROP HELD TEMPORARY; Sharp Decrease Shown in Week, but Continuous Gain Is Expected to Begin in March.STEADIER PRICES FORECASTRecent Weakness Not Regarded asSerious, With Producers Committed to Maintain Levels. Gains Usual in First Quarter. Aim to Maintain Prices.

Date: 28 December 1931

Special to The New York Times

Dropped 13% since June

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BIG JAPANESE FORCE REACHES MANCHURIA AS NEW DRIVE OPENS; 4,000 to 5,000 Men Arrive by Sea and Land and Tokyo Will Send More." FROZEN RIVER IS CROSSED Tamon, Captor of Tsitsihar, Reported in Sharp Fights on Way to Chinchow. CHINESE TRY TO CHECK HIM Corps of 2,400 Students Reaches Threatened City--America Makes Protest on "Open Door." Concentration at Yingkow. Troops Arrive By Sea and Land. BIG JAPANESE FORCE REACHES MANCHURIA Sharp Fighting Reported.

Date: 28 December 1931

By HUGH BYAS. Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hugh BYAS

Japanese drive from Yinkow northwestward along Yingkow branch of Peiping-Mukden Ry starts; Army reinforcements arrive in Manchuria; advance to Kaopangtze expected; will be resisted by Chinese; map; Japanese reinforcements for Tientsin concession arrive; League not likely to act on Chinchow advance; Japanese send note to Stimson on Chinchow advance; Forbes demands Japan keep "open-door" policy; charges discrimination against foreigners

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Today on the Radio

Date: 28 December 1931

Mercies of 1931

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NORTHERN GENERALS URGE CHINA TO FLIGHT; CLASHES NEAR KOREA; Yen and Feng Tell Nanking More Troops Should Be Sent to Aid Chinchow. NEW DISPUTE AT TIENTSIN Chinese Refuse to Transport 2,000 Reinforcements for the Garrison There. 3 RAIDS ON ANTUNG ROAD Japanese Are Forced to Send Aid to Guards on Line to Korea, Cut by Foes. Feng Would Send Best Troops. Stiff Fights in Manchuria. Fighting on Antung Railway. NORTHERN GENERALS URGE CHINA TO FIGHT Feng Starts for Nanking.

Date: 27 December 1931

By HALLETT ABEND. Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hallett ABEND

Northern gens, Yen Hsi-shan and Feng Yusiang, demand China fight Japan, in messages sent to Kuomintang

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