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Events on Monday 30 December 1968 1
1896 – 1968Trygve Lie (1896-1968)Died 30 December 1968, aged 72The Norwegian politician served as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952, steering the organization through its earliest and most formative years, including the Korean War. He died at his home in Norway. He had earlier served as Norway's foreign minister during the Second World War.