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On this day, January 17, 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was taken into Soviet custody.
He was never seen in public again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17
• 1945 -- Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again.
Wed Jan 18, 2023: On January 17, 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was taken into Soviet custody.
Mon Jan 18, 2021: On January 17, 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was taken into Soviet custody.