Charles Gain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American police chief
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1923
Place of Birth: Hanford, California, United States
Date of Death: 21-Aug-2018
Profession: police officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Charles Gain
- Charles Gain (November 1, 1923 – August 21, 2018) was an American police official, who served first as police chief for Oakland, California, then as chief in San Francisco in the 1970s.
- He was born in Hanford, California.In 1975, Gain was appointed to run the San Francisco Police Department by Mayor George Moscone and served until 1980.
- After Gain began implementing reforms, such as switching police cars from their traditional black and white paint scheme to baby blue, the Police Officers Association held a no-confidence vote on him.
- After Moscone was assassinated in 1978, the union was influential in engineering Gain's replacement after the resulting White Night riots.
- He died from respiratory failure in August 2018 at the age of 94.
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