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- Pierre Barjot was assigned to the ship Aldebaran and served in Asia. ww2dbase [Pierre Barjot | CPC]
United States
Luxembourg
- Prince Jean was born at the Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg. ww2dbase [Jean | Colmar-Berg, Mersch | CPC]
Estonia
- Argentina recognized the Republic of Estonia. ww2dbase [CPC]
Japan
- In the Japanese Navy, all ships except for battleships, battlecruisers, and cruisers were now named by the Minister of the Navy without the need for Emperor's approval. ww2dbase [Naming Convention of Japanese Navy Ships | CPC]
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
- USS Arizona passed through the Panama Canal and reached the Pacific Ocean. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Arizona | CPC]
Estonia
- France and the United Kingdom recognized the Republic of Estonia. ww2dbase [CPC]
China
- Hélène Deschamps was born in the French concession area of Tianjin, China. ww2dbase [Hélène Deschamps | Tianjin | CPC]
- USS Arizona arrived at Callao, Peru. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
Germany
- Maximilian von Weichs was promoted to the rank of Major. ww2dbase [Maximilian von Weichs | CPC]
- Stan Laurie was born in West Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Stan Laurie | West Hartlepool, England | CPC]
- USS Arizona departed Callao, Peru. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
- USS Arizona arrived at Balboa, Colombia. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
Germany
- Robert von Greim was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann. ww2dbase [Robert von Greim | CPC]
United States
- The keel of submarine S-44 was laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. ww2dbase [S-44 | Quincy, Massachusetts | CPC]
United States
- S-41 was launched at the Bethlehem shipyard in San Francisco, California, United States, sponsored by the wife of John Conners. ww2dbase [Bethlehem San Francisco Shipyard | S-41 | San Francisco, California | CPC]
Panama Canal Zone
- USS Arizona passed through the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Arizona | CPC]
- In Russia, the State General Planning Commission (Gosplan) was established as an advisory body to the Council of Labour and Defence. ww2dbase [AC]
- Oswald Mosley's daughter Vivien Elizabeth Mosley was born. ww2dbase [Oswald Mosley | CPC]
- Russia occupied Tblisi, the capital of Georgia. ww2dbase [Tblisi | CPC]
- Major General Kojiro Satoi was named the chief of staff of the Taiwan Army. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Arizona arrived at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
Australia
- Edmund Herring was admitted to practice law as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, Australia. ww2dbase [Edmund Herring | CPC]
- The first congress of the Mongolian People's Party took place in Troitskosavsk (now Kyakhta), Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Oblast, Russia. ww2dbase [Troitskosavsk, Buryat-Mongol | CPC]
Japan
- Prince Kotohito departed Japan to tour Europe with Prince Hirohito. ww2dbase [Kotohito | CPC]
Russia
- Choibalsan was elected a member of the provisional revolutionary government by the first congress of the Mongolian People's Party in Troitskosavsk (now Kyakhta), Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Oblast, Russia. He was also made the deputy chief of the 400-strong separatist para-military organization Mongolian People's Army. ww2dbase [Choibalsan | Troitskosavsk, Buryat-Mongol | CPC]
- The Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato was assassinated by Catalan anarchists in Madrid, Spain. ww2dbase [AC]
- Crown Prince Carol of Romania married Princess Helen (Elena) of Greece and Denmark in Athens, Greece. ww2dbase [Carol II | CPC]
United States
- James Doolittle was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the US Army Air Service. ww2dbase [James Doolittle | CPC]
United Kingdom
- Carrier Eagle underwent a reconstruction at Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Eagle | Portsmouth, England | CPC]
- Herschel Grynszpan was born. ww2dbase [Herschel Grynszpan | CPC]
United States
- Joseph Rochefort married Elma Fay Aery in California, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | California | CPC]
Russia
- Battleship Sevastopol was renamed Parizhskava Kommuna. ww2dbase [Parizhskava Kommuna | AC]
United States
- Clifton Cates was promoted to the permanent rank of captain; this was retroactively dated for 4 Jun 1920. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | CPC]
- Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria married Princess Antoinette of Luxembourg. The ceremony was conducted by Pope Pius XII. ww2dbase [AC]
- The construction of cruiser Emden was ordered. ww2dbase [Emden | CPC]
- USS R-1 was ordered to join the Pacific Fleet. ww2dbase [R-1 | CPC]
- USS R-5 departed the east coast of the United States. ww2dbase [R-5 | CPC]
Canada
- Canadian Lieutenant Colonel James Sutherland Brown developed Defense Scheme No. 1 to prepare for the situation in which the Americans would invade Canada. The plan called for a rapid offense and occupation of Seattle, Great Falls, Minneapolis, and Albany in the United States to buy time for British reinforcements to arrive. This plan was terminated in 1928. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Kitakami was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Kitakami | CPC]
- Joseph Bech was appointed to Émile Reuter's cabinet as the Director-General for the Interior and Director-General for Education. ww2dbase [Joseph Bech | CPC]
- Lawrence was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Lawrence | CPC]
Japan
- Tenryu was placed in reserve at Kure, Japan for the installation of radio direction finder equipment. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- USS Arizona departed Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
United States
Taiwan
- Lieutenant General Heitaro Fukuda was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Harry Daghlian was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Harry Daghlian | Waterbury, Connecticut | CPC]
United Kingdom
- Mavis Lever was born in Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Mavis Batey | London, England | AC]
Russia
- Semyon Timoshenko was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the second time. ww2dbase [Semyon Timoshenko | CPC]
United States
- Joseph Rochefort took a test at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States for transferring to the regular navy. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Joseph Rochefort | Vallejo, California | CPC]
- Captain Percy M. R. Royds was named the commanding officer of HMS Malaya. ww2dbase [Malaya | CPC]
United States
- Joseph Rochefort was assigned to minesweeper Cardinal based at San Pedro, California, United States as the ship's chief engineer. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | San Pedro, California | CPC]
Hawaii
- USS R-14 arrived at Hilo, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [R-14 | Hilo, Hawaii | CPC]
- Iwane Matsui assigned to the staff of the Japanese Vladivostok Expeditionary Force during the Siberian Intervention. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | CPC]
Panama Canal Zone
- USS R-5 transited the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | R-5 | CPC]
- Walden Ainsworth's appointment to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy was made permanent after serving at that grade on a temporary basis for several months. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | DS]
- HMS Effingham was launched. ww2dbase [Effingham | CPC]
- Edmund Herring signed the roll of counsel of the Victorian Bar. ww2dbase [Edmund Herring | CPC]
- Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (later Duke of Edinburgh) was born at Corfu, Greece. ww2dbase [AC]
Korea
- Rear Admiral Yasuzo Torisaki was named the chief of staff of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
- Margaret Ray was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. ww2dbase [Margaret Ray | CPC]
France
- Violette Bushell was born in Paris, France. ww2dbase [Violette Szabo | Paris | AC]
United Kingdom
- In Britain, Lady Randolph Churchill died at her London home from gangrene that had set in following the amputation of a leg after a fall. ww2dbase [London, England | AC]
United States
- USS R-1 arrived at San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States. ww2dbase [R-1 | Los Angeles, California | CPC]
- USS R-5 arrived at San Pedro, California, United States. ww2dbase [R-5 | San Pedro, California | CPC]
- USS Arizona became the flagship of Vice Admiral John McDonald, commanding officer of Battle Force of the US Navy Atlantic Fleet; McDonald had been the battleship's first commanding officer almost five years prior. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Carl T. Vogelgesang was named the commanding officer of New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]
- A truce was signed between the British Government and the IRA to allow negotiations to take place. The Nationalists wanted an independent Republic whilst the Lloyd George offered to create an Irish State with Dominion status under the king. As the weeks went by Lloyd George gradually won over the Irish delegates and finally obtained agreement (except for the status of Ulster) by an ultimatum - Peace or War. The Nationalists did not challenge it. ww2dbase [AC]
United States
Germany
- Adolf Hitler traveled to Augsburg, Germany to attend a political meeting to which he did not receive an invitation. He would immediately clash with fellow party members. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Augsburg | CPC]
Germany
- Adolf Hitler quit the Nazi Party due to disagreements with the party executive committee. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Augsburg | CPC]
- Continuing experiments started at Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States in Jun 1921 to test the effectiveness of various weapons against surface ships, US Army bombers sank the Destroyer G-102. ww2dbase [AC]
- US Army and Navy aircraft sank light cruiser Frankfurt at Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States in experimental attacks on ships. ww2dbase [AC]
- US Army, Navy, and Marine aircraft attacked battleship Ostfriesland at Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States in experimental attacks on ships. ww2dbase [AC]
- Major General Kinichi Yasumitsu was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea. ww2dbase [CPC]
- After dropping a total of 63 bombs since the previous day in experimental attacks on ships, including 1,000-pound and 2,000-pound bombs, battleship Ostfriesland sank in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States, proving that capital ships could be destroyed by unopposed aircraft. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Maryland was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Maryland | CPC]
- USS Arizona arrived at Callao, Peru to observe the Peruvian independence celebrations. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
- Peter Drummond was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. ww2dbase [Peter Drummond | CPC]
United States
- Franklin Roosevelt set sail aboard a yacht from New York, New York, United States for a Boy Scouts event further north up the Hudson River. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | New York | CPC]
Germany
- Adolf Hitler was invited back to the Nazi Party by Anton Drexler. As the condition for his return, Hitler demanded, and received, a sole dictatorial leadership position. He also received support from the other party leaders that the party headquarters would remain in MĂĽnchen (Munich) for at least six years. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | MĂĽnchen | TH, CPC]
- Annabelle Craft was born in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Annabelle Craft | CPC]
- California was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [California | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Kiyokaze Yoshida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
- USS Arizona departed Callao, Peru. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
- The former German battleship Baden was sunk by the Royal Navy as a gunnery target. ww2dbase [AC]
Turkmenia
- The Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was established within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. ww2dbase [CPC]
Canada
- While sailing with his family in the Bay of Fundy off New Brunswick, Canada, Franklin Roosevelt fell into the cold waters. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick | CPC]
- USS Arizona became the flagship of Battleship Division 7's Rear Admiral Josiah McKean at Balboa, Colombia. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
- Dr. E. H. Bennett diagnosed Franklin Roosevelt with a severe cold. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt lost the use of his legs. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt became paralyzed from the chest down. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
- Dr. William Keen diagnosed Franklin Roosevelt as having a blood clot in his spine. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
Japan
- Kichisaburo Nomura was made a member of the Japanese delegation for the Washington Naval Conference. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]
Russia
- Lydia Litvyak was born in Moscow, Russia. ww2dbase [Lydia Litvyak | Moscow | CPC]
United States
- Joseph Rochefort became one of the rare few during this period who were transferred from the naval reserve into the United States Navy. He was given the rank of ensign. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | CPC]
Japan
- Settsu completed her work at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- USS Arizona arrived at San Diego, California, United States. ww2dbase [Arizona | San Diego, California | CPC]
- Dr. Robert Lovett diagnosed Franklin Roosevelt with poliomyelitis; this was supported by Dr. E. H. Bennett. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
- The US battleship Washington (BB47) was launched by New York Shipbuilding but was cancelled as a consequence of the Washington Treaty of 1922 before completion. ww2dbase [AC]
Japan
- Prince Kotohito returned to Japan. ww2dbase [Kotohito | CPC]
United States
- The keel of the oiler which would later be named Kamoi was laid down by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Camden, New Jersey | CPC]
- The newspaper New York Times announced that US politician Franklin Roosevelt was suffering from poliomyelitis. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
Japan
- Naoshi Kanno was born in a village near Edano (now Kakuda), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Naoshi Kanno | Edano, Miyagi | CPC]
Japan
- Prince Kotohito was awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. ww2dbase [Kotohito | CPC]
United States
- Tony Stein was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States. ww2dbase [Tony Stein | Dayton, Ohio | CPC]
- Georg von Bismarck was transferred to the German 3rd Cavalry Regiment. ww2dbase [Georg von Bismarck | CPC]
- Oi was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Oi | CPC]
- Settsu was reclassified as a guard ship and training vessel. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
United States
- USS Stewart was assigned to US Navy's Destroyer Squadron, Atlantic. ww2dbase [Stewart | CPC]
Russia
- Boris Shaposhnikov was awarded his first Order of the Red Banner. ww2dbase [Boris Shaposhnikov | CPC]
United Kingdom
- Harry Dimoline was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant with the 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Territorial Army. ww2dbase [Harry Dimoline | CPC]
Japan
- Mutsu was assigned to the Sasebo Naval District, Japan. ww2dbase [Mutsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
Romania
- Mihai was born at the Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania. ww2dbase [Mihai I | Sinaia, Prahova | CPC]
United States
- In a speech in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, President Warren Harding advocated Civil Rights for African-Americans. ww2dbase [Birmingham, Alabama | AC]
- Bill Mauldin was born. ww2dbase [Bill Mauldin | CPC]
- Chuichi Nagumo was named the chief of staff of the First Minelayer Flotilla. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Kiyoshi Ito was born in Murakami, Niigata, Japan. ww2dbase [Kiyoshi Ito | Murakami, Niigata | CPC]
- The Fasci di combattiment (Fighting Fascists) organization in Italy was transformed into the Partito Nazionale Fascista (Fascist National Party). ww2dbase [CPC]
- Hiroaki Abe was transferred out of Japanese Navy 3rd Fleet. ww2dbase [Hiroaki Abe | CPC]
- Lorraine began a period of refitting. ww2dbase [Lorraine | CPC]
- Light carrier Hosho was launched. ww2dbase [Hosho | CPC]
United States
- Joseph Rochefort requested transfer to battleship USS Connecticut. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | CPC]
Japan
- Captain Shigezo Oyamada was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
United States
- USAT Leonora was taken off of the US Army ship list and was transferred to the United States Navy. ww2dbase [Canopus | CPC]
- Chiaki Matsuda was made the squadron strategy officer with his post aboard battleship Kongo. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | CPC]
- Captain Teijiro Murase was made the Chief Eqiupping Officer of the oiler which would later be named Kamoi; Murase and a group of junior officers would soon depart Japan for the United States where the ship was currently under construction. ww2dbase [Kamoi | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Kesataro Kawahara succeeded Vice Admiral Naoe Nakano as the commanding officer of the Ryojun Military Port (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China. ww2dbase [Ryojun Guard District | Lushunkou, Liaoning | CPC]
- Tenryu was recommissioned into service and was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 1 of Japanese 1st Fleet. Captain Noriyoshi Yoko was named her commanding officer. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Engineering Rear Admiral Sadago Okazaki was made the commanding officer of Maizuru Naval Arsenal in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
- Minoru Ota was assigned to battleship Hiei. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | CPC]
Japan
- Satoru Anabuki was born in the village of Yamada (now in the town of Ayagawa), Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Satoru Anabuki | Yamada, Kagawa | CPC]
- A treaty was signed between the British Government and the Irish Nationalists, and the Irish Free State came into existence. ww2dbase [AC]
Germany
- The keel of Emden was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | Emden | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
United States
Japan
- The keel of Destroyer No. 1 was laid down by the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Nagasaki, Japan. ww2dbase [Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard | Kamikaze | Nagasaki | CPC]
Japan
- The 40,000-ton battleship Tosa was launched by Mitsubishi at Nagasaki, Japan. Intended to be one of the second pair of high-speed battleships under the 8-8 programme, she would be cancelled before completion by the Washington Treaty and eventually scuttled on 9 Feb 1925. ww2dbase [Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard | Nagasaki | AC]
Germany
- Karl von Le Suire was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. ww2dbase [Karl von Le Suire | CPC]
- Erwin Rommel joined the post-WW1 German Reichswehr and became the commanding officer of 4th Company of the 13th Infantry Regiment based in Stuttgart. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | CPC]
Taiwan
- Vice Admiral Hisatsune Iida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
United States
- Joseph Rochefort was assigned to USS Connecticut. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | CPC]
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