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- Trieste was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Trieste | CPC]
- Vojtech Tuka published an article claiming that there had been a secret clause to the 1918 declaration that formed the nation of Czechoslovakia which put Slovakia on a path to independence. This would soon lead to his arrest and imprisonment for treason. ww2dbase [Vojtech Tuka | CPC]
- Earning a Medal of Honour, Lieutenant Christian F. Schilt flew a Vought O2U Corsair aircraft on ten trips between 6 and 8 Jan 1928 to the village of Quilali, Nicaragua to evacuate 18 US Marines wounded in fighting with hostile rebels. ww2dbase [AC]
- Field Marshal Douglas Haig, the British Army Commander-in-Chief in the First World War, died. ww2dbase [AC]
China
- He Yingqin was made a member of the construction committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
- Hubert Lanz was promoted to the rank of captain. ww2dbase [Hubert Lanz | CPC]
- Maximilian von Weichs was promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant. ww2dbase [Maximilian von Weichs | CPC]
United Kingdom
- Former British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (Lord Oxford) of the Liberal Party died at his home at Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Sutton Courtenay, England | AC]
United States
- Captain Frank Lyon 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]
China
- Joseph Stilwell was made the Post Executive Officer at Tianjin, China. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Tianjin | CPC]
United Kingdom
- HMS CUMBERLAND was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Cumberland | Barrow-in-Furness, England | CPC]
United States
- The keel of heavy cruiser Chester was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden, New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Chester | Camden, New Jersey | DS]
- Werner von Blomberg was promoted to the rank of Generalmajor. ww2dbase [Werner von Blomberg | CPC]
- Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of Oberst. ww2dbase [Walther von Brauchitsch | CPC]
- Light carrier Hosho was assigned to Carrier Division 1. ww2dbase [Hosho | CPC]
- The towns of Kegoya, Yoshiura, and Aga were merged into Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- USS Pennsylvania arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for an overhaul. ww2dbase [Puget Sound Navy Yard | Pennsylvania | Bremerton, Washington | DS]
China
- He Yingqin was made a member of the finance committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
United States
- The keel of Northampton was laid down at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. ww2dbase [Northampton | Quincy, Massachusetts | CPC]
France
- Colbert was launched at Brest Naval Shipyard, France. ww2dbase [Colbert | Brest, Bretagne | CPC]
Germany
- The former shipbuilder Tecklenborg Werft of Bremerhaven, Germany ceased operations. ww2dbase [Tecklenborg Werft | Bremerhaven | AG]
China
- Nationalist Chinese troops entered Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Japanese troops had entered that Chinese city without provocation several days prior. ww2dbase [Jinan Incident | Jinan, Shandong | CPC]
United Kingdom
China
- Japanese and Nationalist Chinese troops clashed in Jinan, Shandong Province, China; 12 Japanese civilians and 18 Chinese government officials were killed. ww2dbase [Jinan Incident | Jinan, Shandong | CPC]



China
- Chinese leader Chiang Kaishek conceded to demands of Japanese General Hikosuke Fukuda in order to de-escalate the violence taking place in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. ww2dbase [Jinan Incident | Jinan, Shandong | CPC]
- Cornwall was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Cornwall | CPC]
United States
- The cartoon character Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the animated film Plane Crazy. ww2dbase [AC]
United States
- USS Pennsylvania departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. ww2dbase [Puget Sound Navy Yard | Pennsylvania | Bremerton, Washington | DS]
- Giulio Cesare was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Giulio Cesare | CPC]
- Conte di Cavour was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Conte di Cavour | CPC]
- Milton Miles was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. ww2dbase [Milton Miles | CPC]
China
- Zhang Jinghui was seriously wounded east of Huanggutun near Mukden, Fengtian Province (now Liaoning Province), China during the successful assassination attempt on warlord Zhang Zuolin. ww2dbase [Zhang Jinghui | Huanggutun, Liaoning | CPC]
Taiwan
- Takeji Kawamura was named the governor-general of Taiwan. ww2dbase [CPC]
France
- The keel of Foch was laid down at Arsenal de Brest, France. ww2dbase [Foch | Brest, Bretagne | CPC]
China
- Joseph Stilwell was made the Chief of Staff of US forces in China. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Tianjin | CPC]
United States
- Rear Admiral Louis R. de Steiguer 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]
- The Italian Army released members of the Blackshirt paramilitary organization between the age of 26 and 36 so that they could join the Blackshirt combat legions. ww2dbase [CPC]
Brunei
- Seria Well Number One (S-1) was drilled at the Seria River, marking the start of an attempt to find oil in Brunei. ww2dbase [CPC]
China
- Jiang Dingwen was named the commanding officer of the Chinese 9th Division. ww2dbase [Jiang Dingwen | CPC]
- He Yingqin was made a member of the drug enforcement committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
- Kasuga rescued the crew of the semi-rigid airship N3 after it exploded in heavy weather during fleet maneuvers. ww2dbase [Kasuga | CPC]
- Destroyer No. 34 was renamed Yuzuki. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | CPC]
- Destroyer No. 1 was renamed Kamikaze. ww2dbase [Kamikaze | CPC]
- The keel of HMS Exeter was laid down at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Exeter | Plymouth, England | AC]
China
- Koji Miyake was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Kwantung Army in northeastern China. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Kenkichi Ueda was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | CPC]
- Korechika Anami was made the commanding officer of 45th Infantry Regiment. ww2dbase [Korechika Anami | CPC]
- General Takashi Hishikari was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army. ww2dbase [CPC]
China
- He Yingqin stepped down as a member of the finance committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
Finland
- Alpo Marttinen was promoted to the rank of 2nd lieutenant in the Finnish Army Reserve. ww2dbase [Alpo Marttinen | CPC]

- Panay was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Panay | CPC]
- Captain Yoshiyuki Niiyama was named the commanding officer of Nachi. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
- Douglas Bader took his first flight together with flight instructor W. J. "Pissy" Pearson. ww2dbase [Douglas Bader | CPC]
China
- Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Japan. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Tianjin | CPC]
Germany
- Major worker strikes began at Atlas Werke AG in Bremen, Germany. ww2dbase [Atlas Werke AG | Bremen, Weser-Ems | AG]
United States
- The United States government signed a contract with Goodyear-Zeppelin for the development of two rigid airships for the US Navy (USS Akron and USS Macon). Intended to operate with the ocean-going fleet and carrying three to four F9C Sparrowhawk aircraft each they would be the fastest airships ever built with a maximum speed of 84 miles per hour. ww2dbase [AC]
China
- Chiang Kaishek was made the Chairman of the Nationalist Government, making him the head of state of the Republic of China. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | CPC]
- The Republic of China Military Academy in Nanjing, China created a command for the training of pilots. Lieutenant General Zhang Jingyu was placed in command with Li Ruyan as the deputy. Cadets would not join the program until Feb 1929. ww2dbase [Nanjing | CPC]
United States
- The German passenger airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States, in a flight time of 71 hours. ww2dbase [Lakehurst, New Jersey | AC]
China
- He Yingqin was named the deputy director of the Department of Training. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
China
- Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Tianjin | CPC]
Japan
- Chiaki Matsuda graudated from the Naval War College in Kamiosaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | Tokyo | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt was elected the governor of the state of New York, United States. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | New York | CPC]
Japan
- Emperor Showa was officially crowned the Emperor of Japan, even though he had been the head of state since his father Emperor Taisho's passing on 25 Dec 1926. ww2dbase [Showa | CPC]


Japan
- Nachi was commissioned into service and was assigned to the Sasebo Naval District, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
Japan
- Tenryu was assigned to Kure, Japan as a training vessel for the Japanese Navy Academy and Submarine School. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- Commander Baron Masaki Shibayama was made the commanding officer of Kamoi. ww2dbase [Kamoi | CPC]
- Nikolai Reek stepped down as the Minister of War of Estonia. ww2dbase [Nikolai Reek | Tallinn | CPC]
- Nachi attended Emperor Showa's Coronation Naval Review at Yokohama, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Yokohama, Kanagawa | CPC]
France
- Duquesne was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Duquesne | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima completed his studies at the Naval War College. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Hiroaki Abe was promoted to the rank of commander. ww2dbase [Hiroaki Abe | CPC]
- Tamon Yamaguchi was promoted to the rank of commander. ww2dbase [Tamon Yamaguchi | CPC]
- Commander Sakai was named the commanding officer of destroyer Yuzuki. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | CPC]
- Baron Masaki Shibayama was promoted to the rank of captain and remained the commanding officer of Kamoi. ww2dbase [Kamoi | CPC]
- Captain Isoroku Yamamoto, future head of the Combined Fleet, became the new commanding officer of carrier Akagi. ww2dbase [Akagi | CPC]
- Captain Yorio Sawamoto was named the commanding officer of Tenryu. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima was named the Vice Chief Gunnery Office of battleship Haruna. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Kaoru Matsushita was made the commanding officer of Maizuru work department in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
- Chiaki Matsuda was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander and was assigned to the Bureau of Personnel in the Navy Ministry. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | Tokyo | CPC]
- Minoru Ota was assigned to First Expeditionary Fleet as a staff officer. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Eijiro Hamano was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
- Thomas Hitchcock married Margaret Mellon in New York City, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Thomas Hitchcock | CPC]
United Kingdom
- Roderick Carr was named a flight commander in No. 9 Squadron RAF. ww2dbase [Roderick Carr | CPC]
- Iwane Matsui was attached to the Japanese Army General Staff. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | CPC]
Germany
- Erwin Rommel's son Manfred was born in Stuttgart, Germany. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | Stuttgart | CPC]
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