23 Mar 1935
China
China
- Kong Xiangxi announced the nationalization of the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications. He also demanded his brother-in-law and former Minister of Finance Song Ziwen to become the Chairman of the Board and General Manager of the Bank of China, but ultimately Song would only assume the position of Chairman of the Board. ww2dbase [Kong Xiangxi | CPC]
- Alexandros Sakellariou was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. ww2dbase [Alexandros Sakellariou | CPC]
- US President Franklin Roosevelt approved the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Washington | CPC]
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