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1930 - US, Britain and Japan sign London Naval Treaty to reduce naval forces.

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1931 - Birth of Henk Gortzak; Dutch Member of Parliament (CPN/PSP).

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1931 - Birth of Robert Dickson in Canada; ice hockey player (1948).

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1931 - Birth of Ronald Hynd; British choreographer (English National Ballet).

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1931 - Birth of Siem Vroom; Dutch actor (The Lift, A Bridge Too Far, Mysteries).

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1931 - Austria, Britain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the USA recognize the Spanish Republic.

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1931 - Egypt and Iraq sign peace treaty.

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1932 - Birth of Michael Colgrass in Chicago, Illinois, USA; composer (Best Wishes).

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1933 - Dutch government forbids leftwing radio address.

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1933 - Frederick Henry Royce, motorcar pioneer, dies.

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