20 Apr 1933
China
China
- Vice Admiral Shizue Tsuda was named the commanding officer of the newly recommissioned Ryojun Military Port (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China. Rear Admiral Hisoharu Kubota was named Tsuda's chief of staff. ww2dbase [Ryojun Guard District | Lushunkou, Liaoning | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt ordered that no American could export gold without government authorization. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]
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