On this day

February 9, 1930

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from February 9, 1930

NEW BATTLESHIP FOR US SOUGHT AS REPLACEMENT TO BALANCE WITH BRITISH; 35,000-TON CRAFT ASKED America Would Probably Scrap 4 Ships Then in 15-15 Parity. JAPANESE LIKELY TO BALK French Are Expected to Agree Because They Wish to Meet German Menace. TARDIEU TO LIST DEMANDS Call for Statement Before Meeting Tuesday Brings Promise of One for Wednesday.

By Edwin L. James. Special Cable To the New York Times

U S wants new battleship as replacement to balance with Brit; U S experts approve; Japan may object; submarine issue looms; France resents way Conf has turned; German, French and Japanese reaction to Stimson's offer; press comment; table on U S Navy

None0 words
Continue reading...
Share

Notable Births

Garner Ted Armstrong

1930Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (died 2003)[†]

Garner Ted Armstrong was an American evangelist and the son of Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Worldwide Church of God, at the time a Sabbatarian organization that taught observance of seventh-day Sabbath and annual Sabbath days based on Leviticus 23.

Notable Deaths

Richard With

1930Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (born 1846)[†]

Richard Bernhard With was a Norwegian ship captain, businessman, and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He is known as the founder of the shipping companies Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab and Hurtigruten.