Germany and Yugoslavia signed a trade agreement.[1][2]
U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt sent a message to Congress on war debts, reminding the debtor nations that America still expected the 12 billion 350 million dollars it was owed.[3]
39 nations signed the London Act, an agreement on a complete revision of international conventions on copyright, patents, trademarks and designs.[4][5]
Britain informed the United States that it would make no more payments on its $5 billion war debt. The note explained that resumption of the payments "would be a re-creation of the conditions which existed prior to theworld crisis and were in a large measure responsible for it. Such procedure would throw a bombshell into the European arena which would have financial and economic repercussions over all five continents and would postpone indefinitely the chances of world recovery."[7]
Mobs in Germany smashed the windows of the American-ownedWoolworth department stores in reprisal for American boycotting of German goods.[8]
The Lithuanian coup attempt was put down. Voldemaras was arrested and imprisoned as a result.[1]
Ernst Röhm announced he was going on sick leave, but issued a statement: "If the enemies of theS.A. hope that the S.A. will not be recalled, or will be recalled only in part after its leave, we may permit them to enjoy this brief hope. They will receive their answer at such time and in such form as appears necessary. The S.A. is and remains the destiny of Germany."[10]
British Fascist SirOswald Mosley attempted to give a speech in front of almost 10,000 people atOlympia in London. Mosley had difficulty being heard as anti-fascists drowned him out with booing and heckling, and then he lost the audience's attention as people began climbing on the girders overhead. The event was called off after two hours.[11][12]
An unexploded bomb was found in the Austrian chancellory, inside a desk in an unused room above the offices of Vice ChancellorStarhemberg.[13]
Romania, Poland and the Soviet Union signed an agreement to recognize each other's borders. In doing so the Soviets recognized the loss ofBessarabia to Romania for the first time.[1]
In an interview withRandolph Churchill for theDaily Mail, the former KaiserWilhelm II said that "Hitler has done marvelous work in putting new life and soul into the German nation."[16]
Joseph Goebbels flew toWarsaw, Poland, to give a lecture at theUniversity of Warsaw aboutNazism. Goebbels and his entourage were under heavy police protection due to the storm of protest the news of the visit had engendered.[17]
Adolf Hitler flew toVenice to meetBenito Mussolini for the first time.[10] Hitler mistakenly believed the meeting was to be a quiet and private discussion, and was embarrassed to have arrived in a suit and ill-fitting raincoat when Mussolini greeted him dressed in full military uniform in front of 200 journalists. Their discussions over the next couple of days proved unproductive with the two clashing on the matter of Austria.[18][19]
Cuban PresidentCarlos Mendieta narrowly avoided an assassination attempt when a bomb exploded directly behind his chair during a luncheon. Mendieta was wounded and two naval officers were killed.[22]
Died:Bronisław Pieracki, 39, Minister of the Interior of Poland (assassinated)
Marburg speech: German Vice-ChancellorFranz von Papen made a speech at theUniversity of Marburg calling for a restoration of freedoms, saying that "open manly discussions" would be a greater service to the German people than "the present state of the German press", and that "Great men are not created by propaganda." It was "only by talking things over with people", Papen said, that "confidence and devotion can be maintained."Joseph Goebbels actively tried to suppress the speech by banning any references to it in the media, but texts of the speech were reproduced in the foreign press as well as Papen's own newspaper.[10]
Gunmen in Havana opened fire on a parade of a secret political organization known as the ABC. Marchers prepared for such an attack returned fire, and police dispersed the battle with gas bombs. A total of 12 people were killed.[24]
The German ocean linerSS Dresden struck a rock in afjord nearHaugesund, Norway, ripping a huge hole in its hull. About 100 passengers jumped overboard without waiting for lifeboats and three women died. The ship beached itself atKarmøy Island and was abandoned.[27]
Adolf Hitler flew to PresidentPaul von Hindenburg's estate inNeudeck to investigate reports that Hindenburg was considering declaring martial law and handing over power to the military. There he was met by GeneralWerner von Blomberg as well as the President, who confirmed the rumors.[10]
Franz von Papen and Joseph Goebbels appeared together before foreign correspondents, shaking hands and presenting a scene of harmony.[28]
Turkey adopted theSurname Law, requiring all Turkish citizens to adopt the use ofsurnames.
A British jury found Austrian dancerTilly Losch guilty of adultery withPrince Serge Obolensky and granted her husband the poetEdward James a divorce. Losch's countersuit of "cruelty" making it clear that James was homosexual failed.[33][34]
Adolf Hitler attended the wedding ofJosef Terboven inEssen, giving himself a pretense for leaving Berlin while plans for a party purge moved forward.[37] Hitler orderedErnst Röhm and other top SA leaders to hold a meeting June 30 at the Bavarian resort ofBad Wiessee.[38]
Germany marked the 15th anniversary of the signing of theTreaty of Versailles by flying the flags of all public buildings at half-mast.[37]
Lou Gehrig was hit in the head with a pitch and knocked unconscious during an exhibition baseball game inNorfolk, Virginia. When he was taken to hospital hisconsecutive games played streak was expected to end at 1,414, but Gehrig took an overnight boat to Washington, D.C., and played the next day.[41]
The purge known as theNight of the Long Knives began in Nazi Germany. Hitler ordered the assassination of approximately 100 people he believed were liable to act against him, including many leaders of theSA. Hitler also took the opportunity to eliminate critics of the regime and settle a few old scores with past political opponents such as former chancellorKurt von Schleicher and retired politicianGustav Ritter von Kahr.[42] Hitler rode to the resort ofBad Wiessee and personally oversaw the arrest ofErnst Röhm and the other SA leaders gathered there.[38]
