Timeline June 1930

Events in June 1930 6

• 1930 French Open 1930 Men: Henri Cochet · Women: Helen Wills Moody
• 1930 Carol II becomes King of Romania Exiled prince returns and replaces his young son on the throne Prince Carol, who had given up his right to the throne in 1925, flew back to Bucharest from exile. Parliament proclaimed him King Carol II on 8 June, replacing his son Michael. His reign moved Romania toward royal dictatorship.
• 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act signed US raises import duties on thousands of goods President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which raised US tariffs on more than 20,000 imported goods. Trading partners retaliated with tariffs of their own. The act is widely blamed for deepening the collapse of world trade during the Great Depression.
• 1930 – 2019 Ross Perot (1930-2019) Died 9 July 2019, aged 89 Ross Perot was an American businessman who founded Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems, and ran two independent presidential campaigns in 1992 and 1996. His 1992 run drew nearly 19 percent of the popular vote, one of the strongest third-party showings in modern US history. He died in Dallas of leukemia.
• 1930 Allied occupation of the Rhineland ends Last French troops leave five years ahead of schedule The last French troops left the Rhineland under the terms agreed at the Hague Conference on the Young Plan. The Treaty of Versailles had allowed the occupation to continue until 1935. Germany still had to keep the Rhineland demilitarised.
• 1930 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty signed Britain agrees to end its mandate over Iraq Britain and the Kingdom of Iraq signed a treaty providing for Iraqi independence and admission to the League of Nations. In return, Britain kept air bases and military rights. Iraq became independent in 1932.