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August 27, 1928

On August 27, 1928, the Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it. James Ivory, James Ivory, James Ivory would arrive in the same year.

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1928

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1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1928th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 928th year of the 2nd millennium, the 28th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1920s decade.

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On August 27, 1928

  1. 1928 The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.

    1928 international agreement

    The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". The pact was signed by Germany, France, and the United States on 27 August 1928, and by most other states soon after. Sponsored by France and the US, the Pact is named after its authors, United States Secretary of State Frank B.

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James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter

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