The Lansing-Ishii Agreement of 1917 between the United States and Japan established an Open Door[?] policy in China, while acknowledging that Japan had special interests in China. The agreement, because of its vagueness and the resulting different interpretations, was abrogated in 1923.
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January 10 - Ray Bolger, actor, singer, dancer (+ 1987)
January 18 - Cary Grant, actor (+ 1986)
January 22 - George Balanchine, choreographer (+ 1983)
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