4 Mar 1929—3 Mar 1933: Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st President of the United States Herbert Clark Hoover
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1931
1931: Statute of Westminster: British Dominions become independent sovereign states
1931: Collapse of the German banking system; 3,000 banks there close
1931: The unemployment rate in the Netherlands soars to unprecedented heights.
14 Apr 1931: Highway Code first issued
26 Apr 1931: Census: Population - England and Wales; 40 Million; Scotland: 4.8 Million; N Ireland: 1.24 Million (Unfortunately, the census was destroyed by fire in WW2)
21 Oct 1931: National Government formed to deal with economic crisis