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*[[Langdon Warner]] is born (d. 1955). | *[[Langdon Warner]] is born (d. 1955). | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 13 November 2013
Meiji 14 (明治十四年)
Timeline of 1881
- 1881/1/5 Japanese ambassador to China Shishido Tamaki informs the Chinese government that he considers the dispute over sovereignty over the Ryûkyû Islands to be settled.
- 1881/1/20 Shishido departs Peking.
Other Events of 1881
- The British Museum obtains the art collection of William Anderson, and appoints him curator.
- The Second Domestic Exposition is held.
- King Kalakaua of Hawaii becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with Emperor Meiji, proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between Princess Kaiulani and Prince Komatsu Akihito (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). Nagasaki Seigo serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
- The territory formerly defining Obama han, previously a part of Shiga prefecture, is absorbed into Fukui prefecture.
- The ni-no-maru of Kanazawa castle is destroyed by fire.
- The home of artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, along with his possessions, is destroyed by fire.
- Ômura Shigenobu founds the Progressive Party (Kaishintô).
- The Tokyo National Museum opens in its current location, organized around a two-story brick building designed by Josiah Conder.
- Uesugi Mochinori succeeds Nabeshima Naoyoshi as Governor of Okinawa Prefecture.
Births and Deaths
- Painter Kawakami Tôgai dies (b. 1827).
- Langdon Warner is born (d. 1955).
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