1891

Meiji 24 (明治二十四年)

Timeline of 1891

• 1891/10/28 An earthquake strikes in Mino province.

Other Events of 1891

• Edmond de Goncourt's Outamaro: Le Peintre des Maisons Vertes is published, becoming the first monograph on an individual ukiyo-e artist published in any language.
• Bunkio Matsuki returns to Japan for the first time after leaving in 1888.
• Kume Kunitake writes his essay on why "Taiheiki Has No Value for Historians."
• The Ministry of Education sets down official guidelines for performance of Imperial/national ceremonies and observance of national holidays in classrooms.
• Ôtsu Incident: Tsarevitch Nicholas II survives an assassination attempt while traveling in Japan.
• Saitô Hajime retires from the police force and begins working at schools.
• Opening of the first commercial theatre in Okinawa, the Nakamô Engeijô.
• Construction begins on the Trans-Siberian Railway (completed 1903).

Births and Deaths

• 1891/1/20 King Kalakaua of Hawaii dies in San Francisco (b. 1836).
• Arai Tadao of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1835).
• Painter Kanô Eitoku Tatsunobu dies (b. 1814).
• Yôga painter Kishida Ryûsei is born (d. 1929).
• Kôchi Chôjô dies.
• Future Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro is born (d. 1945)
• Nakamura Masanao dies (b. 1832).
• Oda Nobumichi, daimyô of Tendô han, dies (b. 1819).
• Sôsaku hanga artist Onchi Kôshirô is born (d. 1955).
• Sanjô Sanetomi dies (b. 1837).
• Shibata Zeshin dies (b. 1807).
• Nihonga painter Suzuki Hyakunen dies (b. 1825).
• English illustrator Charles Wirgman dies (b. 1832?).

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