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*[[Hashimoto Gaho|Hashimoto Gahô]] dies (b. [[1835]]).
 
*[[Hashimoto Gaho|Hashimoto Gahô]] dies (b. [[1835]]).
 
*''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Higashiyama Kaii]] is born.
 
*''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Higashiyama Kaii]] is born.
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*Historian [[George McCune]] is born (d. 1948).
  
 
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Revision as of 14:01, 25 August 2011

Meiji 41 (明治四十一年)

Timeline of 1908

Other Events of 1908

  • The second Bunten is held.
  • The Colonial Government Museum is established in Taiwan.
  • The Hongkou Theatre, the first dedicated movie house in China, is opened in Shanghai by Antonio Ramos.
  • Makino Shôzô produces Honnôji Kassen, a recording of a kabuki performance, the first film to be produced in Kyoto.
  • Local administrative reforms take place in Okinawa prefecture.
  • A proposal to place Okinawa and Taiwan under the same colonial administration spurs furious protest in Okinawa, and ultimately is not implemented.

Births and Deaths

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1907
1908 Following Year
1909