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| ==Timeline of 1911== | | ==Timeline of 1911== |
| ==Other Events of 1911== | | ==Other Events of 1911== |
| + | *A group of anarchists are executed on charges of conspiring to assassinate [[Meiji Emperor|the Emperor]]. |
| *The fifth [[Bunten]] is held. | | *The fifth [[Bunten]] is held. |
| + | *[[Clarence Griffin]] founds the first Boy Scout troupe in Japan. |
| *[[Iha Fuyu|Iha Fuyû]] publishes his book ''[[Ko Ryukyu|Ko Ryûkyû]]'' ("Old Ryukyu"), earning his epithet as "father of Okinawan Studies." | | *[[Iha Fuyu|Iha Fuyû]] publishes his book ''[[Ko Ryukyu|Ko Ryûkyû]]'' ("Old Ryukyu"), earning his epithet as "father of Okinawan Studies." |
| *An exhibition of work by [[Minami Kunzo|Minami Kunzô]] is the first solo exhibition of woodblock prints by a living artist to be held in Tokyo. | | *An exhibition of work by [[Minami Kunzo|Minami Kunzô]] is the first solo exhibition of woodblock prints by a living artist to be held in Tokyo. |
− | *Revolution in China: The [[Qing Dynasty]] falls. | + | *[[Xinhai Revolution]] in China: The [[Qing Dynasty]] falls. |
| + | *[[Saiga Tokichi]], head of the Kyoto-based [[Saiga Electric Company]], opens [[Okinawa Electric Railway|the first electric railway in Okinawa]]. |
| *''[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]]'' film is released by [[Yokota Shokai|Yokota Shôkai]] film studio. | | *''[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]]'' film is released by [[Yokota Shokai|Yokota Shôkai]] film studio. |
| *[[George Sansom]] publishes ''The [[Tsurezuregusa|Tsuredzure Gusa]] of [[Yoshida Kenko|Yoshida No Kaneyoshi]]. Being the meditations of a recluse in the 14th Century''. | | *[[George Sansom]] publishes ''The [[Tsurezuregusa|Tsuredzure Gusa]] of [[Yoshida Kenko|Yoshida No Kaneyoshi]]. Being the meditations of a recluse in the 14th Century''. |
− | *[[Shiga Shigetaka]] publishes his ''[[Sekai sansui zukan]]'' ("Illustrated Geography of the World"). | + | *[[Shiga Shigetaka]] publishes his ''[[Sekai sansui zukan]]'' ("Illustrated Landscapes of the World"). |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *1911/2/7 Film star [[Irie Takako]] is born (d. 1995). |
| *1911/6/11 [[James Hepburn]] dies (b. [[1815]]). | | *1911/6/11 [[James Hepburn]] dies (b. [[1815]]). |
| *1911/6/11 [[Ono Uchu|Ôno Uchû]] of the [[Shinsengumi]] dies (b. [[1838]]). | | *1911/6/11 [[Ono Uchu|Ôno Uchû]] of the [[Shinsengumi]] dies (b. [[1838]]). |
| + | *1911/9 [[Feng Shan]], [[Manchus|Manchu]] governor of [[Guangdong province]], is killed by revolutionaries including [[Lingnan school]] painter [[Gao Jianfu]]. |
| *Scottish merchant [[Thomas Glover]] dies (b. [[1841]]). | | *Scottish merchant [[Thomas Glover]] dies (b. [[1841]]). |
| *[[Willard A. Hanna]], co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1993). | | *[[Willard A. Hanna]], co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1993). |
| *''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Hishida Shunso|Hishida Shunsô]] dies (b. [[1874]]). | | *''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Hishida Shunso|Hishida Shunsô]] dies (b. [[1874]]). |
− | *Film star [[Irie Takako]] is born (d. 1995). | + | *[[Kotoku Shusui|Kôtoku Shûsui]] and a number of others are executed on charges of treason ([[Kotoku Incident|Kôtoku Incident]]). |
| + | *[[Otori Keisuke|Ôtori Keisuke]] dies (b. [[1833]]). |
| *[[Shinohara Tainoshin]] of the Shinsengumi dies (b. [[1828]]). | | *[[Shinohara Tainoshin]] of the Shinsengumi dies (b. [[1828]]). |
| + | *[[Yoshida Toshi|Yoshida Tôshi]] is born (d. 1995). |
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