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==Timeline of 1903== | ==Timeline of 1903== | ||
| + | *1903/1/13 The first Korean immigrants to Hawaii arrive there. | ||
| + | *1903/3/15 Forty-five people from [[Kin Village]], Okinawa, leave Naha for Honolulu, led by [[Toyama Kyuzo|Tôyama Kyûzô]]. | ||
| + | *1903/4/6 The second group of Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii arrives in Honolulu. | ||
| + | *1903/4/20 The fifth [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] in Osaka opens. | ||
*1903/5 [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]] appears on stage for the last time. | *1903/5 [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]] appears on stage for the last time. | ||
==Other Events of 1903== | ==Other Events of 1903== | ||
| − | * | + | *The [[Denkikan]], the first theatre in Japan to be built explicitly for the purpose of showing films, opens in [[Asakusa]]'s [[Asakusa Rokku]] entertainment district, on [[Chinsekai]]<!--珍世界--> Street. |
| + | *''[[The Early Institutional Life of Japan|The Early Institutional Life of Japan: A Study in the Reform of 645 A.D.]]'', by [[Asakawa Kan'ichi]], is published. | ||
| + | *Japan is officially recognized by the international community as an independent sovereign state under international law, as the result of a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. | ||
| + | *[[Iha Fuyu|Iha Fuyû]] enters the Linguistics Dept of [[Tokyo University]], where he specializes in studying the [[Okinawan language]] and the ''[[Omoro soshi|Omoro sôshi]]''. | ||
| + | *Land reforms in [[Okinawa prefecture]] end the paying of taxes in kind, implementing a modern strictly monetary system of taxation. | ||
*[[James Murdoch]]'s ''[[History of Japan]]'' is published. | *[[James Murdoch]]'s ''[[History of Japan]]'' is published. | ||
*''[[The Ideals of the East]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | *''[[The Ideals of the East]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | ||
| + | *Poll tax in [[Okinawa prefecture]] is ended. | ||
*''[[Prominent Americans interested in Japan and prominent Japanese in America]]'' is published. | *''[[Prominent Americans interested in Japan and prominent Japanese in America]]'' is published. | ||
| − | * | + | *Russia promises to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, in the wake of the [[Boxer Rebellion]], but does not do so. |
| + | *Construction is completed on the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]] (begun [[1891]]). | ||
| + | *[[Yokoyama Taikan]] visits India. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
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*1903/8/27 [[Oine]], daughter of [[Philipp Franz von Siebold]], dies (b. [[1827]]). | *1903/8/27 [[Oine]], daughter of [[Philipp Franz von Siebold]], dies (b. [[1827]]). | ||
*1903/9/13 Ichikawa Danjûrô IX dies (b. [[1838]]). | *1903/9/13 Ichikawa Danjûrô IX dies (b. [[1838]]). | ||
| + | *Print artist [[Munakata Shiko|Munakata Shikô]] is born (d. 1975). | ||
| + | *Filmmaker [[Ozu Yasujiro|Ozu Yasujirô]] is born (d. 1963). | ||
| + | *Composer [[Taki Rentaro|Taki Rentarô]] dies of tuberculosis at age 23. | ||
*[[Yagi Gennojo|Yagi Gennojô]] dies (b. [[1814]]). | *[[Yagi Gennojo|Yagi Gennojô]] dies (b. [[1814]]). | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:14, 24 December 2019
Meiji 36 (明治三十六年)
Timeline of 1903
- 1903/1/13 The first Korean immigrants to Hawaii arrive there.
- 1903/3/15 Forty-five people from Kin Village, Okinawa, leave Naha for Honolulu, led by Tôyama Kyûzô.
- 1903/4/6 The second group of Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii arrives in Honolulu.
- 1903/4/20 The fifth Domestic Industrial Exposition in Osaka opens.
- 1903/5 Ichikawa Danjûrô IX appears on stage for the last time.
Other Events of 1903
- The Denkikan, the first theatre in Japan to be built explicitly for the purpose of showing films, opens in Asakusa's Asakusa Rokku entertainment district, on Chinsekai Street.
- The Early Institutional Life of Japan: A Study in the Reform of 645 A.D., by Asakawa Kan'ichi, is published.
- Japan is officially recognized by the international community as an independent sovereign state under international law, as the result of a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
- Iha Fuyû enters the Linguistics Dept of Tokyo University, where he specializes in studying the Okinawan language and the Omoro sôshi.
- Land reforms in Okinawa prefecture end the paying of taxes in kind, implementing a modern strictly monetary system of taxation.
- James Murdoch's History of Japan is published.
- The Ideals of the East, by Okakura Kakuzô, is published.
- Poll tax in Okinawa prefecture is ended.
- Prominent Americans interested in Japan and prominent Japanese in America is published.
- Russia promises to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion, but does not do so.
- Construction is completed on the Trans-Siberian Railway (begun 1891).
- Yokoyama Taikan visits India.
Births and Deaths
- 1903/1/22 Tachikawa Chikara dies (b. 1835).
- 1903/4/28 Saigô Tanomo dies (b.1830).
- 1903/6/17 Ishii Yûjirô of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1846).
- 1903/8/27 Oine, daughter of Philipp Franz von Siebold, dies (b. 1827).
- 1903/9/13 Ichikawa Danjûrô IX dies (b. 1838).
- Print artist Munakata Shikô is born (d. 1975).
- Filmmaker Ozu Yasujirô is born (d. 1963).
- Composer Taki Rentarô dies of tuberculosis at age 23.
- Yagi Gennojô dies (b. 1814).
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