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| ==Timeline of 1893== | | ==Timeline of 1893== |
| + | *1893/1/17 The Kingdom of Hawaii is overthrown in a coup led by a group of American businessmen. |
| *1893/5/1 [[World's Columbian Exposition]], at which Japan exhibits, opens in Chicago. | | *1893/5/1 [[World's Columbian Exposition]], at which Japan exhibits, opens in Chicago. |
| + | **The Japanese pavilion is patterned architecturally after the [[Byodoin|Byôdôin]]; Japanese painting is for the first time shown in the Palace of Fine Arts, where at previous [[World's Fair]]s, it was shown in the industrial crafts halls. |
| *1893/7/11 Technique for artificially culturing pearls is developed by [[Mikimoto Kokichi|Mikimoto Kôkichi]]. | | *1893/7/11 Technique for artificially culturing pearls is developed by [[Mikimoto Kokichi|Mikimoto Kôkichi]]. |
| *1893/10/30 World's Columbian Exposition closes. | | *1893/10/30 World's Columbian Exposition closes. |
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| ==Other Events of 1893== | | ==Other Events of 1893== |
| + | *A Japanese League is formed in Honolulu which presses for suffrage to be restored to the Japanese in Hawaii. |
| + | *''Katsushika Hokusai den'', the first biography of [[Hokusai]], is published. It is written by [[Iijima Kyoshin|Iijima Kyôshin]] ([[1841]]-[[1901]]). |
| + | *''[[Kimigayo]]'' is composed. |
| *[[Kuroda Seiki]] returns to Japan from Europe. | | *[[Kuroda Seiki]] returns to Japan from Europe. |
− | *Representatives of the people of the [[Miyako Islands]] speak before the [[National Diet|Diet]], petitioning for the abolition of the poll tax. | + | *Representatives of the people of the [[Miyako Islands]] speak before the [[National Diet|Diet]], petitioning for the abolition of the [[poll tax]], and for political representation. |
| + | *Police in the Miyako and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities. |
| + | *The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]], hosts the second ever museum exhibition of work by [[Hokusai]] (and the first in the US). |
| + | *[[Nagai Nagayoshi]] becomes the first man to synthesize methamphetamine. |
| + | *The navy cruiser ''[[Naniwa (ship)|Naniwa]]'', under the command of [[Togo Heihachiro|Tôgô Heihachirô]], stations itself in Honolulu harbor for several months, ostensibly to protect Japanese in the islands during the turmoil created by the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom; the cruiser also serves as a show of force in the international dispute over sovereignty or independence of the islands. |
| *''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded. | | *''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | *1893/1/4 Minagawa Yone, regarded as the oldest living person (as of July 2007), is born.
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| *1893/3/30 Sekô Kôichi, educator and politician, is born (d. 1965). | | *1893/3/30 Sekô Kôichi, educator and politician, is born (d. 1965). |
| *1893/5/15 Ichikawa Fusae, women's rights activist and politician, is born (d. 1981). | | *1893/5/15 Ichikawa Fusae, women's rights activist and politician, is born (d. 1981). |
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| *1893/11/3 Hayakawa Tokuji, founder of Sharp Corporation, is born (d. 1980). | | *1893/11/3 Hayakawa Tokuji, founder of Sharp Corporation, is born (d. 1980). |
| *1893/12/5 ''[[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]]'' [[Matsudaira Katamori]] dies (b. 1836). | | *1893/12/5 ''[[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]]'' [[Matsudaira Katamori]] dies (b. 1836). |
| + | *[[Kamekawa Seito|Kamekawa Seitô]] (Mô Yûkei)<!--毛有慶・亀川盛棟--> dies (b. [[1861]]). |
| + | *Mao Zedong is born (d. 1976). |
| + | *Scholar [[Umehara Sueji]] is born (d. 1983). |
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