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| *1853/5 Perry claims a portion of the [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]] complex where Bettelheim had been living as pasture for the fleet's flocks. | | *1853/5 Perry claims a portion of the [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]] complex where Bettelheim had been living as pasture for the fleet's flocks. |
| *1853/5/3-24 (June 9-30) Perry explores the [[Ogasawara Islands]], claims them for the United States, and returns to Okinawa. | | *1853/5/3-24 (June 9-30) Perry explores the [[Ogasawara Islands]], claims them for the United States, and returns to Okinawa. |
− | *1853/5/8 Perry buys land from Nathaniel Savoy on [[Chichijima|Peel Island]] in the Ogasawaras to use as a coal yard, and discusses plans to establish a colonial government. | + | *1853/5/8 Perry buys land from Nathaniel Savory on [[Chichijima|Peel Island]] in the Ogasawaras to use as a coal yard, and discusses plans to establish a colonial government. |
| *1853/5/15 Celebrations are held in Edo for the 60th birthday of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]]. | | *1853/5/15 Celebrations are held in Edo for the 60th birthday of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]]. |
| *1853/5/17 Perry returns to Naha. | | *1853/5/17 Perry returns to Naha. |
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| *[[Hayashi Tadamasa]], Paris-based art dealer, is born (d. [[1906]]). | | *[[Hayashi Tadamasa]], Paris-based art dealer, is born (d. [[1906]]). |
| *[[Clothing|Kimono]] dealer [[Kawashima Jinbei II]] is born (d. [[1910]]). | | *[[Clothing|Kimono]] dealer [[Kawashima Jinbei II]] is born (d. [[1910]]). |
| + | *Art historian [[Denman Waldo Ross]] is born (d. 1935). |
| + | *[[Yabu Meizan]] is born (d. 1934). |
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