1874

Meiji 7 (明治七年)

Timeline of 1874

• Saigô Tsugumichi leads the Taiwan Expedition of 1874.

Other Events of 1874

• Aizu-Wakamatsu castle is demolished.
• Akashi castle is demolished.
• Author and educator William Griffis returns to the United States.
• Merriman Harris is appointed American Vice-Consul in Japan.
• Kabuki actor Kawarazaki Sanshô takes the name Ichikawa Danjûrô IX.
• Kagoshima castle is demolished.
• Morioka castle is demolished.
• Tatebayashi castle is destroyed.
• Ueda castle is demolished.

Births and Deaths

• 1874/12/18 Saitô Ichidakusai dies.
• Date Yoshikuni, former daimyô of Sendai han, dies.
• Hirama Jûsuke of the Rôshigumi dies.
• Torii Yôzô dies.

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