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| ==Timeline of 1904== | | ==Timeline of 1904== |
| + | *1904/2/20 [[Oshiro Kozo|Ôshiro Kôzô]] departs [[Kobe]] for [[Manila]], to prepare to oversee the settlement of the first Okinawan emigrants to the Philippines. |
| + | *1904/4/10 Three hundred sixty Okinawans depart [[Naha]] for Manila, to become the first Okinawans to settle in the Philippines. |
| *1904/4/30 [[St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] (World's Fair), at which Japan exhibits, opens. | | *1904/4/30 [[St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] (World's Fair), at which Japan exhibits, opens. |
| *1904/7 ''Fisherman'' by [[Yamamoto Kanae]], oft-cited as the first print of the ''[[sosaku hanga|sôsaku hanga]]'' movement, is published in the July issue of the art & literary magazine ''Myôjô''<!--明星-->. | | *1904/7 ''Fisherman'' by [[Yamamoto Kanae]], oft-cited as the first print of the ''[[sosaku hanga|sôsaku hanga]]'' movement, is published in the July issue of the art & literary magazine ''Myôjô''<!--明星-->. |
| + | *1904/7/6 Two hundred and twenty three Okinawans depart Kobe for Mexico, the first Okinawan emigrants to journey to Latin America. |
| *1904/12/1 St. Louis World's Fair closes. | | *1904/12/1 St. Louis World's Fair closes. |
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| ===[[Russo-Japanese War]]=== | | ===[[Russo-Japanese War]]=== |
− | *1904/2/8 Russo-Japanese War begins - [[Battle of Port Arthur]] | + | *1904/2/6 Diplomatic relations are broken off with Russia. |
− | *1904/5 General [[Nogi Maresuke]] captures [[Port Arthur]]. | + | *1904/2/8 Russo-Japanese War begins - [[Battle of Port Arthur]] |
| + | *1904/2/9 [[Battle of Chemulpo Bay]] |
| + | *1904/2/10 War is officially declared. |
| + | *1904/4/30-5/1 [[Battle of Yalu River]] |
| + | *1904/5/2 General [[Nogi Maresuke]] captures [[Port Arthur]]. |
| + | *1904/5/25-5/26 [[Battle of Nanshan]] |
| + | *1904/6/14-6/15 [[Battle of Te-li-Ssu]] |
| + | *1904/7/17 [[Battle of Motien Pass]] |
| + | *1904/7/24-7/25 [[Battle of Tashihchiao]] |
| + | *1904/7/31-8/1 [[Battle of Hsimucheng]] |
| + | *1904/8/10 [[Battle of the Yellow Sea]] |
| *1904/8/14 [[Battle of Ulsan]] | | *1904/8/14 [[Battle of Ulsan]] |
| + | *1904/8/19 [[Siege of Port Arthur]] begins (ends [[1905]]/1/1). |
| + | *1904/8/20 [[Battle of Korsakov]] |
| + | *1904/8/24-9/4 [[Battle of Liaoyang]] |
| + | *1904/10/9-10/20 [[Battle of Shaho]] |
| *1904/10/15 Russian Second Pacific Squadron sets sail from the Baltic on its way to Korea. | | *1904/10/15 Russian Second Pacific Squadron sets sail from the Baltic on its way to Korea. |
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| *''[[The Awakening of Japan]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | | *''[[The Awakening of Japan]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. |
| *[[Torii Ryuzo|Torii Ryûzô]] travels to Okinawa for the second time for research. | | *[[Torii Ryuzo|Torii Ryûzô]] travels to Okinawa for the second time for research. |
− | *Two hundred and twenty three Okinawans leave for Mexico, the first Okinawan emigrants to journey to Latin America. 360 Okinawans leave to settle in the Philippines.
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| *Female shamans, or ''[[yuta]]'', are suppressed in Okinawa. | | *Female shamans, or ''[[yuta]]'', are suppressed in Okinawa. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *[[Isabella Bird]] dies (b. [[1831]]). |
| + | *Artist [[Hashimoto Meiji]] is born. |
| *[[Lafcadio Hearn]] dies (b. [[1850]]). | | *[[Lafcadio Hearn]] dies (b. [[1850]]). |
| *Isamu Noguchi is born (d. 1988). | | *Isamu Noguchi is born (d. 1988). |
| + | *Painter [[Taki Katei]] dies (b. [[1830]]). |
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