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*[[Li Honzhang]] becomes governor-general in [[Guangzhou|Canton]].
*[[Li Honzhang]] becomes governor-general in [[Guangzhou|Canton]].
*The [[Okinawa Prefecture Land Reorganization Project]]<!--沖縄県土地整理法--> converts much communal land in Okinawa into private land, and replaces the complex system of taxes formerly paid in various forms (grain, etc.) by farmers to the Ryukyuan royal government with a single monetary land tax paid to the prefectural government.
*The [[Okinawa Prefecture Land Reorganization Project]]<!--沖縄県土地整理法--> converts much communal land in Okinawa into private land, and replaces the complex system of taxes formerly paid in various forms (grain, etc.) by farmers to the Ryukyuan royal government with a single monetary land tax paid to the prefectural government.
*Examples of [[oracle bone]] inscriptions from the [[Shang Dynasty]] are discovered; these were at that time the oldest examples of writing yet discovered.
*[[Shuri]] Ward petitions the central government for ownership/control of the [[Shuri castle]] grounds so that the castle can be restored and maintained, and so that the grounds can be put to use as a public park. The petition is denied.
*[[Shuri]] Ward petitions the central government for ownership/control of the [[Shuri castle]] grounds so that the castle can be restored and maintained, and so that the grounds can be put to use as a public park. The petition is denied.
*[[Tattooing]] is banned in Okinawa.
*[[Tattooing]] is banned in Okinawa.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
* Painter [[Harada Naojiro|Harada Naojirô]] dies (b. [[1863]]).
*Painter [[Harada Naojiro|Harada Naojirô]] dies (b. [[1863]]).
*Art historian [[Higa Choken|Higa Chôken]] is born (d. 1945).
*Art historian [[Higa Choken|Higa Chôken]] is born (d. 1945).
*[[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]] dies (b. [[1823]]).
*[[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]] dies (b. [[1823]]).
