1894 in Japan
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Events in the year 1894 in Japan.
Incumbents
Events
- July 25 – Battle of Pungdo[1]
- July 28–29 – Battle of Seonghwan[2]
- September 15 – Battle of Pyongyang[2]
- September 17 – Battle of the Yalu River (1894)[1]
- October 24 – Battle of Jiuliancheng[2]
- November 21 – Battle of Lushunkou; Japanese forces storm all China's landward defences by noon the following day.[3]
Births
- January 1 – Shitsu Nakano, super-centenarian (d. 2007)
- April 15 – Kiichi Hasegawa, naval commander (d. 1944)
- April 18 – Kitsuju Ayabe, military commander (d. 1980)
- April 25 – Takeshi Mori, military commander (d. 1945)[4]
- October 21 – Edogawa Ranpo, author and critic (d. 1965)
- November 27 – Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Matsushita Electric (d. 1989)
- date unknown – Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Japan's whisky industry (d. 1979)
Deaths
- May 16 – Kitamura Tokoku, poet, essayist and writer (b. 1868)
- July 6 – Takahashi Yuichi, painter (b. 1828)
References
- 1 2 Stewart, William (2009). Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. McFarland. p. 312. ISBN 9780786438099.
- 1 2 3 War. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2009. p. 452. ISBN 9781405347785.
- ↑ Paine, S.C.M. (2003). ArizoThe Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perception, Power, and Primacy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 197–213. ISBN 0-521-61745-6.
- ↑ Brooks, Lester (1968). Behind Japan's Surrender: The Secret Struggle That Ended an Empire. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company
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