1896 in Japan
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Events in the year 1896 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Itō Hirobumi (until August 31)
- Kuroda Kiyotaka (acting) (August 31 – September 18)
- Matsukata Masayoshi (from September 18)
Events
- June 15 – Sanriku earthquake: One of the most destructive seismic events in Japanese history. The 8.5 magnitude earthquake occurred at 19:32 (local time), approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Honshu. It resulted in two tsunamis which destroyed about 9,000 homes and caused at least 22,000 deaths. The waves reached a record height of 38.2 metres (125 ft); more than a meter lower than those created after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake which triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.[2]
- December 28 – Nippon Flower Mills (Nipun) was founded.[citation needed]
- Unknown date – Penta-Ocean construction company founded[3]
Births
- April 22 – Chishō Takaoka, geisha, writer, and nun (d. 1994)
- May 11 – Toshiko, Princess Yasu, daughter of Emperor Meiji (d. 1978)
- July 28 – Takeru Inukai, politician and novelist (d. 1960)
- August 27 – Kenji Miyazawa, author and poet (d. 1933)
- November 13 – Nobusuke Kishi, politician and Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1987)[4]
Deaths
- February 28 – Tazawa Inabune, writer (b. 1874)
- November 23 – Ichiyō Higuchi, writer (b. 1872)
References
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Experts say Japanese tsunami over 40m high". Nine News. 2011-07-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ Carr, Jennifer L. (2012). Major Companies of The Far East and Australasia 1991/92: Volume 2: East Asia. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 231. ISBN 978-94-011-3010-3.
- ^ "Kishi Nobusuke | prime minister of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
