The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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Prior to 20th century
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20th century
- 1902 - Hiroshima Higher Normal School founded.[3]
- 1903 - Population: 113,545.[1]
- 1909 - Population: 142,763.[6]
- 1912 - Hiroshima Electric Railway begins operating.
- 1918 - Rice riot occurs.[7]
- 1920 - Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. (later Mazda) in business.[8]
- 1929 - Hiroshima University of Literature and Science established.[3]
- 1945
- August 6: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima by US forces.[9]
- Population: 137,197.[10]
- 1947
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony begins.[citation needed]
- Shinzo Hamai becomes mayor.
- 1949 - Hiroshima University[3] and Hiroshima Stock Exchange[5] established.
- 1950
- Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team formed.[11]
- Population: 285,712.[10]
- 1951 - Chugoku Electric Power Company headquartered in city.[5]
- 1954 - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park established.
- 1955
- 1958 - Hiroshima reconstruction festival celebrated by the municipality to mark the city's recovery.
- 1971 - Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park founded.[13]
- 1974 - Population: 761,240.[14]
- 1975 - Takeshi Araki becomes mayor.
- 1976 - Hiroshima Botanical Garden opens.[15]
- 1978 - Hiroshima Museum of Art established.
- 1980 - Hiroshima designated a government ordinance city.[16]
- 1985 - Hiroshima International Animation Festival begins.[17]
- 1991 - Takashi Hiraoka becomes mayor.
- 1992 - Hiroshima Big Arch (stadium) opens.
- 1994
- August: Astram Line (public transit) begins operating.
- October: 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima.
- 1999 - Tadatoshi Akiba becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Population: 1,126,282.[5]
21st century
- 2010 - Population: 1,173,843.[18]
- 2011 - Kazumi Matsui elected mayor.[19]
- 2016 - May: US president visits city.
See also
References
- ^ a b Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c Schellinger 1996.
- ^ a b c d e "University History". Hiroshima University. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ W.N. Whitney, ed. (1889). "List of towns having population of over 10,000". Concise Dictionary of the Principal Roads, Chief Towns and Villages of Japan. Tokyo: Z.P. Maruya and Co.. hdl:2027/hvd.hnngzq.
- ^ a b c d "Japan". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- ^ Kuniko Fujita and Richard Child Hill, ed. (1993). Japanese Cities. USA: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0092-5.
- ^ Michael Lewis (1990). Rioters and Citizens: Mass Protest in Imperial Japan. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-06642-7.
- ^ a b William D. Hoover (2011). Historical Dictionary of Postwar Japan. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7539-5.
- ^ BBC News. "Japan Profile: Timeline". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
- ^ Richard Worth (2013). Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. USA: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-9124-7.
- ^ 市史等の販売 [City history bookstore] (in Japanese), City of Hiroshima, retrieved July 30, 2015
- ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Japan (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Garden Search: Japan". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Philip Shapira; et al., eds. (1994). Planning for Cities and Regions in Japan. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-0-85323-248-3.
- ^ Jasper Sharp (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7541-8.
- ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ "Japanese Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 524.
- "Hiroshima", Handbook for Travellers in Japan (9th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1913, hdl:2027/nnc1.50290956
- Schellinger and Salkin, ed. (1996). "Hiroshima". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. UK: Routledge. p. 349+. ISBN 9781884964046.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiroshima.
- "History of Hiroshima". City of Hiroshima.
- Hiroshima University Library. "Digital Hiroshima Library". Special Collections (in Japanese).
- Map of Hiroshima, 1945
- Items related to Hiroshima, various dates (via Europeana).
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