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Timeline of Hiroshima

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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  • 587 - The chief temple dates from this time.[1]
  • 1599 - Hiroshima Castle built.
  • 1871 - City becomes seat of Hiroshima Prefecture.[2]
  • 1874 - Hakushima School [ja] founded.[3]
  • 1887
  • 1889 - Hiroshima becomes a municipality.[2]
  • 1892 - Chugoku Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.[5]
  • 1894 - San'yō Railway begins operating.[2]

    • 20th century

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    21st century

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ a b Britannica 1910.
    2. ^ a b c Schellinger 1996.
    3. ^ a b c d e "University History". Hiroshima University. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
    4. ^ 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. [ja]. hdl:2027/hvd.hnngzq.
    5. ^ a b c d "Japan". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
    6. ^ Kuniko Fujita and Richard Child Hill, ed. (1993). Japanese Cities. USA: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0092-5.
    7. ^ Michael Lewis (1990). Rioters and Citizens: Mass Protest in Imperial Japan. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-06642-7.
    8. ^ a b William D. Hoover (2011). Historical Dictionary of Postwar Japan. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7539-5.
    9. ^ BBC News. "Japan Profile: Timeline". Retrieved July 30, 2015.
    10. ^ 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.
    11. ^ Richard Worth (2013). Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. USA: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-9124-7.
    12. ^ 市史等の販売 [City history bookstore] (in Japanese), City of Hiroshima, retrieved July 30, 2015
    13. ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Japan (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
    14. ^ 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)
    15. ^ "Garden Search: Japan". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
    16. ^ Philip Shapira; et al., eds. (1994). Planning for Cities and Regions in Japan. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-0-85323-248-3.
    17. ^ Jasper Sharp (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7541-8.
    18. ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
    19. ^ "Japanese Mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

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