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Timeline of Hiroshima

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Timeline of Hiroshima

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1599 - Hiroshima Castle built.
  • 1871 - City becomes seat of Hiroshima Prefecture.
  • 1874 - Hakushima School founded.
  • 1887
  • Hiroshima Girls’ High School founded.
  • Population: 84,094.
  • 1889 - Hiroshima becomes a municipality.
  • 1892 - Chugoku Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 1894 - San'yō Railway begins operating.

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Hiroshima Higher Normal School founded.
  • 1909 - Population: 142,763.
  • 1912 - Hiroshima Electric Railway begins operating.
  • 1918 - Rice riot occurs.
  • 1920 - Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. (later Mazda) in business.
  • 1929 - Hiroshima University of Literature and Science established.
  • 1945 - August 6: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima by US forces.
  • 1947
  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony begins.
  • Shinzo Hamai becomes mayor.
  • 1949 - Hiroshima University and Hiroshima Stock Exchange established.
  • 1950 - Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team formed.
  • 1951 - Chugoku Electric Power Company headquartered in city.
  • 1954 - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park established.
  • 1955
  • Tosaka, Japan becomes part of city.
  • August: "First World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs meets in Hiroshima."
  • 1971 - Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park founded.
  • 1975 - Takeshi Araki becomes mayor.
  • 1976 - Hiroshima Botanical Garden opens.
  • 1978 - Hiroshima Museum of Art established.
  • 1980 - Hiroshima designated a government ordinance city.
  • 1985 - Hiroshima International Animation Festival begins.
  • 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.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Population: 1,126,282.
  • 2010 - Population: 1,173,843.
  • 2011 - Kazumi Matsui elected mayor.
  • 2016 - May: US president visits city.

    • References

    Timeline of Hiroshima Wikipedia
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