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Timeline of Nagasaki

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Timeline of Nagasaki

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

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1571 - Port of Nagasaki established; opens to foreign ships.
  • 1597 - 26 Christians executed.
  • 1614 - Suwa Shrine built.
  • 1626 - Nagasaki Kunchi (shrine festival) begins.
  • 1634 - Megane Bridge built.
  • 1637 - Shimabara Rebellion occurs near Nagasaki.
  • 1638 - Sannō Shrine founded.
  • 1641 - "Dutch Confined to Dejima Island" in Nagasaki harbor.
  • 1855 - "Modern shipbuilding yard" established.
  • 1858 - Port opened to foreign trade.
  • 1861 - Nagasaki Shipping List and Advertiser begins publication.
  • 1865 - Catholic Ōura Church built.
  • 1876 - Saikai Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 1887 - Population: 40,187.
  • 1888 - Sakamoto International Cemetery established.
  • 1893 - Mitsubishi Nagasaki Zosensho (shipyard) active.
  • 1898 - Kyushu Tosu-Nogasaki railway begins operating.

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Tōyō Hinode Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 1903 - Population: 151,727.
  • 1905
  • Nagasaki Station opens.
  • Nagasaki Higher Commercial School founded.
  • 1915 - Nagasaki Electric Tramway begins operating.
  • 1923 - Nagasaki Medical College established.
  • 1925 - Population: 189,071.
  • 1945 - August 9: Atomic bombing of Nagasaki by US forces.
  • 1949 - Nagasaki University established.
  • 1955 - Sister city relationship established with Saint Paul, United States.
  • 1957 - Glover house (museum) opens.
  • 1959 - Nagasaki Aquarium founded.
  • 1970 - Population: 495,445.
  • 1972 - Sister city relationship established with Santos, Brazil.
  • 1978 - Sister city relationships established with Middelburg, Netherlands, and Porto, Portugal.
  • 1979 - Hitoshi Motoshima becomes mayor.
  • 1980
  • Nagasaki Bio Park founded.
  • Sister city relationship established with Fuzhou, China.
  • Population: 502,799.
  • 1990 - January 18: 1990 Nagasaki shooting incident, targeting mayor Motoshima.
  • 1995 - Iccho Itoh becomes mayor.
  • 1996 - Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum built.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Population: 423,163.
  • 2001 - Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium opens.
  • 2002 - Use of Nagasaki Smart Card on public transit begins.
  • 2005
  • Iōjima, Kōyagi, Nomozaki, Sanwa, Sotome, and Takashima become part of city.
  • Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum open.
  • Sister city relationship established with Vaux-sur-Aure, France.
  • 2007
  • April 17: 2007 Nagasaki shooting incident, fatally targeting mayor Itoh.
  • April 22: Tomihisa Taue becomes mayor.
  • 2010 - Population: 443,766.

    • References

    Timeline of Nagasaki Wikipedia
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