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1928 In Japan
Events from the year 1928 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 3 (昭和3年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents *Emperor: Hirohito *Prime Minister: Tanaka Giichi Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Toyoji Obata *Akita Prefecture: Yuichiro Chikaraishi (until 28 February); Iwao Koinuma (starting 28 February) *Aomori Prefecture: Tetsuzo Yoshimura *Ehime Prefecture: Yujiro Ozaki (until 25 May); Keizo Ichimura (starting 25 May) *Fukui Prefecture: Keizo Ichimura (until 25 May); Joko Obama (starting 25 May) *Fukuoka Prefecture: Saito Morikuni *Fukushima Prefecture: Ito Kihachiro (until 25 May); Aid Kiyoo (starting 25 May) *Gifu Prefecture: Rokuichiro Ono (until 25 May); Masao Kanazawa (starting 25 May) *Gunma Prefecture: Agata Shinobu (until 10 January); Omori Keiichi (starting 10 January) *Hiroshima Prefecture: Sukenari Yokoyama (until 25 May); Masao Kishimoto (starting 25 May) *Ibaraki Prefecture: Jiro Morioka *Ishikawa Prefecture: vacant *Iwate Prefecture: ** until 11 Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928
Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, Joseph Stalin's personal secretary, crosses the border to Iran to defect from the Soviet Union. * January 17 – The OGPU arrests Leon Trotsky in Moscow; he assumes a status of passive resistance and is exiled with his family. * January 26 – The High island, volcanic island Anak Krakatau appears. February * February – The Ford River Rouge Complex at Dearborn, Michigan, an automobile plant begun in 1917, is completed as the world's largest integrated factory. * February 8 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird broadcasts a transatlantic television signal from London to Hartsdale, New York. * February 11–February 19, 19 – The 1928 Winter Olympics are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first as a separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
