Sadaji Itō

	Sadaji Itō Sadaji Itō (born January 17, 1878-died 1943) was a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima from May 1930 to May 1934. 1878 births 1943 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima {{Japan-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mayors Of Hiroshima Mayor of Hiroshima is the head of the local government of Hiroshima City. Until 1871, Hiroshima was ruled by a feudal prince from the Asano clan, who ruled from Hiroshima Castle. On April 1, 1889, all cities in Japan were granted a municipality. At this point, all mayors in Japan were appointed by the Ministry of Interior in Tokyo. The first mayor of Hiroshima was Akira Miki, who remained in office for three months. During the atomic attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, mayor Senkichi Awaya was killed, and the municipal council had to appoint transitional mayor Shigetada Morishita, later followed by Shichirō Kihara. In 1947, mayoral elections were held in Hiroshima for the first time, and Shinzō Hamai became the mayor. Hamai and the mayors of Hiroshima that followed have tried to become leaders of international public opinion on issues such as peace and nuclear disarmament. This activity is partly done by an organization called Mayors for Peace, established by mayor Takesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kintarō Yokoyama Kintarō Yokoyama (横山金太郎 ''Yokoyama Kintarō'', b. Dec. 14, 1868-d. Sept. 25, 1945) was mayor of Hiroshima from 1935 to 1939. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoyama, Kintaro 1868 births 1945 deaths Mayors of Hiroshima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1878 Births Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – '' The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1943 Deaths Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China. Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti- Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the Allied European strategy for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]