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1868 - The Five Charter Oath is signed by Emperor Meiji. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourteenth Day of the Third Month, 1868)
1868 - Edo Castle is handed over the the emperor's forces in a bloodless coup, thanks to an agreement reached the previous day between Saigo Takamori and Katsu Kaishū. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourteenth Day of the Third Month, 1868)
1882 - Itagaki Taisuke proclaims "Itagaki may perish, but liberty will survive" upon being shot (non-fatally) by a right-wing militant.
1956 - The Atomic Energy Council chooses Tōkaimura in Ibaraki Prefecture as the site of an atomic energy research facility.
1968 - Actress Miyagi Mariko opens a school for disabled children called Nemu no Ki in Shizuoka Prefecture.