1909

1909 — Korea: October. Ito Hirobumi (the first Resident-General) is assassinated by Korean Lieutenant-General An Jung-geun (안중근,安重根). This incident was dramatized in the recent Korean musical, Hero (영웅,英雄). The musical premiered in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 23, 2011 / China: Gando Convention / Japan: Gando Convention / United States: NAACP founded by W. E. B. Du Bois

18 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.

KoreaKorean Empire 1897–1910	ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912	JapanMeiji era 1868–1912	United StatesUnited States 1776–
October. Ito Hirobumi (the first Resident-General) is assassinated by Korean Lieutenant-General An Jung-geun (안중근,安重根). This incident was dramatized in the recent Korean musical, Hero (영웅,英雄). The musical premiered in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 23, 2011. September. Gando is reclaimed by China after the Sino-Japanese convention over Gando (간도협약,間島協約). 남한 대토벌 작전 전개, 안중근이 이토 히로부미를 사살KO October. The first Korean-owned private regional newspaper Gyeongnam Ilbo is established. 1907Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 1907Hague Secret Emissary Affair 1907Battle of Namdaemun 1907국채보상운동, 대한제국 고종황제가 강제 퇴위되고 대한제국 순종황제가 즉위, 한국과 일본간에 한·일 신협약 체결, 군대가 해산, 헤이그 특사 파견, 고종 강제퇴위, 신민회 창립 1907September – 15 November. The Kyŏngsŏng Exhibition (경성박람회; 京城博覽會) is held in Seoul. 1907July. Gojong is forced by Japan to abdicate in favor of his son, Emperor Sunjong. 1907July 18. Gojong was forced to abdicate in favour of his son, Sunjong. 190823 March. Durham Stevens, an American diplomat and Japanese sympathizer, is assassinated by Korean independence activists. 1910Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 1911105-Man Incident 1911105인 사건이 일어남	Gando Convention Provincial Assembly elections Parliamentary election 1907April — The territories of Manchuria are reorganized into provinces 1907徐錫麟、馬宗漢、秋瑾被捕处死。 1907Beipu uprising 1907July — Anhui governor Enming is assassinated by the anti-Manchu Xu Xilin 1907October — An edict is passed to create a set of codes which apply uniformly to Manchus and Han Chinese 1907September — Empress Dowager Cixi declares her intention to create "a bicameral deliberative body" 1907September — An edict is passed to disband provincial banner garrisons over a 10-year period 1908December — The Guangxu Emperor's young nephew Puyi became emperor of the Qing dynasty. 1908November — The Guangxu Emperor died of arsenic poisoning. 1908西江水灾，伤亡千余人。 19101910 Taiwan earthquake 1910东北鼠疫，波及69个县，共死亡6万余人。 19111911 Revolution 19111911 Chinese provisional presidential election 1911Second Guangzhou Uprising 1911Bai Lang Rebellion 1911Battle of Yangxia 19111911 Revolution in Xinjiang 1911Battle of Changsha 1911黃兴广州起义，黄花岗事件。辛亥革命爆发，南方各省独立，清朝开始瓦解。 19114月27日黄花岗起义。保路运动。10月10日湖北发生武昌起義，引发辛亥革命。	Gando Convention 伊藤博文暗殺事件。JA 1909 Anegawa earthquake 1908Red Flag Incident 1910Japanese Antarctic Expedition 1910August — Japan–Korea Treaty completes the annexation of the Korean Empire. 19111911 Kikai Island earthquake	NAACP founded by W. E. B. Du Bois Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act Crazy Snake Rebellion The U.S. penny is changed to the Abraham Lincoln design March 4, 1909 – Taft becomes the 27th president; Sherman becomes the 27th vice president Taft implements dollar diplomacy Pinchot–Ballinger controversy 1907Oklahoma becomes a state 1907Gentlemen's Agreement 1907Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908Federal Bureau of Investigation established 1908Ford Model T appears on the market 1908Root–Takahira Agreement 1908Aldrich–Vreeland Act 1908U.S. presidential election: William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president. William Jennings Bryan loses for the third and final time. 1910Mann Act 1910Los Angeles Times bombing 1910La Matanza (1910–1920) 1910Mann–Elkins Act 1911Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire 1911First Indianapolis 500 is staged; Ray Harroun is the first winner 1911Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil

KoreaKorean Empire 1897–1910

ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912

JapanMeiji era 1868–1912

United StatesUnited States 1776–

October. Ito Hirobumi (the first Resident-General) is assassinated by Korean Lieutenant-General An Jung-geun (안중근,安重根). This incident was dramatized in the recent Korean musical, Hero (영웅,英雄). The musical premiered in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 23, 2011.
September. Gando is reclaimed by China after the Sino-Japanese convention over Gando (간도협약,間島協約).
남한 대토벌 작전 전개, 안중근이 이토 히로부미를 사살KO
October. The first Korean-owned private regional newspaper Gyeongnam Ilbo is established.

1907Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907
1907Hague Secret Emissary Affair
1907Battle of Namdaemun
1907국채보상운동, 대한제국 고종황제가 강제 퇴위되고 대한제국 순종황제가 즉위, 한국과 일본간에 한·일 신협약 체결, 군대가 해산, 헤이그 특사 파견, 고종 강제퇴위, 신민회 창립
1907September – 15 November. The Kyŏngsŏng Exhibition (경성박람회; 京城博覽會) is held in Seoul.
1907July. Gojong is forced by Japan to abdicate in favor of his son, Emperor Sunjong.
1907July 18. Gojong was forced to abdicate in favour of his son, Sunjong.
190823 March. Durham Stevens, an American diplomat and Japanese sympathizer, is assassinated by Korean independence activists.
1910Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910
1911105-Man Incident
1911105인 사건이 일어남

Gando Convention
Provincial Assembly elections
Parliamentary election

1907April — The territories of Manchuria are reorganized into provinces
1907徐錫麟、馬宗漢、秋瑾被捕处死。
1907Beipu uprising
1907July — Anhui governor Enming is assassinated by the anti-Manchu Xu Xilin
1907October — An edict is passed to create a set of codes which apply uniformly to Manchus and Han Chinese
1907September — Empress Dowager Cixi declares her intention to create "a bicameral deliberative body"
1907September — An edict is passed to disband provincial banner garrisons over a 10-year period
1908December — The Guangxu Emperor's young nephew Puyi became emperor of the Qing dynasty.
1908November — The Guangxu Emperor died of arsenic poisoning.
1908西江水灾，伤亡千余人。
19101910 Taiwan earthquake
1910东北鼠疫，波及69个县，共死亡6万余人。
19111911 Revolution
19111911 Chinese provisional presidential election
1911Second Guangzhou Uprising
1911Bai Lang Rebellion
1911Battle of Yangxia
19111911 Revolution in Xinjiang
1911Battle of Changsha
1911黃兴广州起义，黄花岗事件。辛亥革命爆发，南方各省独立，清朝开始瓦解。
19114月27日黄花岗起义。保路运动。10月10日湖北发生武昌起義，引发辛亥革命。

Gando Convention
伊藤博文暗殺事件。JA
1909 Anegawa earthquake

1908Red Flag Incident
1910Japanese Antarctic Expedition
1910August — Japan–Korea Treaty completes the annexation of the Korean Empire.
19111911 Kikai Island earthquake

NAACP founded by W. E. B. Du Bois
Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole
Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act
Crazy Snake Rebellion
The U.S. penny is changed to the Abraham Lincoln design
March 4, 1909 – Taft becomes the 27th president; Sherman becomes the 27th vice president
Taft implements dollar diplomacy
Pinchot–Ballinger controversy

1907Oklahoma becomes a state
1907Gentlemen's Agreement
1907Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history.
1908Federal Bureau of Investigation established
1908Ford Model T appears on the market
1908Root–Takahira Agreement
1908Aldrich–Vreeland Act
1908U.S. presidential election: William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president. William Jennings Bryan loses for the third and final time.
1910Mann Act
1910Los Angeles Times bombing
1910La Matanza (1910–1920)
1910Mann–Elkins Act
1911Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
1911First Indianapolis 500 is staged; Ray Harroun is the first winner
1911Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil