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He was born at Nagoya, Aichi and commenced life as an employee in the great firm of Mitsubishi. In 1887 he became private secretary to Shigenobu Okuma, minister of foreign affairs. Subsequently he served as director of a bureau in the finance department, and from 1894 to 1899Events January events January 1 End of Spanish rule in Cuba. January 1 Queens and Staten Island merge with New York City. January 3 The first known use of the word " automobile", in an editorial in the New York Times''. January 6 Lord Curzon becomes a vic he represented his country as ambassador to BritainThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly. He received the portfolio of foreign affairs in the fourth Ito cabinetCount Ito Hirobumi ( Ito Hirobumi 1841 1909, also called Hirofumi Hakubun was a Japanese politician and the country's first Prime Minister (and the 5th, 7th and 10th). 1st: December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888 861 days 5th: August 8, 1892 August 31, 1896 1,48 ( 19001900 is the common year starting on Monday. see link for calendar) For the film, see 1900 (film). Events January January 1 Nigeria becomes British protectorate January 2 John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 Chicag - 1901Events January 1 World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. Zero-ists' argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 The six colonies that make up Australia are federated as under an act of t), which remained in office only a few months. Appointed again to the same position in the Saionji cabinet ( 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t), he resigned after a brief interval, being opposed to the nationalization of the private railways, which the cabinet approved. He then remained without office until 1908, when he again accepted the post of ambassador in London. He was decorated with the grand cross of St Michael and St George, and earned the reputation of being one of the strongest men among the junior statesmen.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica