Deaths on September 28

Saitō Hajime

Died on September 28, 1915

Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai (b. 1844)

Saitō Hajime (斎藤一) (born Yamaguchi Hajime (山口一); February 18, 1844 – September 28, 1915) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who most famously served as the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi. He was one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars of the Bakumatsu period. He was later known as Fujita Gorō (藤田五郎) and worked as a police officer in Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration.

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Events on 1915

12 Jan

Women's suffrage
The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
28 Jan

United States Coast Guard
An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
18 Mar

Battle of Gallipoli
World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
20 Mar

General relativity
Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
17 May

Herbert Henry Asquith
The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.

Deaths on September 28

Saitō Hajime

Died on September 28, 1915

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Events on 1915

Women's suffrage

United States Coast Guard

Battle of Gallipoli

General relativity

Herbert Henry Asquith