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Shiranui Dakuemon
1854Aug, 20

Shiranui Dakuemon

Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
Shiranui Dakuemon (Japanese: 不知火 諾右衛門, October 1801 – August 20, 1854, name also read as Shiranui Nagiemon) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Uto, Higo Province. He was the sport's 8th yokozuna, and is the only yokozuna in history to have been demoted. He was the coach of Shiranui Kōemon.

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    Convention of Kanagawa

    Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Convention of Kanagawa with the Tokugawa Shogunate, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
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    Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words.
  • 19Aug

    Grattan massacre

    The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
  • 27Sep

    SS Arctic disaster

    The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 9Oct

    Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55)

    Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.