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| 1811 | 1811 - Vasily Golovnin: "In 1811 , Golovnin described and mapped the Kuril Islands from the Strait of Hope to the eastern shores of the Iturup Island ( Etorofu in Japanese ) ." "Sakhalin" is probably related to Iturup: Treaty of Shimoda: "Sources speak of at least ...Vasily Golovnin: "In 1811 , Golovnin described and mapped the Kuril Islands from the Strait of Hope to the eastern shores of the Iturup Island ( Etorofu in Japanese ) ." "Sakhalin" is probably related to Iturup: Treaty of Shimoda: "Sources speak of at least two Russian officers who burned down Japanese fishing villages and fishing boats on the islands of Etorofu ( Japanese : 択捉島 , Russian : IturupИтуруп ) and Sakhalin ( Japanese : Karafuto 樺太 ) ."  Show more  Show lesscorrelator.sandbox.yahoo.net/index.php/people/Iturup
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| 1855 | Feb 7, 1855 - The date was not by chance; on 7 February 1855 the Shimoda treaty was signed. The Shimoda treaty is very important for Japan. In fact, in this treaty, for the first time, a marked division of the Kurile Islands between Japan and Russia was established. Recently ...The date was not by chance; on 7 February 1855 the Shimoda treaty was signed. The Shimoda treaty is very important for Japan. In fact, in this treaty, for the first time, a marked division of the Kurile Islands between Japan and Russia was established. Recently, official and unofficial meetings, marches, and protests have been organised by patriotic associations and some political groups. Today, the Japanese people continue to claim the same political, economical and cultural ... Show more Show lesswww.storicamente.org/05_studi_ricerche/tani.htm
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| 1875 | 1875 - The northern islands in the Kurile Archipelago remained Russian until the Treaty of St. Petersburg in 1875, when, in exchange for Japanese claims to Sakhalin, they were ceded to Japan.books.google.com/books?id=s2gnLQRB3fcC&pg=PA21
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| 1941 | Nov 26, 1941 - On Nov. 26, 1941, a formidable Japanese task force, Kido Butai, left its secret anchorage of Hittokappu Bay on Etorofu Shima, the largest of the then-Japanese-held Kurile Islands. It had received the direct order from Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in ...On Nov. 26, 1941, a formidable Japanese task force, Kido Butai, left its secret anchorage of Hittokappu Bay on Etorofu Shima, the largest of the then-Japanese-held Kurile Islands. It had received the direct order from Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Japanese Fleet. The man he entrusted with this secret mission was Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, commander-in-chief of the Japanese First Carrier Strike Force. Show more Show lessdocs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/NS/lib00203,0EB1F3D18929C605.html
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| 1943 | Aug 13, 1943 - American heavy bombers struck again this morning at the Kurile Islands, Japan's northernmost bases in the North Pacific, inflicting punishment on ... Flying Fortresss" -- flew down from American airbases in the Aleutians yesterday and raided the northern tip of the Kurile Islands. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E16F63C5C167B93C1A81783D85F478485F9
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| 1944 | May 22, 1944 - A lone Liberator, flying from our powerful bases in the Aleutian Islands, has pushed American air power to within 900 miles of Tokyo and 400 of Japan proper to bomb Shimushiri and Ketoi Islands in the Kuriles for the first time. May 22, 1944 A lone Liberator bombed Ketoi and Shimushiri ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40E14F93855157B93C0AB178ED85F408485F9
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| 1945 | Aug 27, 1945 - Soviet amphibious forces occupied three more islands in the Japanese Kuriles west of the Aleutians today while other Red army units pushed along the rugged beaches of Sakhalin Island north of Japan and secured the port of Rutaka. LONDON, Aug. 26 (I)-Sovlet amphibious forces occupied ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/478291312.html?dids=478291312:478291312&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug...pub...KURILE+ISLANDS...
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| 1991 | Apr 17, 1991 - In what may be a centerpiece of his visit, [Mikhail Gorbachev] is to present to the Japanese parliament Wednesday a Soviet blueprint for new security arrangements in Asia. According to a draft made available to journalists, Gorbachev will call for a five-nation Asia-Pacific Security ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74675267.html?dids=74675267:74675267&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+17%2C...Kuril+Islands...
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| 1992 | Sep 13, 1992 - This points to a broader danger that the islands' return could spark a hard-line, nationalist backlash in Russia. Senior Russian military officials have expressed "categorical opposition to the transfer of the southern Kurile islands to Japan," a sentiment endorsed by the Russian ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74048589.html?dids=74048589:74048589&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep...Kurile+Islands...
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| 2006 | Nov 16, 2006 - By Aaron Sheldrick. Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Aftershocks rattled Russia's Kuril Islands following yesterday's 8.3 magnitude earthquake, the world's strongest since March 2005, according to the US Geological Survey. There were 32 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or greater by 5:57 pm local time ... www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=a2mdH4cVkapo&refer=japan
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