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Yukio Sakurauchi

Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance (died 1947)

Born
October 14, 1888
Died
October 9, 1947
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1888

About Yukio Sakurauchi

Yukio Sakurauchi was an entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan. He was the father of prominent post-war politician Yoshio Sakurauchi, and grandfather of controversial politician Seiichi Ota. As with all other Japanese politicians, Sakurauchi was forced to join the Taisei Yokusankai created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe. Sakurauchi became president of Ibiden company in 1925.

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The world when Yukio Sakurauchi was born

Yukio Sakurauchi was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
  • Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
  • Defining fadKodak camera craze
  • World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yukio Sakurauchi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18882026
Population57.6M341 million

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