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Shigenori Tōgō

Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, 37th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1950)

Born
December 10, 1882
Died
July 23, 1950
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1882

About Shigenori Tōgō

Shigenori Tōgō (東郷 茂徳, Tōgō Shigenori; 10 December 1882 – 23 July 1950) was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Empire of Japan at both the start and the end of the Pacific War. He also served as Minister of Colonial Affairs in 1941, and assumed the same position, renamed the Minister for Greater East Asia, in 1945.

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Career and life highlights

Shigenori Tōgō timeline

  1. Born: December 10, 1882
  2. Died: July 23, 1950

The world when Shigenori Tōgō was born

Shigenori Tōgō was born in 1882. 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 headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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

Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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