1917 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 1917 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.
Incumbents
Monarchy
Central government of Japan
Taiwan
Events
- 5 January â The deadliest part of the 1916â1917 Nantou earthquakes occurred, registering at 6.2 on the Richter scale with a shallow hypocentre, killing 54 people.[1]
- 12 February â Reverend William Campbell returns to China.[2]:â250â
- 24 July â Construction of the Yilan line began.[3]:â107â
- 22 October â Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa and his wife Fusako visited Taiwan.[3]:â108â
- 29 December â The Waseda University baseball team came to Taiwan.[2]:â250â
Births
- 6 January â Koo Chen-fu, businessman, diplomat, and film producer.[4]
- 18 January â Wang Yung-ching, businessman.
- 10 February â Chen Ta-ju, lyricist.[5]
