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Kano, Jigoro
1860 - Born in Mikage, Japan on the 28th of October.
1874 - He was sent to a private school run by Europeans, to improve his English and German skills.
1879 - On the 5th of August, Kano participated in a jujutsu demonstration given for former United States president Ulysses S. Grant.
1881 - Kano started college in Tokyo during June.
1882 - Kano established the martial art school that would.
1888 - On the 18th of April, Kano and Reverend Thomas Lindsay presented a lecture called "Jiujitsu: The Old Samurai Art of Fighting without Weapons" to the Asiatic Society of Japan.
1891 - In January, Kano was appointed to a position at the Ministry of Education.
1892 - Kano went to Shanghai to establish a program that allowed Chinese students to study in Japan.
1898 - In January, Kano was appointed director of primary education at the Ministry of Education.
1899 - In August, Kano received a grant that allowed him to study overseas.
- His ship left Yokohama on the 13th of September, and he arrived in Marseilles on October 15.
1892 - Kano went to Shanghai to establish a program that allowed Chinese students to study in Japan.
1920 - He retired from this position on the 16th of January.
1930 - Kano was also a member of the the International Olympic Committee for Japan.
1938 - Died on the 4th of May.
1874 - He was sent to a private school run by Europeans, to improve his English and German skills.
1879 - On the 5th of August, Kano participated in a jujutsu demonstration given for former United States president Ulysses S. Grant.
1881 - Kano started college in Tokyo during June.
1882 - Kano established the martial art school that would.
1888 - On the 18th of April, Kano and Reverend Thomas Lindsay presented a lecture called "Jiujitsu: The Old Samurai Art of Fighting without Weapons" to the Asiatic Society of Japan.
1891 - In January, Kano was appointed to a position at the Ministry of Education.
1892 - Kano went to Shanghai to establish a program that allowed Chinese students to study in Japan.
1898 - In January, Kano was appointed director of primary education at the Ministry of Education.
1899 - In August, Kano received a grant that allowed him to study overseas.
- His ship left Yokohama on the 13th of September, and he arrived in Marseilles on October 15.
1892 - Kano went to Shanghai to establish a program that allowed Chinese students to study in Japan.
1920 - He retired from this position on the 16th of January.
1930 - Kano was also a member of the the International Olympic Committee for Japan.
1938 - Died on the 4th of May.
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