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| 1847 | Birth |  |
| 22nd Dec Kagoshima Birth of Heihachiro Togo |
| 1863 | Siege of Kagoshima | |
| 22nd Dec Kagoshima Kagoshima is bombarded by the British Royal Navy to punish the Satsuma daimyo for the murder of Charles Lennox Richards on on the Tokaido highway |
| 1868 | Battle of Awa | |
| 22nd Dec Awa Togo is assigned to Kasuga in the Naval Battle of Awa, near Osaka, against the navy of the Bakufu |
| 1869 | Battle of Hakodate | |
| Hakodate Togo participated as a third-class officer aboard the Kasuga in the last battles against the remnants of the Bakufu forces, the naval battle of Hakodate |
| 1869 | Battle of Miyako | |
| 22nd Dec Miyako Togo participated as a third-class officer aboard the Kasuga in the last battles against the remnants of the Bakufu forces, the naval battle of Miyako |
| 1884 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain of Amagi |
| Appointed Captain of Daini Teibo |
| 1884 | Invasion of Taiwan | |
| Togo observes the ground combat of the French forces against the Chinese in Formosa (Taiwan), under the guidance of Joffre, future Commander-in-Chief of France |
| 1894 | Sinking Kowshing | |
| Togo sinks the British transport ship Kowshing which was working for the Chinese navy |
| 1904 | Blockade of Port Arthur | |
| Port Arthur Blockades Port Arthur after an undeclared attack |
| 1904 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 1905 | Battle of Tsushima Str | |
| 27th May Tsushimar Lays a trap for the Russian Fleet & scores a spectacular success which ends the War |
| 28th May Tsushimar 12 remaining ships of the Russian Fleet are surrounded by submarines & surrender |
| 28th May Tsushimar All but 12 minor ships of the Russian fleet are sunk, captured or driven aground |
| 28th May Tsushimar Sinks 7 Russian battleships without loss |
| 1905 | Rebellion | |
| Togo triggers uprisings in the Russian Navy (1905 uprisings in Vladivostock, the Battleship Potemkin uprising), contributing to the Russian Revolution of 1905 |
| Vladivostock Togo triggers uprisings in the Russian Navy (1905 uprisings in Vladivostock, the Battleship Potemkin uprising), contributing to the Russian Revolution of 1905 |
| 1905 | Surrender | |
| 28th May Tsushimar The 12 remaining ships of the Russian Fleet are surrounded by submarines |
| 1906 | British Order of Merit Togo | |
| Made Member of the British Order of Merit by King Edward VII |
| 1913 | Fllet Admiral Togo | |
| Appointed Fleet Admiral |
| 1914 | Education | |
| Put in charge of the education of Prince Hirohito, the future Showa Emperor. |
| 1940 | Shrine | |
| Harajuku The Togo Shrine is built in Harajuku, Tokyo in dedication to Togo Heihachiro who is celebrated as a shinto kami |
