1868
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1868 (Roman numerals: MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year beginning on a Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
Template:Month of the year 1868
Events
January
January 3 - Emperor Meiji orders the beginning of constitutional renewal.
January 5 :
The beginning of the Paraguay-Brazil war.
The Brazilian army captures Asuncion.
Outbreak of the Dragon War in Japan.
January 10: Shogunate General Duc Xuyen Khanh Gia declares the Meiji Restoration illegal.July
King Tu Duc ordered the construction of a garden of Du Da (Du Da Vien) on Con Da Vien in Hue.
October
October 10 - Cuba's independence.
Born
April 18 – Duong Thi Thuc, title of Queen Mother Khon Nghi, seventh king of Dong Khanh (d. 1944).
Lose
May 17 – Kondō Isami, chief of the Shinsengumi (b. 1834)
July 19 – Okita Sōji, captain of the 1st Shinsengumi squad (b. 1844)
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