births
May 21, 1837
Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (died 1919)
Itagaki Taisuke
Count Itagaki Taisuke was a Japanese samurai, politician, and leader of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement, which evolved into Japan's first political party, the Liberal Party (Jiyūtō). His activism in favour of a parliamentary democracy was a pivotal influence on the political development of Meiji Japan.