1919 in Taiwan

← 1918 1917 1916 1919 in Taiwan → 1920 1921 1922
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1919 History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1919 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.

Incumbents

Monarchy

• Emperor: Taisho

Central government of Japan

• Prime Minister: Hara Takashi

Taiwan

• Governor-General – Akashi Motojiro (until 26 October), Den Kenjirō (from 29 October)

Events

• 20 August – The Taiwan Army of Japan was established.

Births

• 9 August – Tsai Cao-ju, painter. ^[1]
• 23 September – Hsu Shih, composer. ^[2]
• 8 October – Teruo Nakamura, soldier, last Japanese holdout. ^[3]

References

1. "Tsai Cao-ju - The Scenery of Ho-Sher - NTMoFA Collection". ntmofa-collections.ntmofa.gov.tw. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
2. Han Cheung (21 September 2025). "Taiwan in Time: A pop composer's quest to save Taiwan's folk music". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
3. Trefalt, Beatrice (2003). Japanese Army Stragglers and Memories of the War in Japan, 1950–75. RoutledgeCurzon. pp. 160–78. ISBN   0-415-31218-3.