The Otsu incident occurred, which was an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the Russian Prince Nicholas (future Czar Nicholas II) during his visit to Japan. May 11, 1891.
Image: Russian Tsarevich Nicholas (future Tsar Nicholas II) at Nagasaki, 1891 (Public Domain)
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