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Events on Friday 7 May 1875 1
1875Treaty of Saint Petersburg signedJapan and Russia exchange Sakhalin and the Kuril IslandsJapan ceded its claims to Sakhalin Island in exchange for Russia's recognition of Japanese sovereignty over the Kuril Islands. The treaty settled a long-running territorial dispute between the two empires in the North Pacific.