Events in the year 1995 in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It corresponds to Heisei 7 (平成7年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

* Emperor: Akihito * Prime Minister: Tomiichi Murayama ( S–Ōita) *

Chief Cabinet Secretary The is a member of the cabinet and is the leader and chief executive of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary coordinates the policies of ministries and agencies in the executive branch, and also serves as the government ...

: Kōzō Igarashi (S–Hokkaidō) until August 8, Kōken Nosaka (S–Tottori) * Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

: Ryōhachi Kusaba until November 7, Tōru Miyoshi * President of the House of Representatives: Takako Doi (S–Hyōgo) * President of the House of Councillors: Bunbē Hara ( L–Tokyo) until July 22, Jūrō Saitō (L–Mie) from August 4 * Diet sessions: 132nd (regular, January 20 to June 18), 133rd (extraordinary, August 4 to August 8), 134th (extraordinary, September 29 to December 15)

Governors

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

: Reiji Suzuki *Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki *Aomori Prefecture: Masaya Kitamura (until 26 February); Morio Kimura (starting 26 February) *Chiba Prefecture: Takeshi Numata *Ehime Prefecture: Sadayuki Iga *Fukui Prefecture: Yukio Kurita *Fukuoka Prefecture: Hachiji Okuda (until 22 April); Wataru Asō (starting 23 April) *Fukushima Prefecture: Eisaku Satō *Gifu Prefecture: Taku Kajiwara *Gunma Prefecture: Hiroyuki Kodera *

Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

: Yūzan Fujita * Hokkaido: Takahiro Yokomichi (until 22 April); Tatsuya Hori (starting 22 April) *Hyogo Prefecture: Toshitami Kaihara * Ibaraki Prefecture:

Masaru Hashimoto is Japanese politician who was the governor of Ibaraki Prefecture from 1993 to 2017. Life Masaru Hashimoto was born on 19 November 1945 in Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo, and joined the Ministry of H ...

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

: Masanori Tanimoto *Iwate Prefecture:

Iwao Kudō Iwao (written: 巖, 巌, 岩夫, 岩尾, 岩生, 岩男 or 岩雄) is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Emma Haruka Iwao, Japanese computer scientist and cloud developer advo ...

(until 29 April); Hiroya Masuda (starting 30 April) *Kagawa Prefecture: Jōichi Hirai *Kagoshima Prefecture:

Yoshiteru Tsuchiya Yoshiteru is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiteru can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義輝, "justice, sparkle" *義照, "justice, illuminate" *義央, "justice, cen ...

* Kanagawa Prefecture: Kazuji Nagasu (until 22 April);

Hiroshi Okazaki is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan la ...

(starting 23 April) *Kochi Prefecture:

Daijiro Hashimoto is a politically independent former governor of the Kōchi Prefecture who served from 1991 to 2007, with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction compan ...

* Kumamoto Prefecture:

Joji Fukushima Joji (じょうじ, 丈二, or 譲二, 城二, 譲治 multiple variants) is a Japanese masculine given name. It is also the Japanese pronunciation of the Western name "George" (ジョージ). It commonly refers to: * Jōji, an era in Japanese histo ...

* Kyoto Prefecture:

Teiichi Aramaki Teiichi (written: 貞一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese composer *, Japanese general *, Japanese general Fictional characters *, protagonist of th ...

*Mie Prefecture:

Ryōzō Tagawa Ryōzō, Ryozo or Ryouzou (written: 良三 or 亮三) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, the 5th President of the Japanese Olympic Committee *, Japanese botanist *, Japanese lawyer and diplomat *, Japanese ...

(until 20 April);

Masayasu Kitagawa Masayasu is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Hotta Masayasu (1848–1911), Japanese politician * Inaba Masayasu (1640–1684), Japanese feudal lord *Masayasu Wakabayashi is a Japanese comedian, television ...

(starting 21 April) *

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

: Shirō Asano *Miyazaki Prefecture: Suketaka Matsukata *

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

: Gorō Yoshimura *Nagasaki Prefecture:

Isamu Takada is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Isamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *勇, "courage" or "bravery" *勲, "merit" *敢, "gallantry" *武, "war" The name can also be written in hiragana or kata ...

*Nara Prefecture:

Yoshiya Kakimoto Yoshiya (written: 佳也, 栄哉 or 代志也) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1987), Japanese footballer * (born 1973), Japanese footballer Yoshiya (written: 吉屋) is also a Japanese surname. N ...

* Niigata Prefecture: Ikuo Hirayama *Oita Prefecture:

Morihiko Hiramatsu was a Japanese politician who was governor of Ōita Prefecture from April 1979 to April 2003. He is best known for initiating the One Village One Product movement in the prefecture, which was later followed by various other countries. Early li ...

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

Shiro Nagano Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to: People * Amakusa Shirō (1621–1638), leader of the Shimabara Rebellion * Ken Shiro (born 1992), Japanese boxer * Shiro Azumi, Japanese football player 1923–1925 * Shiro Ichinoseki (born 1944), ...

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

Masahide Ōta was a Japanese academic and politician who served as the governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1990 until 1998. After starting his career as a professor at the University of the Ryūkyūs, he wrote books in English and Japanese, mostly about the Ba ...

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

Kazuo Nakagawa Kazuo (カズオ, かずお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible spellings It has several written forms, and the meaning depends on the characters used (usually kanji, but sometimes hiragana). Common forms include: * 一雄: first son, ...

(until 22 April); Knock Yokoyama (starting 23 April) * Saga Prefecture:

Isamu Imoto was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). ...

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

: Yoshihiko Tsuchiya * Shiga Prefecture: Minoru Inaba *Shiname Prefecture: Nobuyoshi Sumita *Shizuoka Prefecture: Yoshinobu Ishikawa *Tochigi Prefecture: Fumio Watanabe *Tokushima Prefecture:

Toshio Endo Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *敏夫, "agile, man" *敏男, "agile, man" *敏雄, "agile, male" *俊夫, "sagacious, man" *俊雄, "saga ...

* Tokyo: Shun'ichi Suzuki (until 23 April); Yukio Aoshima (starting 23 April) *Tottori Prefecture:

Yuji Nishio Yuji or Yu Ji may refer to: * Yuji Naka, is a Japanese video game programmer, designer and producer * Yu Ji (painter), a Qing dynasty painter and calligrapher * Yūji, a common masculine Japanese given name * Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife) (虞姬 ...

*Toyama Prefecture:

Yutaka Nakaoki Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *豊, "bountiful" *裕, "affluence" *穣, "fertile" *温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆ� ...

*Wakayama Prefecture:

Shirō Kariya Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to: People * Amakusa Shirō (1621–1638), leader of the Shimabara Rebellion * Ken Shiro (born 1992), Japanese boxer * Shiro Azumi, Japanese football player 1923–1925 * Shiro Ichinoseki (born 1944), ...

(until 22 November);

Isamu Nishiguchi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Isamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *勇, "courage" or "bravery" *勲, "merit" *敢, "gallantry" *武, "war" The name can also be written in hiragana or kata ...

(starting 23 November) *Yamagata Prefecture: Kazuo Takahashi *Yamaguchi Prefecture:

Toru Hirai TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Toru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru, village in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia {{disambiguation, ...

*Yamanashi Prefecture:

Ken Amano Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

Events

* January 17 – The 6.9 Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced. * February 21 – An

MSDF MSDF may mean: * Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Japanese Navy * State Defense Forces: **Massachusetts State Defense Force ** Missouri State Defense Force *Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, a prison *Master of Science in Digital Forensics ...

helicopter falls into the Bungo Channel, causing 11 deaths. * March 20 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult carry out a Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 12 and injuring more than 6,000. * March 30 – A police officer tries to assassinate Takaji Kunimatsu, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, outside his home in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo. * April 9 - In a series of gubernatorial elections held across Japan, Yukio Aoshima and Knock Yokoyama become governors of Tokyo and Osaka respectively. * May 12 – A bomb goes off in a men's public lavatory on the third floor of the Terminal 2 building of New Tokyo International Airport, Narita. *

May 16 Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. *1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. * 1364 ...

- Japanese police besiege the headquarters of Aum Shinrikyo in Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture at the foot of

Mount Fuji , or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...

and arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara. * May 31 - Governor of Tokyo Yukio Aoshima cancels a costly "World City" exposition that Governor Shun'ichi Suzuki planned to have held in

Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded durin ...

in 1996, which had formed the bulk of the basis for Aoshima's gubernatorial campaign. * June 22 -

ese police rescue 365 hostages from a hijacked All Nippon Airways Flight 857 ( Boeing 747-200) at Hakodate airport. The hijacker, Fumio Kutsumi, was armed with a screw driver and demanded the release of Shoko Asahara. * July 23 - House of Councillors election held. The recently created New Frontier Party replaced the Japanese Socialist Party as the second largest political party in Japan, and entered coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party. The Socialists lost many seats in this election. * July 30 – During an armed robbery at a Hachioji, Tokyo supermarket, three female employees are killed. * September 4 –

1995 Okinawa rape incident The 1995 Okinawa rape incident ( ja, 沖縄米兵少女暴行事件) occurred on September 4, 1995, when three U.S. servicemen, U.S. Navy Seaman Marcus Gill and U.S. Marines Rodrico Harp and Kendrick Ledet, who were all serving at Camp Hansen on ...

: Three U.S. servicemen serving at Camp Hansen on Okinawa kidnap and gang rape a 12-year-old Japanese girl. The incident led to further debate over the continued presence of U.S. forces in Japan. * October 26 - Mitsubishi Motors releases the Mitsubishi Pajero Junior mini SUV. * November 18 - November 19 - APEC summit held in Osaka, the first in Japan.

Births

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...

- Takumi Minamino, footballer *

January 25 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. * 750 – In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty ...

- Masaya Matsumoto, footballer * January 26 –

Seiya Matsubara Seiya (星矢) is a masculine name of Japanese origin. It is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Seiya can be written in Hiragana as せいや. In Kanji, it can be alternatively rendered as; *星矢 "star, heavenly body of ...

, professional baseball player *

January 30 Events Pre-1600 *1018 – Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen. *1287 – King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom. 1601–1900 *1607 – An estimated ...

Misaki Iwasa is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and enka singer. Her nickname is Wasamin. Her talent agency is Nagara Productions. She was also a member of the sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7. Career 2008 * Decem ...

, singer *

February 3 Events Pre-1600 * 1112 – Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. *1451 – Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. *1488 – ...

- Tao Tsuchiya, actress * February 8 -

Naoki Yoshikawa is a Japanese professional baseball 2nd baseman for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. On November 16, 2018, he was selected for the Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series The 2018 MLB Japan ...

, professional baseball player * February 10 - Haruna Kawaguchi, actress and model * February 12 **

Ryuju Hino is a Japanese former figure skater. He has won five senior international medals, seven ISU Junior Grand Prix medals – including bronze at the 2012–13 JGP Final, and two (2011, 2012) Japanese national junior titles. Career Hino won gold ...

, figure skater ** Rina Kawaei, singer *

February 13 Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th. *1462 – The ...

- Ayame Koike, actress * February 16 **

Nikki Havenaar is a Japanese football player. He plays for Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax on loan from FC Thun. Personal life Havenaar is a son of Dido Havenaar and younger brother of Japanese international Mike Havenaar. Career Havenaar made his debut for Nag ...

, footballer **

Mayu Matsuoka is a Japanese actress. She has been awarded the Tama best Emerging Actress Award and Fumiko Yamaji Freshman Actress Award in 2016. She gained international attention as an ambassador of the Tokyo International Film Festival for 2017 and her rol ...

, actress * March 6 - Aimyon, singer-songwriter *

March 7 Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. * 1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Cob ...

Fuma Kikuchi is a Japanese singer, actor and performer and is a member of Sexy Zone. Career In 2008, B.I.Shadow was formed as a Johnny's Jr. group. At that time the members were: Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi, and Misaki Takahata. During that year, they acte ...

, actor, dancer and singer * March 10 -

Yui Sakuma is a Japanese actress and model. Her acting roles have included Tokiko Sukegawa in the 96th NHK asadora ''Hiyokko'' and Yui Shida in the ''Fuji TV'' series '' Transit Girls''. Early life Sakuma was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on March 10, 1995 ...

, model and actress * March 11 - Kazuki Fukai, footballer *

March 12 Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. * 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the Cat ...

- Kanon Fukuda, singer and voice actress * March 13 -

Ryutarou Akimoto is a Japanese actor and model. He is part of Evergreen Entertainment and has appeared several times in Japanese movies and TV dramas. He received a Junon Super Boy Photogenic Award. Filmography TV dramas * ''Challenged'' (2010) as Genki I ...

, actor and model * March 15 - Momoka Ariyasu, singer * March 17 -

Akari Hayami is a Japanese actress, model and former idol singer. She is known as a former member and subleader of the female musical group Momoiro Clover Z; her Momoiro Clover image color was blue. Career Akari Hayami was scouted near her graduation from e ...

, actress, model and singer * April 6 - Ryutaro Morimoto, singer * April 14 - Yukiko Fujisawa, figure skater * April 19 - Akira Saitō, actress * June 4 - Shiori Tamai, singer * June 8 -

Akari Saho is a Japanese singer. She is a member of Up-Up Girls and a former member of Hello! Pro Egg, a Japanese idol trainee program under the Hello! Project umbrella. She was also an original member of Shugo Chara Egg!, and played the role of Amulet S ...

, musician * June 12 - Mao Murakami, dancer * June 17 - Aoi Morikawa, actress and model * July 2 - Tomoko Kanazawa, pop singer * July 30 - Yuhi, wrestler * August 8 -

Miyabi Oba is a Japanese figure skater who competes in ladies' singles. She has won silver medals on the senior international level at the 2014 Cup of Nice, 2014 Gardena Spring Trophy, and 2013 Triglav Trophy. Career Oba started skating at age 10. O ...

, figure skater * August 15 -

Yui Ogura is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. Career In 2009, Ogura performed the motion capture for Hatsune Miku in the game '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA''. Ogura was a member of the Japanese idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori Is ...

, actress, pop idol and singer * August 24 -

Anna Doi is a Japanese sprinter. She competed for the Japanese team in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics; the team placed 15th with a time of 44.25 in Round 1 and did not qualify for the final. Personal bests Records *100 metres ...

, sprinter * September 12 - Kako Tomotaki, figure skater * September 14 - Kazuto Taguchi, professional baseball player * September 22 ** Ai Hazuki, actress ** Taisuke Yamaoka, professional baseball player *

September 23 Events Pre-1600 * 38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified. * 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat ...

- Aimi Kobayashi, pianist * October 26 - Yuta Nakamoto, pop idol and singer * October 29 -

Taku Hiraoka is a Japanese snowboarder, from Gose, Nara. He won silver in the halfpipe at the 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championships. In the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 discipl ...

, snowboarder * November 2 - Rei Takahashi, professional baseball player * November 7 -

Runa Natsui is a Japanese actress and model best known for playing the role of Kaoru Shiba in the TV show ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''. Filmography * ''Watashi ga Kodomo datta Koro'' (NHK-BShi, 2007) as Eriko Furuhashi * ''Otoko no Kosodate'' (TV Asahi, ...

, actress * November 19 - Asuka Teramoto, gymnast * December 2 - Inori Minase, actress, voice actress and singer * December 3 - Anna Iriyama, singer * December 15 -

Yoshihide Kiryū is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kiryū played football while at elementary school and became interested in track and field at junior high school, as his brother took part in the sp ...

, track and field sprinter * December 29 - Rina Ikoma, singer

Deaths

February 24 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. * 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. * 13 ...

** Tatsumi Kumashiro, film director (b.

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

) ** Hideko Maehata, swimmer (b.

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

) * March 19 – Yasuo Yamada, voice actor (b.

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

) * July 5 – Takeo Fukuda, politician (b.

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) * August 25 – Setsuko, Princess Chichibu, wife of Prince Chichibu (b.

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

) * September 25 –

Kei Tomiyama , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Anshan, Manchukuo. Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. Tomiyama is best known for his roles in ''Tiger Mask'' (Naoto Date/ ...

, actor, voice actor and narrator (b.

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

) * November 26 –

Toshia Mori Toshia Mori (としあもり) was a Japanese actress who had a brief career in American films during the late 1920s and 1930s. Born as Toshiye Ichioka (としえいちおか) in Kyoto, Mori moved to the United States when she was 10. Early li ...

, actress (b.

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

)

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