[MoCHE] Travel Through History #7

Day 3,162, 13:10 • Published in Japan Japan • by Nanashi Senshi


Greetings citizens of eJapan and e-world, the Travel through the history articles continues. So prepare yourself, we are about to embark on unique time travel and witness important events in japanese history, enjoy😁

As usuall, Hiro Nakamura, the Master of Time and Space, will be our guide😁

16th of July
1324: Death of Go-Uda, 91st emperor of Japan.
1863: Battle of Shimonoseki Straits a naval engagement by a warship of the US Navy, the USS Wyoming, against the powerful feudal Japanese warlord or daimyo Lord Mori Takachika of the Choshu clan.
1894: The Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation - The British Treaty of commerce and navigation with Japan, or Treaty of Aoki-Kimberley, is signed in London.
1936: Birth of Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese Prime Minister.
1999: Death of Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer. She died in a car accident.
2015: Japan’s House of Representatives approves of a package of 11 security bills that would allow its Self-Defense Forces to assist its allies abroad, even if there is no direct threat to Japan, for the first time since the end of World War II.
17th of July
1531: Death of Hosokawa Takakuni, the most powerful Japanese military commander in the Muromachi period under Ashikaga Yoshiharu shogun.
1980: Birth of Tokio Sasaki, Japanese actor.
1980: Zenko Suzuki 70th Prime Minister of Japan until November 1982.
1984: Birth of Asami Kimura, Japanese singer.
1987: Death of Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor and singer.
18th of July
707: Death of Emperor Monmu of Japan.
1871: Birth of Sada Yacco, stage actress and singer.
1889: Birth of Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan.
1907: Japan forces Korean emperor Gojong to abdicate in favor of his son Sunjong.
1944: Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.
1960: Premier Kishi of Japan resigns and escapes an assassination attempt.
1980: Birth of Ryōko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer.
1985: Death of Toyoko Takechi, Japanese actress.
1993: In Japan, for the first time since its foundation in 1955, the DLP loses the majority in the House of Représentatives.
1996: An flag operation by Japanese extreme right militants relaunches the sovereignty dispute with China on Diayu islands (Senkaku for the Japanese).
2007: Death of Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese communist politician.
2008: South Korea rejects a Japanese proposal to hold bilateral talks on disputed islands (Dokdo or Takeshima).
19th of July
1868: Death of Soji Okita, Japanese samurai.
1944: During the Philippine Sea War, in the Marianas, Japanese aircraft carriers Taiho, Shokaku and Zuikatu are sunk by US submarines.
1961: Birth of Hideo Nakata, Japanese film director.
1962: Birth of Aya Kito, Japanese child writer.
1964: Birth of Masahiko Kondo, Japanese singer, actor and racing driver.
1968: Birth of Aya Sugimoto, Japanese singer and actress.
1972: Birth of Naohito Fujiki, Japanese actor and singer.
2004: Death of Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan
20th of July
1156: Death of the 74th Japanese emperor Toba.
1592: The Japanese capture the Korean capital Pyongyang, causing King Seonjo to request the assistance of Ming Dynasty Chinese forces, who recapture the city a year later.
1937: Birth of Ken Ogata, Japanese actor.
1944: Japanese aircraft carrier Hijo is sunk by US air attack in Guam area.
1946: The US Congress’s Pearl Harbor Committee says Franklin D. Roosevelt is completely blameless for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and calls for a unified command structure in the armed forces.
1952: Birth of Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress.
1956: Birth of Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor.
Thanks for reading😁
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Your Minister of Culture, History and Education: Nanashi Senshi