Events
- 1281 - The fleet of Qubilai Khan is destroyed by a typhoon while approaching Japan.
- 1978 - Japan and the People's Republic of China sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China.
- 1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Ogura in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520. It is the worst single-plane air disaster.
Births
- 1604 - Tokugawa Iemitsu (d. 1651), shogun
- 1963 - Kōji Kitao, sumo wrestler, the 60th Yokozuna
- 1968 - Kōji Yusa, voice actor
- 1972 - Takanohana Kōji, sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna
- 1983 - Kana Asumi, voice actress and singer
Deaths
- 1864 - Sakuma Shōzan (b. 1811), scholar and politician
- 1985 - Kyu Sakamoto (b. 1941), singer-songwriter and actor