Births
- 1419 - Emperor Go-Hanazono (d. 1471)
- 1888 - Toyohiko Kagawa (d. 1960), evangelist, author, and activist
- 1991 - Atsuko Maeda, singer and actress
- 1992 - Hitomi Miyake, idol
- 1997 - Rena Kato, singer, dancer, model, and actress
Film and television
- 2010 - Hammer Session! begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Mokomichi Hayami, Mirai Shida, and Manami Higa
- 2011 - Hanazakari no Kimitachi e begins airing on Fuji Television and Kyodo Television, starring Atsuko Maeda