Births
- 1956 - Yoshiaki Yatsu, wrestler and mixed martial artist
- 1961 - Hideo Nakata, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1964 - Masahiko Kondō, singer-songwriter, actor, and race car driver
- 1972 - Naohito Fujiki, actor and singer
- 1978 - Atsushi Harada, actor
- 1997 - Ohga Tanaka, actor
Deaths
- 931 - Emperor Uda (b. 867)
- 1868 - Okita Soji (b. 1844), captain
- 2004 - Zenko Suzuki (b. 1911), politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan
Film and television
- 2014 - Gun Woman, an erotic action film starring Asami Sugiura