Events
Births
- 1938 - Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian politician, 90th President of Peru, given Japanese citizenship when he fled Peru
- 1948 - Eiichi Ohtaki (d. 2013), singer-songwriter and producer
- 1952 - Amano Yoshitaka, artist
- 1960 - Yōichi Takahashi, illustrator
- 1966 - Shikao Suga, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1967 - Taka Hirose, bass player
- 1978 - Hitomi Yaida, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1980 - Harumi Nemoto, model
- 1987 - Sumire (d. 2009), model
- 1991 - Rina Aizawa, actress and gravure idol
Deaths
- 1965 - Edogawa Ranpo (b. 1894), author and critic
Film and television
- 2012 - Eight Ranger, a film starring You Yokoyama, Subaru Shibutani, Shingo Murakami, Ryuhei Maruyama, Shota Yasuda, Ryo Nishikido, Tadayoshi Okura, and Hiroshi Tachi