Events
- 1948 - 3769 people are killed in the Fukui earthquake
- 1950 - Matsumoto Hideo of the Yomiuri Giants pitches the first ever no hit no run game against the Nishi Nippon Pirates.
- 1962 - Mount Tokachi in Hokkaidō erupts.
- 1979 - The 5th G7 summit is held in Tokyo.
Births
- 1926 - Mitsugi Ohno (d. 1999), glassblower
- 1971 - Norika Fujiwara, model and actress, Miss Universe Japan 1992
- 1976 - Shinobu Asagoe, tennis player
- 1982 - Takayuki Tsubaki, actor
- 1986 - Suzuko Mimori, voice actress and singer
- 1988 - Gaku Hamada, actor
- 1988 - Kanon Wakeshima, singer and cellist
Film and television
- 2006 - Princess Princess D begins airing on TV Asahi, starring Kenta Kamakari, Ray Fujita, Takeru Satoh, Yuichi Nakamura, and Takumi Saito
Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
- 1975 - Shūshoku Jōhō, an employment magazine, publishes its first issue.