Births
- 1804 - Townsend Harris (d. 1878), American merchant and politician, 1st U.S. Consul to Japan
- 1969 - Yuriko Ishida, Japanese actress and essayist
- 1969 - Tetsu, singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
- 1973 - Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
- 1975 - Satoko Ishimine, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1975 - Nakako Tsuzuki, figure skater
- 1978 - Aminishiki Ryūji, sumo wrestler
- 1979 - Yuri Ebihara, model and actress
- 1983 - Hiroki Suzuki, actor and singer
- 1991 - Aki Takajō, singer
- 1997 - Juri Takahashi, singer
Deaths
- 1999 - Akio Morita (b. 1921), businessman