Events
- 1945 - World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.
- 1968 - Jurō Wada successfully performs Japan's first heart transplant.
Births
- 1079 - Emperor Horikawa (d. 1107)
- 1950 - Ken Kutaragi, businessman, created PlayStation
- 1951 - Mamoru Oshii, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1963 - Rica Fukami, voice actress
- 1963 - Emi Shinohara, voice actress
- 1969 - Dick Togo, wrestler
- 1978 - Miho Shiraishi, actress
- 1978 - Natsuko Kuwatani, voice actress
- 1981 - Kaori Iida, singer and actress
Deaths
- 1604 - Horio Tadauji (b. 1578), daimyo