Events
- 1582 - Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
- 1950 - Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto is destroyed by fire.
Births
- 1902 - Takahiko Yamanouchi (d. 1986), theoretical physicist
- 1964 - Hisakatsu Oya, wrestler
Film and television
- 2006 - Dare Yorimo Mama o Ai su begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Masakazu Tamura and Yuki Uchida