Events
- 1864 - The Shinsengumi sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya, this event is known as Ikedaya Jiken.
- 2004 - Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident. United States Marine Corps officer Michael Brown is convicted on Okinawa for "attempting an indecent act" and "destruction of property" and is sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years.
Births
- 1968 - Akio Suyama, seiyu
- 1969 - Sugizo, singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
- 1972 - Shōsuke Tanihara, actor
Deaths
- 1979 - Sin-Itiro Tomonaga (b. 1906), physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Film and television
- 2005 - Dragon Zakura begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Hiroshi Abe
- 2008 - Shibatora begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Teppei Koike and Suzuka Ohgo
- 2010 - Gold begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Yūki Amami and Masami Nagasawa