Events
- 1876 - The wearing of swords is outlawed.
- 1903 - The first beer garden is opened in Azumabashi, Sumida Ward, Tokyo.
- 1913 - A military plane crashes in Tokorozawa, Japan's first deadly plane crash.
- 1920 - Hiratsuka Raichō and Fusae Ichikawa establish the New Women's Association.
- 1968 - Students take over the Yasuda lecture hall in the Tokyo University riots. Graduation ceremonies are cancelled.
Births
- 1942 - Kitanofuji Katsuaki, sumo wrestler, the 52nd Yokozuna
- 1963 - Chieko Honda (d. 2013), voice actress
- 1975 - Uno Kanda, model, actress, entertainer, and fashion designer
- 1993 - Ryuki Takahashi, actor