February 13:

Events

• 1219 - The third shōgun of the Kamakura period, Minamoto Sanetomo, is assassinated. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-seventh Day of the First Month, 1219)
• 1854 - Commodore Matthew Perry returns to Japan. (Traditional Japanese Date: Sixteenth Day of the First Month, 1854)
• 1862 - Andō Nobumasa is attacked by former Mito^{[disambiguation needed]} samurai in the Sakashita Gate Incident. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fifteenth Day of the First Month, 1862)
• 1867 - Emperor Meiji accedes to the throne at the age of 16. (Traditional Japanese Date: Ninth Day of the First Month, 1867)
• 1899 - The income tax law is promulgated.
• 1951 - The Local Public Service Law is enacted.
• 1985 - In an effort to bolster public morals, a new law is passed which expanded the number and kinds of businesses subject to the public morality law, including game centers.
• 1989 - Chairman Hiromasa Ezoe and three others are arrested in connection with the Recruit scandal.
• 1995 - Nomo Hideo announces that he has signed with the L.A. Dodgers.

Births

• 711 BC - Emperor Jimmu (d. 585 BC)
• 1953 - Akio Sato, wrestler
• 1964 - Tetsurō Degawa, comedian
• 1964 - Yamantaka Eye, singer
• 1965 - Kiyotaka Nanbara, comedian
• 1967 - Tomoko Ikuta, actress
• 1968 - Daisuke Ikeda, wrestler
• 1982 - Tsuyoshi Abe, Chinese-Japanese actor
• 1993 - Kasumi Arimura, actress
• 1995 - Ayame Koike, actress

Deaths

• 1219 - Minamoto no Sanetomo (b. 1192), shogun
• 1967 - Yoshisuke Aikawa (b. 1880), entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company