Events

1875 - The first ad for domestically brewed beer appears in the Tokyo Hibi Shinbun.
1910 - Suzuki Umetarō succeeds in extracting vitamin B1.
1934 - The Minister of the Internal Affairs and Communications designates Japan's first national parks in Setonaikai, Unzen and Kirishima. In December, Akan, Daisetsuzan, The Chūbu Mountains and Nikko are added.
1952 - The Nichigeki Music Hall opens.

Births

1800 - Emperor Ninkō (d. 1846)
1840 - Shibusawa Eiichi (d. 1931), businessman
1845 - Umegatani Tōtarō I (d. 1928), sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna
1915 - Kunihiko Kodaira (d. 1997), mathematician and academic
1916 - Tsutomu Yamaguchi (d. 2010), engineer and businessman
1928 - Wakanohana Kanji I (d. 2010), sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna
1955 - Jiro Watanabe, boxer
1961 - Michiru Ōshima, composer and producer
1971 - Tae Kimura, actress
1975 - Hidekazu Ichinose, voice actor
1977 - Hiroki Yasumoto, voice actor
1981 - Shin Yazawa, actress and entertainer
1986 - Daisuke Takahashi, figure skater

Film and television

1970 - Ōoka Echizen begins airing on Tokyo Broadcasting System, starring Gō Katō

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