Births
- 1919 - Terukuni Manzō (d. 1977), sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna
- 1939 - Sonosuke Fujimaki, fencer
- 1964 - Akifumi Tada, composer
- 1965 - Yuji Tanaka, comedian
- 1966 - Naomi Zaizen, actress
- 1974 - Akari Kaida, pianist and composer
- 1974 - Ryōka Yuzuki, voice actress
- 1982 - Misato Fukuen, voice actress
- 1986 - Hideaki Ikematsu, footballer
- 1987 - Chiaki Ito, singer, actress, dancer, and model
- 1996 - Sakurako Ohara, actress and singer
- 1997 - Ayuri Konno, actress
- 2000 - Sota Yamamoto, figure skater
Deaths
- 1951 - Yoshio Nishina (b. 1890), physicist and academic
Film and television
- 2005 - Shibuya Fifteen begins airing on TV Asahi, starring Saya Yūki, Yui Aragaki, and Yuria Haga
- 2012 - Honjitsu wa Taian Nari begins airing on NHK, starring Yūka