Events
- 1899 - NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
Births
- 1933 - Keiko Awaji (d. 2014), actress
- 1984 - Asami Kimura, singer
- 1993 - Ai Okawa, idol, model, and actress
Deaths
- 1531 - Hosokawa Takakuni (b. 1484), military commander
Holidays, observances, and anniversaries