Events
- 723 - The third generation law is enacted. (Japanese Date: Seventeenth Day of the Fourth Month, 723)
- 1892 - The Tokyo Carriage Railway launch a student discount ticket.
- 1949 - The Ministry of International Trade and Industry is installed.
- 1970 - Professional Baseball Match-fixing Incident: In the "Black Fog Incident" three players are expelled permanently. In the Professional baseball Commissioner Committee, match-fixing became a problem in baseball, Nishitetsu (at the time) announced the decision for the six players of the team. They joined the eliminated acts as stipulated in baseball agreement, pitcher Masaaki Ikenaga said that there is a money transfer is the disposal of permanent exile, and three other players also received the disposal of duties stopped ans strict reprimand. Activities of disposal cancellation is still continuing against the disposal of the Ikenaga players.
- 1998 - Singer Seiko Matsuda is married for the second time. They divorced in December 2000.
Births
- 1334 - Emperor Sukō (d. 1398)
- 1940 - Nobuyoshi Araki, photographer
- 1953 - Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator
- 1956 - Tatsutoshi Goto, wrestler
- 1962 - Carolyn Kawasaki, American entertainer
- 1970 - Satsuki Yukino, voice actress and singer
- 1972 - Hikari Ishida, actress
- 1986 - Takahiro Hōjō, actor and musician
- 1986 - Juri Ueno, actress
- 1994 - Nanase Nishino, singer and model