Events
- 1940 - World War II: the McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
- 1942 - World War II: The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.
Births
- 1960 - Kyosuke Himuro, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1965 - Genji Hashimoto, race car driver
- 1965 - Kumiko Watanabe, voice actress
- 1984 - Toma Ikuta, actor and singer
- 1984 - Kazuki Kato, actor and singer
Deaths
- 1242 - Emperor Juntoku (b. 1197)
- 2007 - Norifumi Abe (b. 1975), motorcycle racer
Film and television
- 2007 - Jyouou begins airing on TV Tokyo, starring Hiromi Kitagawa
- 2009 - The Ancient Dogoo Girl begins airing on Mainichi Broadcasting System, starring Erika Yazawa and Masataka Kubota