2011 Event Japan's Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, visits areas devastated by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 1983 Death Willem C "Wim" Kan, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 72 1940 Birthday Nong Duc Manh, born in Na Ri District, Bac Kan province, Vietnam, Vietnamese Politician 1921 Birthday Kan Ishii, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, famous for Symphonia Ainu, inspired by national primitivism, wrote orchestral and vocal music for film and stage, including music for science-fiction film Gorath 1911 Birthday Wim Kan, Dutch cabaretier 1901 Birthday Corry Vonk, Cornelia D, wife of Wim Kan, ABC-cabaret