2011 Event Canada declares that because its country would face large penalties for treaty violations, it is withdrawing itself from the Kyoto Protocol 1990 Death Nistani Keiji, philosopher, dies in Kyoto Japan 1972 Birthday Tatsuhito Takaiwa, born in Kyoto, professional wrestler, ring name, Black Tiger V 1971 Birthday Hiroyoshi Tenzan, born in Kyoto, Tokyo, professional wrestler, born Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, ring name Hiroyoshi Tenzan, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling 1970 Birthday Kimiko Date, Kyoto Japan, tennis star, 1996 Japan Open 1967 Birthday Manabu Nakanishi, born in Kyoto, Japan, professional wrestler, former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, wrestler for New Japan Pro Wrestling, competed in 1992 Summer Olympics 1937 Death Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55 1932 Birthday Nagisa Oshima, born in Kyoto, Japan, director, Town of Love and Hope 1930 Birthday Ryohei Hirose, born in Hakodate, Japan, composer, professor, Kyoto University of Arts 1977 - 1996, composes music for shakuhachi, recorder, viola da gamba 1927 Birthday Hiroshi Yamauchi, Kyoto Japan, owner for the Seattle Mariners 1601 Event Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto 1481 Death Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 1476 Birthday Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder, Kano school of painting 1326 Event Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi
