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1990 Nistani Keiji, philosopher, dies in Kyoto Japan

1970 Kimiko Date, Kyoto Japan, tennis star, 1996 Japan Open

1937 Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55

1932 Nagisa Oshima, born in Kyoto, Japan, director, Town of Love and Hope

1930 Ryohei Hirose, born in Hakodate, Japan, composer, professor, Kyoto University of Arts 1977 - 1996, composes music for shakuhachi, recorder, viola da gamba

1927 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Kyoto Japan, owner for the Seattle Mariners

1601 Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto

1481 Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87

1476 Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder, Kano school of painting

1326 Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi


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