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2007 Kiichi Miyazawa, dies in Tokyo, Japan, of natural causes, at 87
1995 Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier 1995 World's largest bank-Japan's Mitsubishi Bank and Bank of Tokyo merge 1995 Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4,700 injured 1994 102.4 degrees F (39.1 degrees C) in Tokyo Japan: record 1994 "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1994 Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo 1993 James H Doolittle, U.S. air force general (Tokyo 1942), dies at 96 1991 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1990 Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1989 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0) 1988 Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7) 1988 MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7) 1988 Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7) 1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1987 Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 1985 B V A Roling, Dutch lawyer (WW II Tokyo trials), dies at 78 1985 Ice Pairs Championship at Tokyo won by Elena Valova and O Vasiliev (URS) 1985 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS) 1985 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1985 Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens 1980 Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1980 Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail and deported 1980 Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession 1979 Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1977 Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS) 1977 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1977 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) 1977 President Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) 1976 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo) 1976 Pan Am begins non-stop flights New York City - Tokyo 1975 Ai Sugiyama, born in Tokyo, Japan, tennis star 1974 Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1973 Sessue Hayakawa, actor (Tokyo Joe), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 83 1972 Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1969 Midori Ito, born in Tokyo, Japan, ice skater, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics 1967 Shuzo Matsuoka, Tokyo, Japan, tennis star, 1995 USTA/Binghampton 1966 D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo, Japan at 96 1966 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour 1966 Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die 1965 Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan 1964 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo 1962 Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) 1958 Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo 1958 Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1956 World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo 1956 Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 1954 Takao Doi, Tokyo, Japan, astronaut, STS-87 1953 USAF C124 Globemaster crashes near Tokyo killing 129 servicemen 1950 Pamela Franklin, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Satan's School for Girls 1949 Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine 1948 Takeshi Kitano, Tokyo, Japan, actor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1946 International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1946 International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1946 28 former Japanese leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals 1945 Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa 1945 U.S. drops fire bombs on Tokyo 1945 American planes bombed Tokyo and damaged the Imperial Palace 1945 Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing 1945 334 U.S. B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb 1945 U.S. aircraft carriers attack Tokyo 1944 U.S. bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo 1944 Richard Sorge and Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo 1942 James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities 1942 Japan forces Java to use "Tokyo time" 1 hour forward 1941 Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo 1941 Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist, Green Gulch Zen Center 1938 Liv Ullman, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Cries and Whispers, 40 Carats 1938 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland 1936 Tokyo, Japan is awarded the 1940 Olympics, later cancelled 1936 Maki Ishii, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, contemporary classical music 1934 Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan 1933 Yoko Ono, born in Tokyo, Japan, vocalist and artist 1933 Akira Miyoshi, born in Suginami, Tokyo, composer, influenced by Henri Dutilleux, professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music, Japan 1932 Admiral Makoto Saito forms parliament in Tokyo 1931 Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books 1930 Toru Takemitsu, Tokyo, Japan, composer, Ki No Kyoko 1929 Akio Yashiro, born in Tokyo, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957 1924 Ikuma Dan, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, studied under famous opera composer Kosaku Yamada 1924 Kobo Abe, born in Tokyo, Japan, playwright, Woman, the Dunes 1923 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, kills 142,000 1922 Sadao Bekku, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, classical music, wrote symphonies, film scores, sonata for flute, choral works, art songs, piano concerto, opera titled Prince Arima 1921 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 1919 Akeo Watanabe, born in Tokyo, Japan, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 - 1968 1917 Joan Fontaine, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca 1916 Tokyo Rose, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, propagandist, WW II 1916 Olivia de Havilland, born in Tokyo, Japan, actress, Adventures of Robin Hood 1913 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo 1913 Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1913 Stephen McNally, New York City, actor, Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo 1912 John Garfield, born in New York City, actor, Air Force, Destination: Tokyo, Juarez 1910 Akira Kurosawa, born in Tokyo, Japan, director, 7 Samurai, Living 1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1905 Waseda University of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball 1896 James H Doolittle, USAF General, Raid on Tokyo 1942 1895 Richard Sorge, German spy for U.S.S.R. in Tokyo, WW II 1894 Yoshida Isoya, Tokyo, Japan, architect, modern sukiya style 1873 Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo, 1921-39 1867 Tokyo opens for foreign trade 1861 Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer, How I Became a Christian 1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay 1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die |
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