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* January 2 – [[Kane Tanaka]], supercentenarian |
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*January 7 – [[Mori Mari]], author (d. [[1987 in Japan|1987]]) |
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*January 25 |
*January 25 – [[Fumiko Kaneko]], anarchist (d. [[1926 in Japan|1926]])<ref>The exact dates of Kaneko’s life are uncertain. The official record lists her birthday as January 25th, 1902, but this record was created years after her birth, and is therefore unreliable (see Early Life section). Her date of birth listed here is based on coinciding statements made by both of her parents. More information: {{harvp|Raddeker|1997|pp=202–203}}.</ref> |
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*February 3 |
*February 3 – [[Yasutarō Yagi]], screenwriter (d. [[1987 in Japan|1987]]) |
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*February |
*February 5 – [[Koto Matsudaira]], diplomat (d. [[1994 in Japan|1994]]) |
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*February 18 – [[Tokihiko Okada]], silent film actor (d. [[1934 in Japan|1934]]) |
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*March |
*March 6 – [[Empress Kōjun]], empress consort of Emperor [[Hirohito]] (d. [[2000 in Japan|2000]]) |
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*March 30 – [[Chiezō Kataoka]], actor (d. [[1983 in Japan|1983]]) |
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*June |
*June 8 – [[Yukie Chiri]], [[Ainu people|Ainu]] transcriber and translator (d. [[1922 in Japan|1922]]) |
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*June 22 – [[Jiro Horikoshi]], aircraft designer and engineer (d. [[1982 in Japan|1982]]) |
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*August 3 – [[Roppa Furukawa]], film actor (d. [[1961 in Japan|1961]]) |
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*September 7 – [[Kensaku Shimaki]], writer (d. [[1945 in Japan|1945]]) |
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*October |
*October 1 – [[Yoshiyuki Tsuruta]], Olympic swimmer (d. [[1986 in Japan|1986]]) |
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*October 13 – [[Takiji Kobayashi]], writer (d. [[1933 in Japan|1933]]) |
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*December |
*December 12 – [[Yasujirō Ozu]], film director and screenwriter (d. [[1963 in Japan|1963]]) |
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*December 31 – [[Fumiko Hayashi (author)|Fumiko Hayashi]], writer (d. [[1951 in Japan|1951]]) |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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Events in the year 1903 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 36 (明治36年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
Events
- March 1 – 1903 Japanese general election: The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.
- July 7 – Momijigari, the oldest extant Japanese film, premiers. It runs until August 1.[2]
Births
- January 2 – Kane Tanaka, supercentenarian
- January 7 – Mori Mari, author (d. 1987)
- January 25 – Fumiko Kaneko, anarchist (d. 1926)[3]
- February 3 – Yasutarō Yagi, screenwriter (d. 1987)
- February 5 – Koto Matsudaira, diplomat (d. 1994)
- February 18 – Tokihiko Okada, silent film actor (d. 1934)
- March 6 – Empress Kōjun, empress consort of Emperor Hirohito (d. 2000)
- March 30 – Chiezō Kataoka, actor (d. 1983)
- June 8 – Yukie Chiri, Ainu transcriber and translator (d. 1922)
- June 22 – Jiro Horikoshi, aircraft designer and engineer (d. 1982)
- August 3 – Roppa Furukawa, film actor (d. 1961)
- September 7 – Kensaku Shimaki, writer (d. 1945)
- October 1 – Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Olympic swimmer (d. 1986)
- October 13 – Takiji Kobayashi, writer (d. 1933)
- December 12 – Yasujirō Ozu, film director and screenwriter (d. 1963)
- December 31 – Fumiko Hayashi, writer (d. 1951)
Deaths
- February 18
- Prince Komatsu Akihito, Field Marshal, Chief of the General Staff (b. 1846)
- Onoe Kikugorō V, kabuki actor (b. 1844)
- April 28 – Saigō Tanomo, Shinto priest, martial artist and former Samurai (b. 1830)
- May 22 – Misao Fujimura, student and poet (b. 1886)
- June 29 – Rentarō Taki, pianist (b. 1879)
- August 27 – Kusumoto Ine, physician, first female doctor of Western medicine in Japan (b. 1827)
- September 13 – Ichikawa Danjūrō IX, kabuki actor (b. 1838)
- October 30 – Ozaki Kōyō, author (b. 1868)
References
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Irie, Yoshiro (2009). "Saiko no Nihon eiga ni tsuite" (PDF). Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan Kenkyū Kiyō (in Japanese) (13). National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo: 67. ISSN 0914-7489. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ The exact dates of Kaneko’s life are uncertain. The official record lists her birthday as January 25th, 1902, but this record was created years after her birth, and is therefore unreliable (see Early Life section). Her date of birth listed here is based on coinciding statements made by both of her parents. More information: Raddeker (1997), pp. 202–203.
