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List of events
Events from the year 1966 in Japan . Under the Japanese calendar , this year is known as Shōwa 41 .
Incumbents
Governors
Events
January 9 - The Kanai Building fire in Kawasaki City , Kanagawa Prefecture leaves 12 dead, 14 injured.
February 4 -All Nippon Airways Flight 60 crashes into Tokyo Bay , killing all 133 people on board.
March 4 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 crashes while landing at night with poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport , with 64 out of 72 on board killed.
March 5 - BOAC Flight 911 crashes while encountering severe Clear-air turbulence over Mount Fuji shortly after taking off from Tokyo International Airport , killing all 124 on board.
March 11 – A spa hotel caught fire in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture , causing 30 deaths, 29 injuries, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.[ 2]
March 25 – Hachinohe Rinkai Line was opened.
April 1 - Japan switches to the Metric system .
April 26 - Japan's biggest postwar public transportation strike.
August 22 – Frontier Tea Product Manufacturing, as predecessor of Ito En founded in Shizuoka City .[page needed
September 25 – Two typhoons Helen and Ida landed in Japan on same days, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, total 317 persons were human fatalities with 824 persons were hurt.[ 3]
November 11 - All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crashes into the Seto Inland Sea , killing all 50 on board.
Undated
Births
January 5 - Yuri Amano , voice actress
January 17 - Jyoji Morikawa , author and illustrator
January 17 - Hiroko Mita , actress
January 28 - Seiji Mizushima , anime director
January 31 - Nobuyuki Hoshino , former professional baseball pitcher
February 4 - Kyōko Koizumi , actress and singer
February 5 - Maiko Kawakami , actress
March 7 - Atsushi Sakurai , singer (Buck-Tick ) (died 2023 )
April 3 - Mina Tominaga , voice actress
April 19 - El Samurai , professional wrestler
April 27 - Yoshihiro Togashi , author and illustrator[ 4]
June 26 - Yūko Minaguchi , voice actress
July 11 - Kentaro Miura , manga artist (died 2021 )[ 5]
July 15 - Masatoshi Nagase , actress
July 25 - Wataru Takagi , voice actor
July 28 - Shikao Suga , singer
August 4 - Kensuke Sasaki , professional wrestler
August 14 - Honami Suzuki , actress[ 6]
August 30 - Mikako Kotani , former synchronised swimming athlete
September 2 - Yu Hayami , singer and actress
September 11 - Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan , wife of Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
October 8 - Toshiro Yufune , former professional baseball pitcher
October 27 - Masanobu Takashima , actor
October 31 - Koji Kanemoto , professional wrestler
November 2 - Yoshinari Ogawa , professional wrestler
November 6 - Kae Araki , voice actress
November 13 - Mieharu , actor
November 28 - Narumi Yasuda , actress
December 12 - Último Dragón , professional wrestler
December 17 - Yuko Arimori , former marathon runner
December 22 - Sayuri Kokusho , actress
December 27 - Masahiro Fukuda , former footballer
Deaths
January 10 - Nishizō Tsukahara , admiral (b. 1887 )
March 6 - Michitaro Totsuka , admiral (b. 1890 )[ 7]
April 23 - George Ohsawa , dietist, founder of Macrobiotics (b. 1893 )[ 8]
June 7 - Yoshishige Abe , philosopher and politician (b. 1883 )
June 15 – Sankichi Takahashi , admiral (b. 1882 )
July 12 - D.T. Suzuki , philosopher (b. 1870 )
September 12 - Aketo Nakamura , general (b. 1889 )
September 13 - Tomoshige Samejima , admiral (b. 1889 )
November 9 - Jisaburō Ozawa , admiral (b. 1886 )
November 14 - Zengo Yoshida , admiral (b. 1885 )
See also
References
^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 27 March 2019 .^ ja:菊富士ホテル火災 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 1 August 2020.^ ja:昭和41年台風第24号、第25号 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on July 6, 2020.^ Fujie, Kazuhisa & Wyman, Walt (2005). YuYu Hakusho Uncovered: The Unofficial Guide . Tokyo, Japan: DH Publishing Inc. pp. 11–2. ^ Alex Traub (May 25, 2021). "Kentaro Miura, Creator of Epic Manga 'Berserk,' Dies at 54" . New York Times . Retrieved May 30, 2022 . ^ "Suzuki Honami" . Kotobanku . Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 24 April 2018 .^ Nishida, Hiroshi. "Imperial Japanese Navy, Totsuka Michitarō" . Retrieved 17 August 2022 . ^ Michio Kushi & Alex Jack (2003) Diet for a Strong Heart: Michio Kushi's Macrobiotic Dietary Guidelines , St. Martin's Griffin.
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