1943 in Japan
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Events in the year 1943 in Japan.
Incumbents
Events
- January 14 – February 7 – Operation Ke
- January 29–30 – Battle of Rennell Island
- January 29–31 – Battle of Wau
- March 2–4 – Battle of the Bismarck Sea
- March 27 – Battle of the Komandorski Islands
- May 11–30 – Battle of Attu
- June 28 – July 1 – Battle of Viru Harbor
- June 30 – July 3 – Battle of Wickham Anchorage
- July 6 – Battle of Kula Gulf
- July 10–11 – Battle of Enogai
- July 12/13 – Battle of Kolombangara
- July 20 – Battle of Bairoko
- July 22 – August 4 – Battle of Munda Point
- August 6–7 – Battle of Vella Gulf
- August 17–18 – Battle off Horaniu
- September 10 – 1943 Tottori earthquake
- October 26 – According to Railroad Ministry of Japan official confirmed report, a 14-cars freight wagon was off derail, which collision with four passenger cars were derail, including a passenger car fall on river in Tsuchiura Station, Ibaraki Prefecture, resulting to death toll was 110 persons, 107 persons were wounded.[citation needed]
- October 27 – November 12 – Battle of the Treasury Islands
- November 7–8 – Battle of Koromokina Lagoon
- November 18–25 – Battle of Piva Forks
- November 20–23 – Battle of Tarawa
- November 20–23 – Battle of Makin
- December 16 – Ryobi founded in Hiroshima Prefecture, as predecessor name was Hishibi Manufacturing.[citation needed]
Films
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Births
- January 7 – Sadako Sasaki, hibakusha (d. 1955)
- January 15 – Kirin Kiki, actress (d. 2018)
- January 19 – Haruo Yasuda, golfer
- February 20 – Antonio Inoki, wrestler
- February 22 – Otoya Yamaguchi, assassin (d. 1960)
- April 3 – Hikaru Saeki, Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
- April 23 – Fighting Harada, boxer (real name Masahiko Harada)
- August 17 – Yukio Kasaya, ski jumper
- September 16 – Tadamasa Goto, Japanese yakuza boss
- November 20 – Mie Hama, actress
- December 2 – Kiwako Taichi, actress (d. 1992)
- December 11 – Mariko Kaga, actress
Deaths
- February 4 – Senjūrō Hayashi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1876)
- March 19 – Fujishima Takeji, painter (b. 1867)
- April 18 – Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral (b. 1884)
- May 29 – Yasuyo Yamasaki, army officer (b. 1891)
- July 6 – Teruo Akiyama, admiral (b. 1891)
- July 12/13 – Shunji Isaki, admiral (b. 1892)
- August 21 – Hirohide Fushimi, lieutenant Commander (b. 1912)
- August 22 – Tōson Shimazaki, author (b. 1872)
- September 10 – Takeshi Sakurada, lieutenant general (b. 1891)
- October 16 – Yanagihara Naruko, lady-in-waiting and concubine (b. 1859)
- October 17 –Denji Kuroshima, author (b. 1898)
- November 20 – Keiji Shibazaki, Rear Admiral (b. 1894)
See also
References
- ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.