1939 in Japan
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Events in the year 1939 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito[1]
- Prime Minister: Fumimaro Konoe until January 5, then Nobuyuki Abe
Events
- February - Hainan Island Operation
- March - Battle of Xiushui River
- March 1 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, Japanese Imperial Army ammunition dump explode in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, 94 persons were human fatalities, 602 persons were hurt.[citation needed]
- March 17-May 9 - Battle of Nanchang
- April 20-May 24 - Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
- May 11-September 16 - Battles of Khalkhin Gol
- June - Swatow Operation
- June 1 –Nippon Electric Works and Showa Fertilizer were merger, becomes name was Showa Denko.[citation needed]
- September 13-October 8 - Battle of Changsha (1939)
- Unknown date – Mukogawa Higher Women's School was founded, as predecessor of Mukogawa Women's University.[citation needed]
Births
- February 9 – Tadahiro Matsushita, politician (d. 2012)
- March 2 – Takako, Princess Suga, youngest child of Emperor Shōwa
- April 9 – Ikuko Tani, actress, voice actress and narrator
- August 13 – Shijaku Katsura, rakugo performer (d. 1999)
- September 22 – Junko Tabei, mountaineer, first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (d. 2016)
Deaths
- February 18 – Kanoko Okamoto, author, poet, and Buddhist scholar (b. 1889)
- March 29 – Michizō Tachihara, poet and architect (b. 1914)
- September 7 – Kyōka Izumi, novelist and Kabuki playwright (b. 1873)
- November 11 – Kagaku Murakami, painter and illustrator (b. 1888)
- December 25 – Masao Nakamura, major general (b. 1892)
See also
References
- ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
