ON 18 JANUARY IN JAPAN’S HISTORY
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Updated on January 18, 2019
885: Birth of Daigo, 60th Japanese emperor (897-930), who died in October 930. Not confuse with Go-Daigo, the 96th emperor (1336-1339)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Daigo
1073: Shirakawa, born on July 7, 1053, becomes the 72nd emperor of Japan up to January 5, 1087 and will die on July 24, 1129
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shirakawa
1471: Death of Go-Hanazono, 102nd Japanese emperor (1428-1464), born in July 1419
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Hanazono_of_Japan
1769: Death ofHakuin Ekaku, Japanese Zen teacher (reformer of Rinzai school), Born on January 19, 1686
http://blog.shambhala.com/2013/08/15/hakuin-ekaku-c-1685-1768/
http://terebess.hu/zen/hakuin.html
1868: Birth of Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (April to August 1945) who died on April 17, 1948
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantar%C5%8D_Suzuki
http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=292
1889: Bitrh of Kanji Ishiwara, Japanese general who died on August 15, 1949
http://madmonarchist.blogspot.fr/2010/10/soldier-of-monarchy-kanji-ishiwara.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji_Ishiwara
1915: Japan sends its “21 demands” to the Chinese government including rights on Shandong and Manchuria
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/21demands.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-One_Demands
1943: Death of Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral, born on April 4, 1884
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto
http://www.2worldwar2.com/yamamoto.htm
1947: Birth of Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
https://www.madman.com.au/actions/directors.do?method=view&directorId=292
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kitano-Takeshi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZtKLVq4x0g
1952: South Korea extends ist territorial waters up to the “MacArthur” line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusk_documents
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwik9cLZtbHKAhVLuhoKHcr0Cr0QFgg9MAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dokdo-takeshima.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fimages%2FPeace-Line-Hosaka.pdf&usg=AFQjCNF_38EpRNVAn_LRzCSWQFkQF-adgQ&sig2=JOp67Oq47nh8nyomeGk1Hwv
1969: Birth of Princess Sayako of Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Sayako