ON 31 AUGUST IN JAPAN’S HISTORY
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Updated on August 31, 2019
731: Death of Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet, born in 665
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctomo_no_Tabito
1234: Death of Go-Horikawa, 86th emperor of Japan (1221-1232), born on March 22, 1212
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Horikawa
1762: Death of Momozono, 116th emperor of Japan (1747-1762), born on 14 April 1741
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Momozono
1878: Birth of Kaburaki Kiyokata, Japanese painter who died on March 2, 1972
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyokata_Kaburagi
https://www.google.fr/search?q=Kaburaki+Kiyokata&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=mps_UKj6KcyYhQevoIDoDw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1140&bih=519
1879: Birth of Crown Prince Yoshihito, 3rd son of Emperor Meiji, later Emperor Taisho (1912-1926), who died on December 25, 1926
http://madmonarchist.blogspot.fr/2012/06/monarch-profile-taisho-emperor-of-japan.html
http://www.jref.com/articles/emperor-taisho.26/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/29/general/the-taisho-era-when-modernity-ruled-japans-masses/#.V8WyAxEQZC8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDXBYMlKMFo
1939: The Japanese invasion of Mongolia is stopped after its 23rd Infantry Division is effectively wiped out by the Soviet forces at Nomonhan, called the Khalkhin Gol Battle by the Russian
http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=89
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ZP632g5sY
1956: Birth of Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Tashiro