January 29 ⇒Back
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1843 - ◆(birth) William McKinley, 25th President of the United States.
He is shot by an assassin on September 6, 1901 and dies on September 14, 2001.
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1860 - ▲(birth) Anton Chekhov, Russian writer. (timeline)
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1873 - ◆Japan originally proclaims this day as Japan's National Foundation Day. (timeline)
On December 15, 1872, the Japanese government proclaims this day as national foundation day for the first time.
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1953 - ◆Japan China Friendship Association of Kyoto Prefecture is founded. (timeline1)
The day is the 80th anniversary of the first establishment of Japan's National Foundation Day (January 29, 1873).
The day is December 15, 1952 in the Japanese calendar and is the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Japan's National Foundation Day (December 15, 1872).
The day is also the 250th anniversary of the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin (December 15, 1702 in the Japanese calendar).
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1953 - ◆(birth) Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer. (timeline)
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1960 - ▲The Arabian Oil Company discovers the Kafji oil field. (timeline)
The oil field is located off the shore of Khafji, a town on the border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The Arabian Oil Company is a Japan's national policy concern. This is Japan's first oilfield development after World War II.
The day is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Russian writer Anton Chekhov (January 29, 1860).
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2002 - ◆George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of Evil.
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2002 - ◆Foreign Minister Tanaka and Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Nogami are dismissed.
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2002 - ◆Kyosen Ohashi resigns in the House of Councillors.
Ohashi is succeeded by Marutei Tsurunen, the first European-descended and openly foreign-born Japanese person to serve in the Diet.
January 29 ⇒Back
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March 1, 1565 - ▼The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is founded by the Portuguese.
(local time March 1, 1565: Japan time March 2, 1565)
The day is March 2 in Japan time and is the Koki 660th anniversary of the continuous 206 kickings of the ball by Sakanoue no Korenori (March 2, 905 in the Japanese calendar).
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February 21, 1887 - ★(birth) Korechika Anami, army general, war minister.
At 5:30 am on August 15, 1945, just beforte the surrender of Japan at the end of WWII, Anami commits suicide by seppuku.
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March 13, 1945 - ▼(birth) "Sayuri Yoshinaga", a Japanese actress and activist.
She has been called "one of the foremost stars in the postwar world of film."
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