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1852 - ◆(birth) Charles Taze Russell, founder of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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1872 - ◆"Miyagi Prefecture" is established.
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1877 - ★(birth) "Louis Renault", French industrialist, founder of "Renault".
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1881 - ▲Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society is formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US.
Russell rejects the Trinity Doctrine in 1882. But according to the Japanese calendar, the year Koki 1882 was the Gregorian year 1222. Strangely enough, Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, was born on February 16, 1222 in the Japanese calendar.
Since his passing, Nichiren has been known by the posthumous name, Nichiren Shonin, literally meaning St. Nichiren. But Jehovah's Witnesses is called "Ehoba no Shonin" in Japanese.
Nichiren predicted the Mongol invasions of Japan. The Pearl Harbor attack was a date pun on the Mongol invasions of Japan. So, it is hard to think that these events above are just coincidences.
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1941 - ▲(birth) "Kim Jong-il", "North Korean leader".
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1942 - ◆(official birth) "Kim Jong-il", "North Korean leader".
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1942 - ◆Memorial postage stamps commemorating the fall of Singapore are issued.
Amid scenes of unbelievable jubilation the Japanese government announces that it will officially celebrate the fall of Singapore with a national victory day in two days' time. In Singapore the triumphant 25th Army troops are to stage a Banzai victory march through the city (the next day of the fall of Singapore on February 15).
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1995 - ★Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Michishio is laid down.
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1996 - ★Japan's Health Minister Naoto Kan apologizes for the government's failure.
The government failed to prevent transfusions of HIV tainted blood in the early 1980s.
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2000 - ◆Poisoner Masumi Hayashi's house is set fired on purpose.
The arsonist is later arrested by the police. The day is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Toyota Motor Sales Co. (February 16, 1950 in the Japanese calendar). The day is January 12 in the Japanese calendar and is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Josei Toda, one of the founders of Soka Gakkai (January 12, 1900 in the Japanese calendar).
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