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1613 - ★Mikhail I is elected unanimously as Tsar by a national assembly.
(Julian calendar) February 11, 1613
The Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia begins on this day.
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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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1924 - ◆(birth) Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe.
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1960 - ▼(Western time legal birth) "Naruhito, 126th Emperor of Japan".
(Western time legal birth February 21, 1960)
(Western time birth February 22, 1960)
(birth February 23, 1960)
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2004 - ◆The main unit of the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group is dispatched.
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2004 - ◆United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan visits Japan.
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The day is 117th anniversary of the birth of Army general Korechika Anami (February 21, 1887). Kofi Annan's birthday (April 8, 1938) has a particular relation with Korechika Anami. So, it is highly probable that Annan has intentionally made the schedule beforehand.
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2004 - ◆The European Greens, is established in Rome.
It is the first European political party organization.
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2010 - ▼Hakuho, a professional sumo wrestler, holds his wedding ceremony.
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