May 9 ⇒Back
May 9 ⇒Back
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June 5, 1691 - ◆The Sumitomo family is permitted to manage the Besshi copper mine.
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June 8, 1783 - ◆The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption.
The disaster kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
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June 13, 1845 - ▼The flag of Luxembourg is fixed.
(European time June 12, 1845:Japan time June 13, 1845)
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July 2, 1846 - ◇(birth) Chikako, Princess Kazu.
(Western time Japan's legal birth July 1, 1846)
(Western time birth July 2, 1846)
(Japan time birth July 3, 1846)
She is younger sister of Emperor Komei and wife of shogun Tokugawa Iemochi.
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June 1, 1876 - ★(birth) Arthur MacArthur III, United States Navy officer.
He is the elder brother of General Douglas MacArthur.
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June 29, 1925 – ▼(birth) Giorgio Napolitano, Italian politician, 11th President of the Republic.
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June 10, 1962 - ▲(birth) Akie Abe, wife of Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan.
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June 10, 1962 - ▲Hokuriku Railway Tunnel is opened.
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June 10, 1962 - ▲(birth) Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (Beyond).
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June 3, 1998 - ▲Eschede train disaster.
An ICE high speed train derails in Lower Saxony, Germany, causing 101 deaths.
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June 17, 2013 - ▲The 39th G8 summit is held at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is embarrassed by US President Obama's cancellation of the planned talks with him at the summit.
The day is May 9 in the Japanese calendar and is the 15th anniversary of the Eschede train disaster (May 9, 1998 in the Japanese calendar).
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