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July 19 ⇒Back
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August 23, 1785 - ★(birth) Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander.
He is an older brother to Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry who compels the opening of Japan.
The day is the 69th anniversary of the establishment of "Oniwaban" group of ninjas (August 23, 1716 in the Japanese calendar).
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August 22, 1872 - ◆Saigo Takamori becomes Gensui. (TL list)
Gensui is the highest title in the pre-war Imperial Japanese military. Saigo is the first Gensui in Japan.
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August 27, 1972 – ◆The 1972 Summer Olympics are held in Munich, West Germany.
（European time August 26, 1972: Japan time August 27, 1972)
Japan time August 27, 1972 is the 100th anniversary of Saigo Takamori's becoming Gensui.
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August 21, 2016 - ★(plan) closing of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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