August 20 ⇒Back
August 20 ⇒Back
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October 12, 1881 - ◇The Imperial Rescript on the Opening of the National Diet is issued.
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September 27, 1839 - ◆(birth) "Takasugi Shinsaku", a samurai from the Choshu Domain.
He contributes significantly to the Meiji Restoration.
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September 21, 1940 - ★The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled from this day to October 6.
Tokyo is awarded the 1940 Olympics on July 31, 1936. But it is cancelled on July 15, 1938 due to the outbreak of World War II.
The day is the 448th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of the Americas (September 21, 1492 in the Japanese calendar).
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October 7, 1963 - ★John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
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October 1, 1969 - ◆Concorde first goes supersonic.
(European Time October 1, 1969: Japan Time October 2, 1969)
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October 1, 1969 - ◆"The National Space Development Agency of Japan" is established.
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