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1180 - ★The Japanese Capital is returned from Fukuhara-kyo to Heian-kyo (Kyoto).
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1285 - ★Shimotsuki Incident.
The Hojo clan exterminates almost all the Adachi family.
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1503 - ◆(birth) Nostradamus, French astrologer.
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1799 - ★(death) George Washington, first President of the United States.
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1803 - ◆(birth)Ogimachi Naoko, mother of Emperor Komei.
The day is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Nostradamus (December 14, 1503).
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1911 - ◆Roald Amundsen's expedition reaches the South Pole.
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1912 - ◆(birth) Alfred Lennon, father of English musician John Lennon.
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1943 - ◆The new national anthem is introduced (Soviet Union).
The day is November 17 in the Japanese calendar and is the 58th anniversary of Japan's adoption of the cabinet system (November 17, 1885 in the Japanese calendar).
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1943 - ◆Japanese submarine Ro-110 torpedoes and sinks British Ship DAISY MOLLER.
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1947 - ▲(death) Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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1947 - ▲(birth) Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil.
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1953 - ★(birth) Mikael Odenberg, Swedish politician.
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2003 - ◆Saddam Hussein, Former Iraqi President, is captured by U.S. forces (Japan time).
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2003 - ◆Pervez Musharaf, President of Pakistan, narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
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2003 - ◆The 101 series trains of Japan Railway companies withdraw.
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2007 - ▲Renaissance Sasebo sports club shooting. Two people are killed, six others wounded.
The day the kanreki 60th birthday of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (December 14, 1947).
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At this time, Dilma Rousseff is the Chief of Staff of Brazil, preparing to the next presidential election. Historically, Japan-Brazil cooperation in ridiculing the US is obvious. This time, it is highly probable that Japan tries to insinuate its strong support for Dilma Rousseff by concocting an eerie incident at Sasebo, one of the key US military bases in Japan.
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2008 - ◆George Bush, US President, was thrown two shoes by an Iraqi journalist.
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2008 - ◆The rise in earthquake activity around L'aquila begins.
It begins with a "seismic swarm" of small tremors. These continues, off and on, into January and the subsequent months of 2009. None of the quakes does any real damage. But the main shock hits the region on April 6, 2009, causing extensive damage in central Italy.
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2008 - ◆The 0 Series Shinkansen trains of Japan Railway companies withdraw.
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2011 - ◆Iraq War ends.
US President Barack Obama welcomes home some of the last US troops from Iraq at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The day is the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole (December 14, 1911).
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January 11, 1172 - ★Taira no Tokuko is adopted by Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
Taira no Tokuko is a daughter of Taira no Kiyomori.
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January 30, 1703 - ◆The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin.
Forty-seven ronin ambushes Kira Yoshinaka at his house.
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January 17, 1927 - ★(death) Marcus Samuel, British entrepreneur and politician.
He is the founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, a precursor to Royal Dutch Shell.
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January 9, 1963 - ◆The US government announces a nuclear submarine's deployment in Japan.
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United States Ambassador to Japan Reischauer makes the proposal to the Japanese government.
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January 9, 1963 - ◆A fire starts in the Empire State Building (New York).
The fire apparently starts by sparks on the insulation of the building's cold water pipe. No injuries are reported.
The day is the 700th anniversary of the death of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu Pure Land Sect of Buddhism (January 9, 1263).
The day is December 14, 1962 in the Japanese calendar and is the 50th birthday of Alfred Lennon, father of English musician John Lennon (December 14, 1912 in the Japanese calendar).
The day is also the 260th anniversary of the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin (December 14, 1703 in the Japanese calendar).
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January 27, 1983 - ★Nadashio, a submarine of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, launches.
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