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List of events
Events from the year 1966 in Japan . Under the
Japanese calendar , this year is known as Shōwa 41 .
Incumbents
Governors
Events
January 9 - The Kanai Building fire in
Kawasaki City ,
Kanagawa Prefecture leaves 12 dead, 14 injured.
February 4 -
All Nippon Airways Flight 60 crashes into
Tokyo Bay , killing all 133 people on board.
March 4 -
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 crashes while landing at night with poor visibility at
Tokyo International Airport , with 64 out of 72 on board killed.
March 5 -
BOAC Flight 911 crashes while encountering severe
Clear-air turbulence over
Mount Fuji shortly after taking off from
Tokyo International Airport , killing all 124 on board.
March 11 – A
spa hotel caught fire in
Minakami, Gunma
Prefecture , causing 30 deaths, 29 injuries, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.
[2]
March 25 –
Hachinohe Rinkai Line was opened.
April 1 - Japan switches to the
Metric system .
April 26 - Japan's biggest postwar public transportation strike.
August 22 – Frontier Tea Product Manufacturing, as predecessor of
Ito En founded in
Shizuoka City .[
page needed ]
September 25 – Two typhoons Helen and Ida landed in Japan on same days, according to
Japanese government official confirmed report, total 317 persons were human fatalities with 824 persons were hurt.
[3]
November 11 -
All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crashes into the
Seto Inland Sea , killing all 50 on board.
Undated
Births
January 5 -
Yuri Amano , voice actress
January 17 -
Jyoji Morikawa , author and illustrator
January 17 -
Hiroko Mita , actress
January 28 -
Seiji Mizushima ,
anime director
January 31 -
Nobuyuki Hoshino , former professional baseball pitcher
February 4 -
Kyōko Koizumi , actress and singer
February 5 -
Maiko Kawakami , actress
March 7 -
Atsushi Sakurai , singer (
Buck-Tick ) (died
2023 )
April 3 -
Mina Tominaga , voice actress
April 19 -
El Samurai , professional wrestler
April 27 -
Yoshihiro Togashi , author and illustrator
[4]
June 26 -
Yūko Minaguchi , voice actress
July 11 -
Kentaro Miura , manga artist (died
2021 )
[5]
July 15 -
Masatoshi Nagase , actress
July 25 -
Wataru Takagi , voice actor
July 28 -
Shikao Suga , singer
August 4 -
Kensuke Sasaki , professional wrestler
August 14 -
Honami Suzuki , actress
[6]
August 30 -
Mikako Kotani , former synchronised swimming athlete
September 2 -
Yu Hayami , singer and actress
September 11 -
Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan , wife of
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
October 8 -
Toshiro Yufune , former professional baseball pitcher
October 27 -
Masanobu Takashima , actor
October 31 -
Koji Kanemoto , professional wrestler
November 2 -
Yoshinari Ogawa , professional wrestler
November 6 -
Kae Araki , voice actress
November 13 -
Mieharu , actor
November 28 -
Narumi Yasuda , actress
December 12 -
Último Dragón , professional wrestler
December 17 -
Yuko Arimori , former marathon runner
December 22 -
Sayuri Kokusho , actress
December 27 -
Masahiro Fukuda , former footballer
Deaths
January 10 -
Nishizō Tsukahara , admiral (b.
1887 )
March 6 -
Michitaro Totsuka , admiral (b.
1890 )
[7]
April 23 -
George Ohsawa , dietist, founder of
Macrobiotics (b.
1893 )
[8]
June 7 -
Yoshishige Abe , philosopher and politician (b.
1883 )
June 15 –
Sankichi Takahashi , admiral (b.
1882 )
July 12 -
D.T. Suzuki , philosopher (b.
1870 )
September 12 -
Aketo Nakamura , general (b.
1889 )
September 13 -
Tomoshige Samejima , admiral (b.
1889 )
November 9 -
Jisaburō Ozawa , admiral (b.
1886 )
November 14 -
Zengo Yoshida , admiral (b.
1885 )
See also
References
^
"Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^
ja:菊富士ホテル火災 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 1 August 2020.
^
ja:昭和41年台風第24号、第25号 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on July 6, 2020.
^ Fujie, Kazuhisa & Wyman, Walt (2005). YuYu Hakusho Uncovered: The Unofficial Guide . Tokyo, Japan: DH Publishing Inc. pp. 11–2.
^ Alex Traub (May 25, 2021).
"Kentaro Miura, Creator of Epic Manga 'Berserk,' Dies at 54" . New York Times . Retrieved May 30, 2022 .
^
"Suzuki Honami" . Kotobanku . Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 24 April 2018 .
^ Nishida, Hiroshi.
"Imperial Japanese Navy, Totsuka Michitarō" . Retrieved 17 August 2022 .
^ Michio Kushi & Alex Jack (2003) Diet for a Strong Heart: Michio Kushi's Macrobiotic Dietary Guidelines , St. Martin's Griffin.