Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 16
Events
- 1392 - Nanboku-chō - Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu.
- 1598 - Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - The final battle of the Seven Year War is fought between the Korean and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive Korean victory.
- 1707 - Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
- 1941 - World War II: Japanese occupy Miri, Sarawak
Births
- 1884 - Seibo Kitamura (d. 1987), sculptor
- 1938 - Liv Ullmann, Japanese-Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1945 - Yukio Hattori, television host
- 1951 - Shinji Yamashita, actor
- 1955 - Chiharu Matsuyama, singer-songwriter
- 1971 - Shigeki Hosokawa, actor
- 1975 - Nao Kawakita, drummer
- 1976 - Emiri Henmi, actress and singer
- 1978 - Satoshi Matsuda, actor
- 1983 - Mika Kikuchi, actress and voice actress
- 1985 - Keita Tachibana, singer and dancer
- 1989 - Mirei Kiritani, actress, model, and news anchor
- 1992 - Moe Miura, model, actress, and singer
- 1993 - Rikako Sakata, model and actress
Deaths
- 1945 - Fumimaro Konoe (b. 1891), politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan
- 1993 - Kakuei Tanaka (b. 1918), soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan