Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 29
Events
- 1932 - Manchukuo is established with Henry Pu Yi as emperor
- 1936 - The February 26 Incident coup d'état attempt ends with two involved officers committing seppuku and the remainder being arrested
- 1944 - World War II: The Japanese bases on the Admiralty Islands are assaulted in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.
Births
- 1948 - Jirō Akagawa, author
- 1968 - Naoko Iijima, actress and model
- 1984 - Rica Imai, model, entertainer, and actress
Deaths
- 1852 - Matsudaira Katataka (b. 1806), daimyo
- 2008 - Akira Yamada (b. 1922), scholar and philosopher