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Sep 12, 1992 Mamoru Mouri became the first Japanese astronaut aboard a space shuttle.
Dec 2, 1990 Toyohiro Akiyama, a TBS reporter on board Soyuz TM-11 became the first Japanese in space.
Jan 25, 1986 Voyger 2 approached Uranus, discovering ten satellites.
Mar 10, 1982 The nine planets lined straight against the sun for the first time in a thousand years.
Feb 8, 1982 The Hotel New Japan burned.
Nov 12, 1981 U.S. space shuttle Columbia made its second flight - the first time for a spaceship to be re-used.
Sep 6, 1979 Eruption of Mt. Aso
Jan 13, 1979 The primary entrance examination for national and public universities was conducted for the first time.
Jan 24, 1978 Soviet military satellite COSMOS fell in Canada.
Dec 2, 1971 Soviet Mars explorer MARS 3 succeeded in the first soft-landing on Mars.
Oct 18, 1967 Soviet satellite soft-landed on Venus.
Dec 5, 1949 Japanese pro-baseball teams organized the Central League.
Oct 7, 1949 The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was established.
Jul 10, 1949 Earthquake in Khait in USSR
Jan 26, 1948 Massive poisoning at a branch of Imperial Bank of Japan.
Nov 20, 1945 International Military Court was opened in Nuremberg.
May 26, 1945 A fire broke out in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Sep 6, 1941 The Japanese Imperial Council decided to start a war against the U.S.A.
Jan 12, 1914 Great eruption of Sakurajima, Japan



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