Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/August/August 9

August 9:

Events
 * 1942 - World War II: Battle of Savo Island - Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
 * 1993 - The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
 * 1999 - The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru and Kimigayo as the official national flag and national anthem respectively.

Births
 * 1933 - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, actress, talk show host, and author
 * 1985 - Haruka Kinami, actress
 * 1989 - Kento Ono, actor and model

Deaths
 * 1107 - Emperor Horikawa (b. 1079)