Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/December/December 14

December 14:

Events
 * 1913 - JAPANESE BATTLESHIP Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class battlecruiser ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
 * 1941 - World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

Births
 * 1009 - Emperor Go-Suzaku (d. 1045)
 * 1883 - Morihei Ueshiba (d. 1969), martial artist, developed aikido
 * 1985 - Nonami Takizawa, actress and singer
 * 1988 - Hayato Sakamoto, baseball player
 * 1991 - Mitsuki Takahata, actress and singer
 * 1992 - Ryo Miyaichi, footballer

Deaths
 * 1991 - Robert Eddison (b. 1908), Japanese-English actor

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * Forty-seven Ronin remembrance day (Sengaku-ji, Tokyo)