Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/July/July 13

July 13:

Births
 * 1915 - Kaoru Ishikawa (d. 1989), author and educator
 * 1967 - Akira Hokuto, wrestler
 * 1968 - Omi Minami, voice actress
 * 1989 - Sayumi Michishige, singer
 * 1992 - Mio Ootani, gravure idol
 * 1993 - Rena Nōnen, actress

Deaths
 * 1761 - Tokugawa Ieshige (b. 1712), shogun

Film and television
 * 2009 - Buzzer Beat begins airing on Fuji Television, starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Keiko Kitagawa, and Saki Aibu

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * Bon Festival - Buddhist festival to honor the dead (East Japan)