Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 14

October 14:

Events
 * 1854 - The Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty between Britain and Japan is signed
 * 1943 - World War II: The Second Philippine Republic is established under occupying Japanese forces
 * 1994 - 6879 Hyogo is discovered by Kazuyoshi Itō
 * 2001 - The 2001 Japanese Grand Prix is held

Births
 * 1493 - Shimazu Tadayoshi (d. 1568), daimyo
 * 1867 - Masaoka Shiki (d. 1902), poet, author, and literary critic
 * 1888 - Yukio Sakurauchi (d. 1947), entrepreneur, politician, and cabinet minister
 * 1900 - W. Edwards Deming (d. 1993), American statistician, educator, and author best known for his work in teaching top management in Japan how to improve design, service, product quality, testing, and sales
 * 1909 - Mochitsura Hashimoto (d. 2000), officer and submarine commander
 * 1953 - Kazumi Watanabe, guitarist
 * 1957 - Gen Nakatani, politician, head of the Japan Defense Agency
 * 1957  - Ikuo Takahara, footballer
 * 1970 - Takako Katou, actress and singer
 * 1970  - Hiromi Nagasaku, actress and singer
 * 1980 - Ami Ishii, model
 * 1987 - Hisashi Takeda, pitcher

Deaths
 * 1942 - Noboru Yamaguchi (b. 1902), yakuza leader
 * 1953 - Kyuichi Tokuda (b. 1894), politician
 * 1959 - Genzo Kurita (b. 1926), serial killer
 * 1986 - Takahiko Yamanouchi (b. 1902), physicist

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
 * 1980 - Big Comic Spirits begins publication