Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 7

October 7:

Events
 * 1940 - World War II: the McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
 * 1942 - World War II: The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.

Births
 * 1960 - Kyosuke Himuro, singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 1965 - Genji Hashimoto, race car driver
 * 1965  - Kumiko Watanabe, voice actress
 * 1984 - Toma Ikuta, actor and singer
 * 1984  - Kazuki Kato, actor and singer

Deaths
 * 1242 - Emperor Juntoku (b. 1197)
 * 2007 - Norifumi Abe (b. 1975), motorcycle racer

Film and television
 * 2007 - Jyouou begins airing on TV Tokyo, starring Hiromi Kitagawa
 * 2009 - The Ancient Dogoo Girl begins airing on Mainichi Broadcasting System, starring Erika Yazawa and Masataka Kubota