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1219 - The third shōgun of the Kamakura period, Minamoto Sanetomo, is assassinated. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-seventh Day of the First Month, 1219)
1854 - Commodore Matthew Perry returns to Japan. (Traditional Japanese Date: Sixteenth Day of the First Month, 1854)
1862 - Andō Nobumasa is attacked by former Mito samurai in the Sakashita Gate Incident. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fifteenth Day of the First Month, 1862)
1867 - Emperor Meiji accedes to the throne at the age of 16. (Traditional Japanese Date: Ninth Day of the First Month, 1867)
1899 - The income tax law is promulgated.
1951 - The Local Public Service Law is enacted.
1985 - In an effort to bolster public morals, a new law is passed which expanded the number and kinds of businesses subject to the public morality law, including game centers.
1989 - Chairman Hiromasa Ezoe and three others are arrested in connection with the Recruit scandal.
1995 - Nomo Hideo announces that he has signed with the L.A. Dodgers.