Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 19
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- 1821 - The Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura burns down. (Traditional Japanese Date: Seventeenth Day of the First Month, 1821)
- 1907 - The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department implements driving regulations that require the registration of automobiles and the licensing of drivers and sets a speed limit of 13 km per hour. The number of automobiles registered during the first year was a mere 16.
- 1946 - Emperor Shōwa begins his tour of the nation following Japan's surrender in the fall of the previous year.
- 1954 - Rikidōzan and Kimuragumi battle the Sharp Brothers at the Kuramae National Stadium in Japan's first pro wrestling match.
- 1972 - Five members of the Japanese Red Army take a hostage in the mountain resort of Karuizawa.
