Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 9

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February 9:

• 1199 - Seii Taishōgun Minamoto Yoritomo dies at the age of 53. (Traditional Japanese Date: Thirteenth Day of the First Month, 1199)
• 1932 - Finance Minister Inoue Junnosuke is gunned down in Hongō, Tokyo.
• 1936 - Due to a gasoline shortage, coal and wood burning cars are manufactured.
• 1936 - Japan holds its first professional baseball game at the Narumi Baseball Stadium between the Tokyo Giants against the Golden Dolphins. The Golden Dolphins win 10 to 3.
• 1982 - A DC-8 on its way to Tokyo from Fukuoka crashes in Haneda Bay, killing 24 and injuring 150.
• 1987 - NTT goes public. Trading is halted the second day after reaching 1,600,000 yen per share.
• 1989 - Manga artist Tezuka Osamu, author of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion (alleged precursor to the Lion King), dies.