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May 13
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Events
1972
- Faulty
electrical wiring
ignites a fire underneath the
Playtown Cabaret
in
Osaka
, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
Births
1904
-
Chishū Ryū
(d. 1993), actor
1940
-
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
(d. 1968), runner
1957
-
Koji Suzuki
, author and screenwriter
1965
-
Hikari Ōta
, comedian and actor
1980
-
Waka Inoue
, model and actress
1982
-
Yoko Kumada
, model and singer
1987
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Mei Kurokawa
, actress and singer
1989
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Hiromi Hosoi
, entertainer and model
1998
-
Karen Iwata
, singer