Masao Koga

Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (died 1978)

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Born: November 18, 1904
Died: July 25, 1978
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1904

About Masao Koga

Masao Koga (古賀政男, Koga Masao; November 18, 1904 – July 25, 1978) was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin" by Universal Press Syndicate. His melancholy style, based upon Nakayama Shimpei's yonanuki scale, was popularly known in Japan as "Koga melody" (古賀メロディー, Koga merodī). He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Fourth Class) and the People's Honor Award for his contributions to Japanese music.

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The world when Masao Koga was born

Masao Koga was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Masao Koga's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1904	2026
Population	81.8M	341 million

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