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Takijirō Ōnishi

Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot (died 1945)

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Born
June 2, 1891
Died
August 16, 1945
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1891

About Takijirō Ōnishi

Takijirō Ōnishi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze. After October 1944, Ōnishi became the commander of the First Air Fleet in the northern Philippines. After his recall to Tokyo, Ōnishi became Vice Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff on 19 May 1945.

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Takijirō Ōnishi timeline

  1. After October 1944, Ōnishi became the commander of the First Air Fleet in the northern Philippines.
  2. After his recall to Tokyo, Ōnishi became Vice Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff on 19 May 1945.

The world when Takijirō Ōnishi was born

Takijirō Ōnishi was born in 1891. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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