8 Mar 1875
Japan
Japan
- Kenkichi Ueda was born in Osaka prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | Osaka | CPC]
18 Nov 1932
Japan
Japan
- Yun Bong-gil was transferred to a prison in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Yun Bong-gil | Osaka | CPC]
1 Nov 1940
Japan
Japan
13 Mar 1945
Japan
Japan
- 274 US aircraft bombed and destroyed 8.1 square miles of Osaka, Japan. ww2dbase [Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities | Osaka | CPC]
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