[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 14th?

The day of the first naval bombardment of Kamaishi (Iwate Prefecture)

Towards the end of the Pacific War, the Allied fleets of the United States and Great Britain carried out two naval bombardments targeting the Nippon Steel Kamaishi Works in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture

The first attack occurredon July 14, 1945, when the battleships USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, the heavy cruisers USS Chicago and USS Quincy, and nine destroyers of Task Force 34.8.1, which was spun off from the US Navy's Task Force 38, carried out a shelling attack, resulting in 431 civilian casualties.

The second time,on August 9, 1945, the same group that had attacked the area—the US Navy's Task Force 34.8.1 and the British Navy's Task Force 37.1.8 (two light cruisers and three destroyers)—fired the area, resulting in 283 civilian casualties.

Hirata Village Hydrangea Memorial Day (Fukushima Prefecture)

This commemorative day was established by the Hirata Village Office because Jupialand Hirata, a park facility in Hirata Village, Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture , was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on July 14, 2018 (Heisei 30) , for having the "most varieties of hydrangeas on display," and because it coincides with the peak blooming season for hydrangeas in the park.

The aim is to let more people know about the beautiful hydrangeas of Hirata Village

Birthday of Jiro from the comedy duo "Sisonne" (Aomori Prefecture)

Jiro , a member of the comedy duo "Sissonne," was born in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, and his birthday is July 14, 1978

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