Japanese wrestler and politician

Hiroshi Hase

Hiroshi Hase is a Japanese politician and semi-retired professional wrestler who served as the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture from 2022 to 2026. As a professional wrestler, Hase primarily worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and also for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Stampede Wrestling. During his affiliation with AJPW, he also served as the chairman for the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF), which is the governing body for all championships in the promotion. Among his numerous title wins, Hase held the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship once, making him a one-time world champion.

Born

1961

May 5

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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1961 Born

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553 The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
1192 Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem marries Henry II, Count of Champagne.
1215 Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
1260 Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.

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The world in 1961

When Hiroshi arrived

april 11 The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
april 12 Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
april 16 In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
april 17 Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.

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Adam Hughes 1967– American author and illustrator Archibald Wavell 1883–1950 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (born 1883) Gabriel 1530–1574 comte de Montgomery, captain of the Scottish Guard of Henry II of France (born 1530) Georgios Papadopoulos 1919–1999 Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919) Juan Manuel 1282–1348 Spanish prince (born 1282) Karl Marx 1818–1883 German philosopher and theorist (born 1818) Robert Craufurd 1764–1812 Scottish general and politician (born 1764) Søren Kierkegaard 1813–1855 Danish philosopher and author (died 1855) Sylvia Pankhurst 1882–1960 English women's suffrage movement leader and socialist activist (died 1960)

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Alain Vigneault 1961– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Ann Coulter 1961– American political commentator and author Artur Ekert 1961– Polish-British physicist and academic Ben Summerskill 1961– English businessman and journalist Cam Cameron 1961– American football player and coach Carl Lewis 1961– American long jumper and runner Christian Okoye 1961– American football player Cindy Herron 1961– American singer-songwriter and actress David Armstrong-Jones 1961– 2nd Earl of Snowdon, English businessman

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