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Hirohito (Shōwa Tennō)

Date of birth:
April 29th, 1901 (Tokyo, Japan)
Date of death:
January 7th, 1989 (Tokyo, Japan)
Buried on:
Musashi Imperial Graveyard
Nationality:
Japanese

Biography

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Awarded on:
September 9th, 1912
Daikun'i kikkashō - Grand Cordon
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1916
Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1919
Kungliga Serafimerorden
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1921
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, civil division)
Awarded on:
May 1921
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1921
Daikun'i kikkashō - Collar
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Awarded on:
October 19th, 1922
Order Orla Bialego
Awarded on:
January 23rd, 1923
Elefantordenen
Awarded on:
January 30th, 1925
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Awarded on:
September 1st, 1928
Rad Bileho lva I Class with Collar
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1923
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Charles III
Awarded on:
1926
Kyuokujitsu sho Guddokōdon Kiri no hana
Awarded on:
1926
Zuiho sho, 1st Class
Awarded on:
1926
Kinshi Kunsho 1st Class
Awarded on:
October 6th, 1928
Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro - Knight
Awarded on:
1929

Stranger Knight
Order of the Garter
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun suurristi ketjuineen (SVR SR ketj)
Awarded on:
1955
Grã-Cruz del Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul
Awarded on:
1960
Ojaswi Rajanyako Manapadvi
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1963
Maha Vajira Mongkut - Special class
Awarded on:
1964
Order of the Crown of the Realm
Awarded on:
September 28th, 1966
Order of Sikatuna - Grand Collar
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1982
Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone della Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

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