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Apr 29, 1901Emperor Hirohito is born in Tokyo. He oversees Japan during World War II, when he is vilified in the lyrics of Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water"Jan 7, 1989Japanese emperor Hirohito dies of cancer at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Some 45 years earlier, in the throes of World War II, he was referenced in the lyrics of Red Foley's country hit "Smoke On The Water"
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