1955 71 years ago Selected Events September 4 2 sources

A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.

On September 4, in the year 1955, A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of September 4, one of 439 recorded events on this date across all of history.

The Yumiko-chan incident was the rape and murder of five-year-old Japanese girl Yumiko Nagayama, sometimes reported as Yumiko Arakaki, by U.S. soldier ‌Sergeant Isaac J. Hurt in Kadena, Okinawa, on 4 September 1955. Nagayama's body was found near Kadena Air Base during the U.S. occupation of Okinawa. An investigation led to the conviction of 31-year-old Sergeant Hurt on charges of murder, rape, and kidnapping. The Yumiko-chan incident caused anti-American outrage in Okinawa and contributed to the first major Okinawan protests against the U.S. occupation and military presence.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on September 4, 1955 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 21 August 2026.

On This Date in History 439

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Notable Deaths 2021 Sep 4 Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957)
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Notable Deaths 2018 Sep 4 Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2018 Sep 4 Krzysztof Sitko, Polish association football player (born 1967)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 4 Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 4 Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 4 Jean Darling, American actress (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 4 Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 4 Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 4 Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 4 Gustavo Cerati, Argentine Musician (born 1959)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 4 Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2014 Sep 4 Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 4 Michel Pagé, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 4 Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 4 Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (born 1980)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 4 Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 4 Casey Viator, American bodybuilder and journalist (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 4 Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 4 Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 4 George Savitsky, American football player (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 4 Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 4 Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2011 Sep 4 Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2010 Sep 4 Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (born 1926)
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Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 4 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer and manager (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 4 Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (born 1962)
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 4 Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 4 Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2004 Sep 4 Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (born 1971)
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Notable Deaths 2003 Sep 4 Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist and educator (born 1921)
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