Japanese voice actress (died 2024)

Nobuyo Ōyama

Nobuyo Yamashita , known professionally as Nobuyo Ōyama , was a Japanese actress, voice actress, screenwriter, singer, essayist, and television personality last affiliated with Actors Seven. Her husband was the actor and television personality Keisuke Sagawa. She is best known for voicing Doraemon, the titular character of the Doraemon franchise in the Doraemon television anime series, the yearly annual Doraemon feature films, the Doraemon video games, Doraemon merchandise, stageshows, and Doraemon commercials from 1979 to 2005 and Monokuma, the main villain of the Danganronpa franchise in the first three video games, the Danganronpa stageshows, Danganronpa commercials, and the television anime series adaptation Danganronpa: The Animation from 2010 to 2016.

Born

1933

October 16

Died

Living

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1930s

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The world in 1933

When Nobuyo arrived

april 1 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
april 24 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
april 25 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
april 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.

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Bob Weir 1947–2026 American musician, (born 1947) Charles Colson 1931– American lawyer and politician (died 2012) Edward Ardizzone 1900– Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (died 1979) Enver Hoxha 1908–1985 Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (born 1908) Fernanda Montenegro 1929– Brazilian actress Flea 1962– Australian-American bass player, songwriter, and actor Francis Lubbock 1815–1905 American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas (born 1815) Hema Malini 1948– Indian actress, director, producer, and politician Inna 1986– Romanian singer

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Aquilino Pimentel 1933– Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2019) Asha Bhosle 1933–2026 Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933) Bapu 1933–2014 Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933) Bob Rafelson 1933– American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022) Carol Burnett 1933– American actress, singer, and producer Cissy Houston 1933–2024 American singer (born 1933) Claudio Abbado 1933–2014 Italian conductor (born 1933) Danny Aiello 1933–2019 American actor (born 1933) Dom DeLuise 1933–2009 American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009)

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