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Events on Friday 31 March 1944 1
1885 – 1944Mineichi Koga (1885-1944)Died 31 March 1944, aged 58Japanese admiral who became commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet after Isoroku Yamamoto's death. He was killed when his flying boat crashed in a typhoon near the Philippines. His death was kept secret for weeks.