Midori Naka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Midori Naka

Japanese actress

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1909

Place of Birth: Chūō-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1945

Profession: actor

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Midori Naka (Japanese: ????) (19 June 1909 – 24 August 1945) was a Japanese stage actress of the Shingeki style, famous in her country at the time of her death.
She survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, only to die 18 days later.
She was the first person in the world whose death was officially certified to be a result of radiation poisoning.
Her notability helped publicize the adverse effects of exposure to radiation and encouraged more research on this area.