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ON 26 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 26, 2008
1838 : Birth of Bankim Chandra Chatterji, Indian writer, who died in April 1894 http://www.ceeby.com/people/bankimchandrachatterji.cfm
1858 : Tianjin (Tien-tsin) Treaty between Great Britain and China http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob28.html
1945 : Delegates from 51 nations, including the Republic of China, sign the United Nations Charter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Charter http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/
1937 : Birth of Sombat Metanee, Thai actor and film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombat_Metanee
1949 : Kim Gu, president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1927-1948), is murdered. Born on August 29, 1876 http://www.kimsoft.com/2000/kimgu.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Provisional_Government_of_the_Republic_of_Korea
1950 : United Nations Security Council demands the immediate withdrawal of North Korea forces from South Korea
1968 : United States give back the administration of Bonin islands to Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonin_Islands
1971 : Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) suggests a new plan to solve the Vietnam War
1972 : Japan protests a series of French nuclear tests at Mururoa (South Pacific)
1975 : Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares Emergency in India, suspending civil liberties and elections. Political leader who opposed her are rounded up and press censorship is imposed
1985 : Birth of Oryen Trinley Dorje, 17th Karmapa (Tibet spiritual leader) http://www.kagyuoffice.org/karmapa.biographicalinfo.html
1994 : Death of Jahanara Iman, Bangladesh writer and political activist, born on May 3, 1929
2002 : For the first time since she has been freed, Aung San Suu Kyi can leave Yangon and go to Mandalay with no problem
2004 : Death of Yash Johar a famous Indian Bollywood film producer, born 6 September 1929 http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=3679
2007 : The Indonesian parliament rejects the defense agreement signed with Singapore in exchange for an extradition treaty for the forced return of corrupted Indonesian businessmen who took refuge in Singapore
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ON 27 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 27, 2008
1839 : Death of Ranjit Singh, head of the Sikh state of Punjab, born on 13 November 1780 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9062680/Ranjit-Singh?
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1871 : The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan when the government suspended the exchange of clan notes, money issued by feudal lords that have circulated since the 16th century
1915 : Naissance de Zhao Dan, Chinese actor, director and writer http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2003-10/22/content_43947.htm
1935 : Birth of Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, dubbed as the Bruce Lee of the Philippines, who died on August 26, 2007
1939 : Birth of Rahul Dev Burman, Indian composer and actor, who died on January 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Dev_Burman
1950 : United Nations Security Council votes a resolution which take note that North Korea refuses to respect its June 25 resolution and takes sanctions against it http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2711
1950 : Following a call from the United Nations Security Council, US President Truman orders naval and air forces to support South Korea and to protect Taiwan http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0627.html#article http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&
id=6941
1952 : Birth of Madan Kumar Bhandhari, communist Nepalese politician, who was kill in a mysterious car crash in 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madan_Kumar_Bhandari
1962 : Birth of Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Liang Zhaowei), Hong Kong actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504897/bio
1962 : USA says it will consider any Chinese attack against the costal islands held by Taiwan as an attack against Taiwan
1968 : US forces evacuate Khe-Sanh, besieged by the National Liberation front since several months http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/khe/index.html http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1933
1971 : Birth of Nepalese prince Dipendra who killed his father and many other members of the royal family on June 1, 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1365983.stm
1979 : Birth of Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453589/ http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=48&
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1989 : After Tiananmen Square massacre, European Council takes political and economic sanctions against Beijing
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ON 28 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 28, 2008
1194 : Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1162-1189), born on November 27, 1127 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Xiaozong
1243 : Birth of Go-Fukasuka, 89th Japanese emperor (1246-1259) who died on August 17, 1304
1921 : Birth of Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao, Indian Prime minister (1991-1996) who died on December 23, 2004 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RaoPamula.html
1938 : Birth of Moy Yat, Chinese martial artist, who died on January 23, 2001 http://www.moyyat.com/origins.html
1940 : Birth of Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize http://www.nndb.com/people/183/000049036/
1946 : Signature of a Treaty of mutual assistance between USA and the the Republic of China
1950 : North Korean troops capture Seoul, the capital of South Korea
1950 : In China, a law on trade unions and another on agrarian reform are adopted
1951 : Death of Fumiko Hayashi, a female Japanese writer who died in June 1951 http://www.bartleby.com/65/ha/HayashiF.html
1951 : After the June 23 proposals of Malik, the Soviet representative at United Nations, US general Rigway, commanding the international forces in Korea, says he is ready to talk for a cease-fire
1954 : At the end of the visit of Chinese premier Zhou Enlai in India, signature of the Agreement between the PRC and the Republic of India, which include the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence (or Panchshell) http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/dengxp/vol3/note/C0150.html http://chinaembassy.org.nz/eng/ziliao/3602/3604/t18053.htm
1956 : Joint communiqué between China and Japan on the repatriation of prisoners of war
1965 : In Vietnam, US forces launch their first offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1935
1971 : Nixon announces a new withdrawal from Vietnam (10,000 soldiers)
1972 : US president Richard Nixon announces that draftees will not go to Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1936
1978 : Vietnam becomes a member of Soviet Union led Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon)
1979 : Birth of Ha Ji-won (Jeong Hea-rim), Korean actress http://women.stareastasia.com/ha-ji-won/
1983 : Birth of Maui Taylor, Filipina model and singer http://www.mauitaylor.net/
1992 : In Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani president juqu’en septembre 1996 http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/today/brabbani.html
1994 : Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas at Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons are killed and 660 injured http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsumoto_incident
1994 : Arsala Rahmani succeds Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as Afghan prime minister http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369167
1998 : In China, Foundation of the forbidden China Democracy Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Democracy_Party http://www.cdponline.org/
2004 : According to a draft agreement, India and Pakistan each country will advice the other before a missile launch and they will open new consulates
2007 : Death of Japanese premier Kiichi Miyazawa (1991–1993), born on October 8, 1919 http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/jun/30/guardianobituaries.japan
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ON 29 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 29, 2008
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1596 : Birth of Go-Mizunoo, 108th emperor of Japan (1611-1629), who died on September 11, 1680 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Mizunoo
1725 : Death of Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician, born on March 24, 1657 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-355670.html
1923 : Birth of Chou Wen-chung, Chinese American composer of contemporary classical misic http://www.columbia.edu/cu/china/Chou.htm
1939 : Birth of Lo Lieh, Hong Kong martial arts actor, who died of a heart attack on November 2, 2002 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516316/ http://www.nst.com.my/blogs/fillips/31
1944 : US Congress promises the independence of the Philippines on July 4, 1946
1945 : Birth of Chandrika Kumaratunga, first female Sri Lankan president (1994-2005) http://www.priu.gov.lk/execpres/cbk.html
1949 : The last US soldiers leave South Korea
1950 : Opening of the Conference of Pau between France and the three states of Indochina
1951 : Attempt coup d’état against Thai Prime Minister Pibulsonggram
1960 : Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister for the third time
1961 : Signature, at Moscow, of a treaty of Amity, cooperation and mutual assistance between Soviet Union and North Korea
1966 : US aircraft bomb the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5133
1964 : First New Zeeland troops arrive in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1938
1969 : Birth of Toru Hashimoto, lawyer and incumbent governor of Osaka prefecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Hashimoto
1970 : US ground troops return from Cambodia after a two-month operation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1937
1981 : In China, resignation of conservative Hua Guofeng, heir of Mao Zedong, as chairman of the Central commity of the Chinese Communist Party. He is succeeded by reformist Hu Yaobang
1984 : Birth of Han Ji-hye, South Korean actress and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Ji-hye http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=762
1986 : Birth of Iya Villania, Filipina actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iya_Villania http://www.nativecelebrities.com/1159/Iya-Villania.html
1987 : Birth of Yasuka Saito, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2240426/
1989 : US Congress votes new sanctions against China http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2713
2002 : Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel
2004 : Lee Hae-Chan, chairman of South Korea party Uri, succeeds Goh Kun as Prime Minister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hae_Chan
2004 : In Pakistan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, chairman of the Pakistan’s Muslim League-Q, is appointed Prime Minister, succeeding Zafarullah Khan Jamali http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=525 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zafarullah_Khan_Jamali
2007 : Death of Edward Yang, Taiwanese firm director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/yang.html
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ON 30 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 30, 2008
1898 : The Northern Territories Hong Kong are leased to Great Britain for 99 years (New Territories)
1906 : Birth of Nepal king Tribhuvan (1911-1955) who died on March 13, 1955 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan
1917 : Death of Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian intellectual, educator and early political leader, born on http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Dr.%20Dadabhai%20Naoroji.htm
1946 : In China, after the failure of negotiations, hostilities resume between Communists and Nationalists
1950 : President Truman orders US forces to Korea http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Dr.%20Dadabhai%20Naoroji.htm
1953 : In China, end of the census. Chinese population is 600 million inhabitants
1964 : Signature of a border agreement between China and Outer Mongolia
1965 : Agreement between India and Pakistan to stop hostilities in Kutch Desert
1965 : Signature at Tokyo of a treaty on relations between Japan and South Korea
1967 : The South Vietnamese Armed Forces Council resolves rival claims to the presidency in favor of Nguyen Van Thieu for the September 3 election http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1939
1969 : Birth of Nguen Cao Ky (Ky Duyen) Vietnam-born American singer http://www.vietscape.com/music/singers/ky_duyen/biography.html
1970 : The Cooper-Church Amendment, limiting the presidential power in Cambodia is adopted by the US Senate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1940
1974 : France quits South-East Asia Treaty Organization (Seato)
1977 : SEATO is officially dissolved
1986 : Biginning of talks between China and Portugal on Macau future
1992 : In the Philippines, General Fidel Ramos succeedes Cory Aquino as president http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/ramos.html
1993 : Death of Hong Kong singer and songwriter Wang Ka Kui, 31 yars old, after an accident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Ka_Kui
1994 : The Japanese Premier Tsutomu Hata, after few weeks, is replaced by the socialist Tomiichi Murayama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Hata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiichi_Murayama
1996 : New general elections in Bangladesh under a caretaker government headed by Justice Habibur Rahman. Victory of the Awami League
1998 : Joseph Estrada is sworn in as the new president of the Philippines (till January 2001) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Estrada
2007 : In Bangladesh, General Ershad quits the chairmanship of Jatiya Party and retires http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/E_0071.htm
2007 : Pope Benedict XVI, sends a 50-page letter to the Catholics in China, calling for unity of the Church http://www.cardinalkungfoundation.org/Vatican2007/BenedictXVI-2007-5-
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ON 1 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on July 1, 2008
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1898 : The British take possession of Hong Kong New territories on a leasing of 99 years
1921 : On Shanghai, foundation of the Communist Party of China, with Chen Duxiu as first chairman http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ChenDuxi.html
1946 : White Rajah of Sarawak cedes his territory to the British government as a crown colony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyner_of_Sarawak
1964 : In Paris, French president General De Gaulle and prince Sihanouk suggest a new conference of Geneva aiming to safeguard the neutrality of Cambodia and Laos
1970 : General Yahya Khan, president of Pakistan abolishes One-Unit of Western Pakistan, restoring the provinces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pakistan
1975 : Thailand establishes diplomatic relations with Communist China
1976 : Birth of Justin Lo, Hong Kong singer and songwriter http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t120576.html
1977 : Birth of Keigo Hayashi, Japanese music artist http://www.imeem.com/groups/oE2Og3u_,keigo_hayashi_flow_or_flow/
1997 : Hong Kong is hand back to the Chinese authorities, ending more than 150 years of British control. The city become a Special Administrative Region as Tung Chee-hwa as Chief Executive http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/1/
newsid_2656000/2656973.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0701.html#article
2001 : The Communist party of China celebrates the 80th anniversary of its foundation. General Secretary Jiang Zemin announce that private companies boss are now authorized to join the party
2003 : In Hong Kong, 500,000 people demonstrate against an anti-subversion bill
2006 :In South Korea, Kang Jae-sup is elected chairman of the Grand National Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Jae-seop
2006 : In China, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is inaugurated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai-Tibet_Railway
2006 : Death of former Japanese premier Ryutaro Hashimoto http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/02/news/obits.php
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ON 2 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on July 2, 2008
626 : In fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the incident at Xuanwu Gate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incident_at_Xuanwu_Gate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Taizong_of_Tang
707 : In China, the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his wife Wu Zetian, her son Li Xian hand her grandson Li Chongrun, and granddaugther Li Xinanhui are interred in a new tom complex outside Chang’an, known as the Qianling Mausoleum http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/atam/115372.htm http://www.chinahighlights.com/photo/xian/qianling-tomb/qianling-
tomb4.htm
1582 : Japanese General Akechi Mitsuhide, who forced Oda Nobugana to suicide, is defeated and killed in the Battle of Yamazaki http://www.samurai-archives.com/mitsuhide.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yamazaki
1929 : Birth of Imelda Marcos, widow of the Philippines former president and dictator Marcos http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/127:388/1/Imelda_Marcos.htm
1940 : Indian Independence leader Subhas Chandras Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/bose.htm
1950 : Kinkaku-ji, in Kyoto, Japan, is burn down http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3908.html http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/english/e_kinkakuji/photos/index.html
1962 : Soviet Union reaffirms on an equivocal way its support to China on Taiwan affair
1970 : Two-day meeting of Seato in Manila
1971 : Birth of Chinese actress Qu Ying http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu_Ying http://www.bsffilmgroup.com/sed/Qu_Ying.html
1972 : At Simla (India), Indian and Pakistani premiers Indira Gandhi and Ali Bhutto sign a peace agreement avec their third war http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/documents/simla.html
1976 : North and South Vietnam are reunified. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is proclaimed
1995 : In Thailand, the Chart Thai (Thai Nation party), led by Banharn Silpa-archa wins election, beating Chuan Leekpai Depocratic Party
2004 : Asean Regional Forum (ARF) accepts Pakistan as the 24th member
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ON 3 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on July 3, 2008
1442 : Birth of Go-Tsuchimikado, 103rd emperor of Japan (1464-1500) who died on October 1500 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-Tsuchimikado
1844 : In Macau, signature of the Treaty of Wanghia (Wangxia) between China and the United States (based on Najing treaty with the British) http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/528001/
the_sino_american_treaty_of_wanghia.html http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/dwe/82011.htm
1872 : Birth of Habib Ullah Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1901-1919), murdered in February 1919 http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/detail/dhabib.html
1918 : Birth of S.V. Ranga Rao, Indian actor, who died on July 18, 1974 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._V._Ranga_Rao
1922 : Although, the Dutch had banned political activities in Dutch Indies, Ki Hajar Dewantoro founds the Taman Siswa organization to promote national education for Indonesians http://simplecell.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/indonesias-national-
education-day-remembering-ki-hajar-dewantara/
1924 : Birth of Sellapan Rama Nathan, president of Singapore since August 18, 1999 http://www.upto11.net/generic_wiki.php?q=sellapan_rama_nathan http://www.nndb.com/people/241/000083989/
1938 : Birth of Bolo Yeung, Hong Kong actor http://www.bolo-yeung.com/
1945 : US troops land at Balikpapan and take Sepinggan airfield on Borneo (Indonesia)
1950 : US carrier-based planes attack airfields in the Pyongyang-Chinnampo area of North Korea in the first air-strike of the Korean War
1951 : In Korea War, US general Ridgway agrees to ceasefire talks with North Koreans http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/
newsid_2785000/2785543.stm
1953 : France says it is ready to « perfect » the independence of the three French Indochina countries
1954 : Zhou Enlai, Chinese foreign minister, and Ho Chi Minh meet on the sino-vietnamese border to talk on Indochina situation
1956 : In a joint communiqué, USA and the Philippines said again that the US military bases in that country are under the Philippine sovereignty
1969 : Grave naval incident between Communist China and Taiwan off of Fujian province
1978 : Beijing, definively halts its economic aid to Vietnam
1982 : Birth of Kanika, Indian actress http://www.santabanta.com/contestants.asp?picid=691
1988 : Chatichai Choonhavan becomes Thai Prime Minister, up to 23 February 1991, when deposed by a military coup d’état http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/107940/Chatichai-Choonhavan#tab=active~checked%
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1998 : End of the visit of Bill Clinton in China (since June 25), the first of an American president in China since Tiananmen Square massacre.
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ON 4 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on July 4, 2008
943 : Death of Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea,, born on January 31, 877 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taejo_of_Goryeo
1330 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun who died in 1367 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshiakira http://www.japan-photo.de/e-yoshiakira.htm
1868 : By the Battle of Ueno, in the city of Edo (Tokyo), the last forces of Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate are defeated, completing the Meiji Restoration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ueno
1871 : Russian forces, led by General Kaufman, invade the Chinese Ili Valley (Xinjiang)
1896 : Birth of Chinese writer Mao Dun who died on March 27, 1981 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9050686/Mao-Dun
1902 : Death of Vivekananda, Hindu spiritual leader, born on January 12, 1863 http://www.vivekananda.org/
1946 : Formal independence of the Philippines. The USA keeps the retention of major military bases and business citizenship for American trading http://countrystudies.us/philippines/22.htm http://www.bibingka.com/phg/misc/july4.htm
1957 : Birth of Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand http://www.pattayamail.com/414/news.htm#hd1 http://www.thaicongenvancouver.org/princesschulabhon.htm
1962 : After Ne Win’s coup, the Burma Socialist Program Party is formed by the military-led Revolutionary Council. The only one authorized party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Socialist_Programme_Party
1972 : After secret negotiations, the two Koreas publish a joint communiqué on their will to reunify the country
1986 : Birth of Takahisa Masusa, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Masuda_Takahisa
1987 : Taiwan Prime Minister Yu Kuo-hwa offers a bill to end 38-year Martial Law http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9B0DE1D9113CF937A35754C0A961948260
1946 : Official independence of the Philippines from USA
1949 : Birth of Todung Mulya Lubis, the most prominent human-rights voice in Indonesia http://www.rvr.aim.edu.ph/mcga/program/TodungMulyaLubis.htm
1972 : In South Korea, adoption of a new constitution (Fourth Republic) that reinforces the powers of the president.
1972 : Joint North-South declaration on peaceful reunification http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/74js-en.htm
1996 : Border agreement between China and Kirghizstan
2006 : North Korea tests four short range missile, one median-range missile, and a long-range Teopodong-2 which fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan
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ON 5 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on July 5, 2008
1882 : Birth of Inayat Khan, Indian sufu, who died on February 5, 1927 http://www.om-guru.com/html/saints/khan.html
1898 : Birth of Yip Man, first martial arts master to teach Chinese martial art of Wing Chun, died on December 2, 1972 http://www.cheungswingchun.com/g/999/yip-man.html
1950 : First clash between US troops with Northern Korean http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5151
1951 : Birth of Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer http://www.geocities.com/nisekriston/
1956 : In Laos, Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister for the second time, up to November 1958
1963 : Opening of a Sino-Soviet conference in Moscow (till July 20)
1968 : Birth of Kenji Ito, Japanese composer http://ito.cocoebiz.com/index.php
1977 : Pakistani Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is overthrown in a a military coup led by General Zia ul Haq
1993 : In Cambodia, after the first elections under UN control, formation of a two-headed government, with Prince Ranariddh as First Premierand Hun Sen as Second Prime Minister
1995: Death of Takeo Fukuda, Japanese Prime Minister (December 1976-December 1978) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=990CE2D81F31F935A35754C0A963958260
1998 : Japan launches a probe to Mars and thus joins the USA and Russi as a space exploring nations
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