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ON 21 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 21, 2008
1192 : Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) http://www.ninpo.org/picturearchive/historicalportraits/
minamotoyoritomo.html
1535 : Birth of Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord who died on February 18, 1619 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Yoshihiro
1581 : Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai, born in 1527 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakuma_Nobumori
1870 : Ma Xinyi, Viceroy of Liangjiang of the late Qing Dynasty in China, is assassinated. Born in 1821 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Xinyi http://www.monkeypeaches.com/thewarlords.html
1921 : The White Russian Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg who led Mongolia to independence from China in March is hand over to soviet Red army by his own troops http://www.mongolia-web.com/content/view/1141/39/
1937 : China and Russia sign a non aggression pact
1943 : Japan evacuates the Aleutian island of Kiasha which has been the last North American foothold held by the Japanese
1945 : General Ho Ying-chin, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, transmits to general Okamura Yasutsugu a memorandum on the preparation for the surrender of Japanese forces in China http://www.taiwandocuments.org/surrender06.htm
1963 : The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalises Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. Martial law is declared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1291 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xa_Loi_Pagoda_raids
1983 : Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/21/
newsid_2534000/2534945.stm http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8260401
1995 : Death of Subrahmanyan Chandrasehkhar, Indian-born astrophysicist, Nobel Prize 1983, born on October 19, 1910 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1983/
chandrasekhar-autobio.html
1997 : Afghanistan suspends its embassy operations in the United States
2002 : In Pakistan, President General Pervez Musharraf unilaterally amends the Pakistani constitution. He expands his term in office and grants himself powers that include the right to dissolve parliament
2004 : In Bangladesh, a grenade attack against the main political party, the Awami league, causes 22 dead. Its leader, Sheikh Hasina, is wounded
2005 : Death of Wei Li, Chinese actor, born on October 25, 1919 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508536/
2007 : Death of Indian novelist Qurrutulain Hyder http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070023369&ch=8/21/2007%205:42:00%20PM
2007 : In Bangladesh, Violent confrontation between students and police. Students demand the withdrawal of troops from campus and politics
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ON 22 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 22, 2008
1155 : Death of Japanese Emperor Konoe (1142-1155), born on June 16, 1139 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Konoe
1861 : Death of Xianfeng, 8th emperor of the Qing dynasty since 1850, born on July 17, 1831 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianfeng
1875 : The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia, signed on May 7, is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Saint_Petersburg_(1875)
1894 : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi founds the Natal Indian Congress which later will ally itself with the African National Congress http://www.saha.org.za/collections.htm?collections/AL2421.htm
1904 : Birth of Deng Xiaoping, leader of China (1978-1997), who died on February 19, 1997 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/dengxiaoping.shtml http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/inside.china/profiles/
deng.xiaoping/
1910 : Japan illicitly annexes Korea with the signing of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty. The name Korea was abolished and replaced with the ancient name Joseon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan-Korea_Annexation_Treaty
1945 : In China, the Soviet forces enter Port-Arthur
1951 : Birth of Chandra Prakash Mainali, Nepalese communist politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Prakash_Mainali http://www.telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=3344
1955 : Birth of Chiranjeevi, Telugu film actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/wallpapers/actor/4161.html
1958 : In the night of 22 to 23, the Communist Chinese artillery bombs the Nationalist hold island of Quemoy and Matsu, causing a crisis with the United States
1967 : Birth of Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer who commited suicide on 8 April 1986 http://www.idollica.com/okada/OkadaYukiko.html
1967 : In Beijing, during the Cultural Revolution, the British embassy is set on fire
1971 : Birth of Rick Yune, Korean American actor http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Yune,_Rick/index.html
1986 : Birth of Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress http://bestuff.com/stuff/keiko-kitagawa
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ON 23 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 23, 2008
1176 : Death of Rokujo, 79th Japanese Emperor from 1165 through 1168 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Rokujo
1708 : Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamheiba
1884 : French Admiral Courbet destroys the Chinese Fujian fleet in Fuzhou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Foochow
1896 : First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila. http://www.philnewscentral.com/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?url=philrev.html
1900 : Death of Kuroda Kiyotaka, 2nd Japanese Prime Minister (1888-1889), born on October 16 1840 http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/71.html
1949 : Opening, in La Hague, of the round table between Dutch and Indonesian with United Nations delegates.
1954 : The Indian Upper house of the Indian parliament receives its hindi name of Rajya Sabha (states council)
1958 :The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/quemoy_matsu-2.htm
1964 : Kong Hee, Singaporean, Founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_Hee http://wordpress.com/tag/kong-hee/
1967 : In Vietnam war, Can Tho et Hoa An are attacked by North Vietnamese troops
1968 : Communist forces renew offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1299
1975 : Successful Communist coup in Laos. Leftist forces agree to support national union government of Prince Souvanna Phouma
1987 : Birth of Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, host and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Gil http://nikkigil.org/
1995 : Birth of Eliza Pineda, Filipina child actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Pineda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6wTpI_9U90
2003 : In Cambodia, the Funcipec and Sam Ransy Party form an democratic allliance against the People’s Cambodian Party of premier Hun Sen
2007 : In Pakistan, the Supreme Court authorizes the former PM Nawaz Sharif to come back to the country while general Musharraf imposed him a ten years voluntary exile http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1126/p01s02-wosc.html
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ON 24 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 24, 2008
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1690 : The British East India Company establishes itself at Calcutta, now Kolkota
1925 : Death of Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Indian scholar, born on July 6, 1837 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/72430.cms
1935 : Birth of Tsutomu Hata, briefly Japanese Prime Minister in 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Hata
1942 : Japanese aircraft carrier Ryuho is sunk in the Battle of East Solomon Islands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6561
1956 : Death of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director and screenwriter, born on 16 May 1898 http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/mizoguchi.html http://www.mininova.org/tor/1582899
1963 : Whashington changes policy on support for South Vietnamese president Diem http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1302
1965 : Indian troops cross again the border of the Pakistani Kashmir. Violent fighting with Pakistani forces
1967 : Lam Bun, Hong Kong radio commentator is murdered, born in 1930 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_Bun
1974 : Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed is sworned as the new president of India, up to his death on February 11, 1977 http://pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org/ahmed.html
1981 : The pro-Soviet Kabul accepts three-party talks with Iran and Pakistan
1984 : In the Afghan conflict, the indirect talks resume at Geneva (will be break off on August 30)
1992 : China and South Korea establish diplomatic relations
1995 : Birth of Runa Tsukishima, Japanese child model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runa_Tsukishima http://www.japanidolgoods.com/runa-tsukishima-age11-tresure-b.html
1995 : Harry Wu, human right activist is expelled by China after he was convicted of spying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wu
2002 : USA applies sanctions to North Korea for the selling of Scud missiles parts to Yemen
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ON 25 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 25, 2008
1883 : Signature of the Treaty of Hué (or Treaty of Protectorate) putting Annam and Tonkin under the control of France
1894 : Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet. http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/General-Information-and-
Biographies/Kitasato-Shibasaburo.html
1904 : During the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese troops push Russians from Liao-yang, In China.
1911 : Birth of Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnamese general and statesman, hero of the war against the French http://www.carpenoctem.tv/military/giap.html
1912 : The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded by Sun Yat-sen. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHINAkuomintang.htm
1916 : Birth of Saburo Sakai, Japanese aviator, who died on September 22, 2000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburo_Sakai
1924 : Death of, Filipino general, born on March 15, 1818 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_%C3%81lvarez
1942 : Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. A Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned-back by Allied air attack, losing one destroyer and one transport sunk, and one light cruiser heavily damaged.
1945 : Vietnam emperor Bao Dai abdicate in favor of Republic http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/van_kien/baodai.html
1945 : Ten days after World War II ended with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China killed Baptist missionary John Birch, regarded by a portion of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872243,00.html
1946 : In India, a provisional cabinet is formed, headed by viceroy lord Wavel and Nehru as vice-chairman
1959 : USA Gives Laos and money and military equipments
1962 : Birth of Taslima Nasrim (Nasreen), Bangladeshi writer http://taslimanasrin.com/index2.html
1968 : Birth of Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model and racing driver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Mitsui http://www.asianjoke.com/girls2/yuri_mitsui_picture.htm
1968 : Birth of Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer and composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Ueda
1972 : China vetoes the entry of Bangladesh to United Nations
1987 : Birth of Chinese actress Liu Yifei http://women.stareastasia.com/crystal-liu/ http://crystalliuyifei.com/
1989 : Mayumi Moriyama becomes Japan's first female cabinet secretary. http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumidaijin/020930/
03moriyama_e.html
1992 : China establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea
1992 : Birth of Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer http://www.hellproject.com/person/Natsuyaki_Miyabi
2003 : In Myanmar, Khin Nyunt becomes Prime Minister, up to October 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khin_Nyunt
2003 : Bombay rocked by twin car bombs causing the death of around 50 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/25/
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ON 26 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 26, 2008
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1897 : Birth of Yun Bo-seon, president of South Korea (1960-1962), who died on July 18, 1990
http://15cwd.pa.go.kr/english/intocwd/expresident/pre_ybs/
1901 : Birth of Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician, who died on January 6, 1972 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/chengyi.shtml
1925 : birth of Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order http://fwbo.org/sangharakshita/sangharakshita_biog.html
1941 : Birth of Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/girls/wakabayashi.php3 http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/bond-girls/akiko-wakabayashi.php
1946 : Birth of Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/58548.htm
1960 : Signature of a treaty of amity between China and Afghanistan
1975 : Portuguese politic authorities and military forces hurriedly leave East Timor
1976 : In the Philippines, Kumander Dante, leader of the New People Army est captured http://www.pcij.org/i-report/edsa20/bernabe-buscayno.html
1977 : Birth of Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeko_Chiba
1978 : Birth of Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer http://www.rajakashifonline.com/
1988 : Aung San Suu Kyi adresses half-million mass rally in front of Swedagon Pagoda in Yangon, calling for a democratic government
1990 : Death of Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer, born in 1913 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Minoru-Honda
2006 : In Pakistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, historic chief of Baluchistan rebels is killed in a military operation http://pakistaniat.com/2006/08/26/1927-2006-nawab-akbar-bugti-killed/
2007 : Death of Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, popularly dubbed as the Bruce Lee of the Philippines, born on June 27, 1935 http://www.gmanews.tv/story/57828/Ramon-Zamora-Pinoy-Bruce-Lee-dies-
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ON 27 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 27, 2008
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663 - Remnants of the Korean Baekje Kingdom and their Yamato Japanese allies engage the combined naval forces of the Tang Chinese and Silla Koreans on the Geum River in Korea; the outcome is a significant Tang-Silla victory
1232 - The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseibai_Shikimoku
1394 : Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (1368-1383), born in 1343 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chokei
1407 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, the 5th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1423 to 1425,died on March 17, 1425 http://www.japan-101.com/history/ashikaga_yoshinori.htm
1664 : Foundation of the French East India Company http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-EastIndF.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_East_India_Company
1883 : Krakatoa, an Indonesian volcano, erupts. It is one of the most powerful volcanic events recorded in modern times, with shock waves traveling around the Earth's surface and tsunamis killing an estimated 36,000 people world-wide.
1922 : Birth of Sosuke Uno, 75th prime minister of Japan from June to August 1989 and forced to resign after a sex scandal, died on 19 May 1998 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html
1931 : Birth of Sri Chinmoy, Indian guru who died on October 11, 2007 http://www.srichinmoybio.co.uk/srichinmoy/biography.html
1941 : Prince Fumimaro Konoye, prime minister of Japan, announces that he would like to enter into direct negotiations with President Roosevelt in order to prevent the Japanese conflict with China from expanding into world war.
1943 - Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1945 : US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1950 : Violation of the Communist China’s airspace by US jets
1957 - The Constitution of Malaysia came into force.
1959 : Liu Shaoqi replaces Mao Zedong as president of the People’s Republic of China http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LiuShaoq.html
1963 : Death of Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician, born on August 25, 1888 http://allama-mashriqi.8m.com/
1969 - The first installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's Tough Being a Man) movies is released in Japan. Director and screenplay writer Yoji Yamada went on to make 48 installments of the series, which is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running movie series.
1972 : US Aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1310
1975 : Portuguese leave East-Timor. Beginning of a civil war between political parties
1976 : Death of Mukesh, Indian singer, born on July 22, 1923 http://www.singermukesh.com/
1980 : General Chun Doo-hwan is elected president of the Republic of Korea by a body of great electors (sworn in September 1) http://www.nndb.com/people/454/000111121/
1983 : Birth of Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/wilsonchen/bio.shtml
1984 : Two rival movements of the Afghan resistance, the Hezbi-Islami of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Jamiat-Islami of Burhanuddin Rabrani become allied against the Russian
1988 : Death of Mario Montenegro, Filipino film actor, born on July 25, 1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Montenegro
2003 : In Beijing, first of a three-day negotiations on the North Korean nuclear program. Pyongyang says it is ready to declare itself a nuclear state and to test a bomb if the USA refuses to sign a non-aggression treaty
2003 : In Nepal, Maoist rebels break off the truce and resume attacks on the police
2006 : Death of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian film director (b. 1922) http://www.hrishikeshmukherjee.com/
2007 : In Thailand, the military junta announces that the first general elections under the new constitution will be on December 23
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ON 28 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 28, 2008
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1025 : Birth of the 70th Japanese Emperor Go-Reizei (1045-1068) who died on May 22, 1068 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Reizei
1183 : In Japan, Minamoto no Yoshinaka enters victoriously in Kyōto after the Taira clan run away three days ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshinaka
1476 : Birth of Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter (+ 1559) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kano_Motonobu http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/kano_motonobu.html
1582 : Birth of Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Taichang , who died after few months of reign in 1620 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/taichang_en.htm
1620 : Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Taichang is enthroned but will mysteriously died on September 26, 1620 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichang_Emperor
1945 : At Chongqing, beginning of talks between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek (up to October 11) under US mediation
1945 : After Japanese defeat, landing of US forces in Japan
1947 : Birth of Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liza_Wang http://www.lizawang.com/home/default.htm
1947 : Birth of Shoto Tanemura, Japanese martial artist http://www.genbukan.org/Amatsu_Tatara_Martial_Art_and_/
Shoto_Tanemura_s_Teachers/Shoto_Tanemura_History/
shoto_tanemura_history.html
1951 : Birth of Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiichi_Suzuki
1956 : Official visit of Indonesian president Sukarno to Moscou marking his Marxist drifting
1966 : Birth of Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician http://www.priyadutt.org/page/biography.html
1967 : Birth of Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Kesner
1968 : At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disgreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52776
1973 : Indo-Pakistani agreement for the rapatriation of the prisoners of war
1973 : North Korea refuses to persue talks with South Korea
1974 : Birth of Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahito_Eguchi
1976 : Japan ratifies the le Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Treaty
1991 : Birth of Sarah Jane Santos, Filipino singer http://www.jailbaitwait.com/countdowns/show/Sarah_Jane_Santos http://profiles.friendster.com/49024627
1993 : In Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong, previously deputy to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, is the first directly elected president in Singapore http://www.answers.com/topic/ong-teng-cheong
1998 : Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
2004 : Shaurat Aziz becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P087
2007 : Death of Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born actress, born on 8 May 1929 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/
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ON 29 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 29, 2008
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708 : Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)
1842 : Japanese shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi orders to the daimyō (governors of provinces) to supply western ships if they request for
1842 : The Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War and gives Hong Kong to the British (see picture below) http://nanking.com/ http://www.artasialink.com/pages/nanking.htm
1871 : Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_the_han_system
1876 : Birth of Kim Gu, president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1927-1948), assassinated on June 26, 1949 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Gu
1910 : The Japan-Korean Annexation Treaty, signed on August 22, enters in force. Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony http://www.international.ucla.edu/eas/documents/kore1910.htm
1942 : The international humanitarian agency, the Red Cross, reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American POWs held by Japan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6567
1944 : British troops land on Indonesia
1950 : Taiwan question is put on United Nations Security Councy agenda
1950 : British troops arrive in Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/29/
newsid_3053000/3053107.stm
1962 : Birth of Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese composer http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/8/hiroki-kikuta/
1964 : Nguyen Khanh steps down as president of South Vietnam and Xuan Oanh, former professor at Trinity College in Connecticut, is named prime minister. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1315 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyen_Khanh http://members.tripod.com/~nguyentin/nkhanh-2.htm
1966 : In Beijing, start of a two-day demonstration in front of the Soviet Union embassy
1972 : US president Nixon announces a new withdraw of 12,000 soldiers from Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1317
1972 : Birth of Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor http://bestuff.com/stuff/bae-yong-joon
1974 : Birth of Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer http://www.rpgfan.com/features/tanioka-interview/index.html
1976 : Death of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, born on May 24, 1899 http://www.nazrul.org/main_page/main.htm
2004 : Apirak Kosayodhin, a member of the Democratic Party is elected governor of Bangkok vis 21 others candidates http://www.bangkokpost.com/bkkgov2004/apirak.html
2004 : India test-launches a nuclear capable missile able to carry a one-ton warhead. The weapon has a range of 1,560 miles
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ON 30 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 30, 2008
To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page
1363 - Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders against the Yuan dynasty, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, who are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history, with an end on October 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Poyang
1428 : Death of Shoko, 101st emperor of Japan (1412-1428), born on 12 May 1401 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dk%C5%8D
1574 : Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Master. http://www.sikhs.org/guru4.htm
1590 : In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu captures Edo Castle. http://library.thinkquest.org/C001119/tour/parse.php3?src=edo
1619 : Death of Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Yoshihiro
1896 : Eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas.
1911 : In Japan, end of the second Katsura Taro’s government http://www.jref.com/glossary/katsura_taro.shtml
1929 : Birth of François Cheng (Chéng Bàoyi), Chinese French academician, writer, poet and calligrapher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cheng http://h05.cgpublisher.com/proposals/564/index_html
1945 : In Japan, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6568 http://www.fsmitha.com/review/takemae.htm
1951 : Signature of a defense pact between the Philippines and the United States
1962 : Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since the war and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMC_YS-11
1974 - Powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters inTokyo. 8 killed, 378 injured. Eight left-wing activists will be arrested on May 19, 1975
1979 : Birth of Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavia_Yeung http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=28
1979 : Birth of Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/chow_niki.htm http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=229
1983 : Birth of Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor http://www.jdorama.com/index.291.htm http://bestuff.com/stuff/matsumoto-jun
1999 : After months of violence by pro-Indonesia militias, under the control of United Nations, the East-Timor people, with a 98,6 per cent toll of participation chose to become independent by 78,5 per cents of the voters (see picture below)
2001 : Under United Nations control, first general election in East-Timor. Fretilin gets 55 of the 88 seats.
2001 : In Nepal, beginning of negotiations with the Maoist rebellion
2002 : Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi, announces that he will go for an historic visit to Pyongyang, on September 17
2007 : In China, Finance minister Jin Renqing, involved in a sex scandal is sacked
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