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25 NOVEMBER 2007
25 NOVEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY
1501 : Birth of Yi Hwang, Korean confucian scholar http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9383156/Yi-Hwang
1839 : A cyclone slams India, destroying the port city of Coringa, 20,000 ships and taking the life of 300,000 people
1904 : Birth of Chinese novelist Ba Jin http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/a-giant-of-chinese-literature/
2005/10/20/1129775897723.html http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/bajin/
bajintimeline.html
1910 : Birth of Chinese poet Ai Qing http://www.thefileroom.org/documents/dyn/DisplayCase.cfm/id/784
1911 : Bombing of Nanjing by Chinese revolutionnaries
1920 : Birth of Syed Hassan Jamalullail, king of Malaysia (1960-1965) http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/portal_bi/rk3/rk3a.php?id=rk3_3
1924 : Birth of Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic and philosopher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takaaki_Yoshimoto
1924 : Naissance de Qiao Shi, Chinese politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiao_Shi
1936 : Anti-Komintern Pact signed by Japan and Germany
1938 : The Japanese troops take Hankou
1939 : Birth of Lalita Ahmed, Indian actress
1950 : The PRC sends thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight the UN forces in Korea
1952 : Birth of Imran Khan, Pakistani cricket player turned politician http://www.imrankhanno1.20m.com/profile.html
1970 : Japanese author Yukio Mishima commits ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt http://www.members.tripod.com/dennismichaeliannuzz/finalDay.html http://www.vill.yamanakako.yamanashi.jp/bungaku/mishima/index-e.html
1974 : Resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuci Tanaka.
1974 : Death of U Thant, Burmanese diplomat who was UN Secretary general from 1961 to 1971 http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg3bio.html
2003 : On a pakistani offer, a cease-fire is applied on the Line of control in Kashmir.
But in all Asia history on a 25 November, the main event is the birth of Asia Observer member Bjoern (Thailand)
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27 NOVEMBER 2007
27 NOVEMBER 1127 : BIRTH OF CHINESE EMPEROR XIAOZONG
Xiaozong has been the 17th emperor of the China Song dynasty, and the 2nd emperor of the Southern Song.
His personnal name was Zhao Shen.
He reigned from July 1162 to February 1189
OTHER MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY
1576 : Birth of Shimazu Tadatsune, ruler of Satsuma,, the first Japanese ruler of the Ryukyu kingdom
1592 : Death of Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese samurai commander who died at 25 in the Battle of Bunroku
1932 : Birth of Benigno « Ninoy » Aquino assassinated on 21 August 1983 http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?
refid=761560871
1933 : Birth of Tadayoshi Veda, Japanese actor
1916 : Birth of Koji Shundo, Japanese film producer
1950 : Chinese eject UN troops from border with Korea (see BBC)
1951 : For the first time, the PRC delegation attends UN Security Council works on Korea
1957 : Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru makes an impassioned speech for nuclear disarmament, calling USA and USSR to end nuclear test and begin disarmament
1965 : The Pentagon tells US President Lyndon B. Johnson that for winning the war, he has to increase the number of American troops in Vietnam from 120,000 to 400,000
1966 : Russian daily Pravda condemns the double game of the Chinese leaders and critics Mao Zedong.
1971 : The Asean proclaims to be a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (Zopfan)
1978 : Giant demonstration in China with the demonstrators chanting « freedom and democracy » and cheering Deng Xiaoping name.
1982 : Yasuhiro Nakasone becomes Prime Minister succeeding to Zenko Suzuki. http://www.nndb.com/people/856/000111523/
2003 : Taiwan National assembly pass a law authorizing the president to organize referendums, but the opposition which is the majority put an amendment excluying referendum on independence, change of the constitution and the flag.
But the main fact on a 27 November in Asia history is the birth of Asia Observer member Readerrizvi, from Pakistan
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28 NOVEMBER 2007
MAIN EVENTS ON 28 NOBEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY
1694 : Death of Japanese poet Matsuo Basho
1885 : The Burmese city of Mandalay is occupied by the British forces
1897 : Following the assassination of missionaries, the German take Kiao-Tchéou in north-east of China
1929 : Birth of Japanese writer Kuniko Mukoda, who died in August 1981 http://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/yukari/e/man-detail.cgi?id=94&
CGISESSID=7721432a73273dc19d8f40bb893766b3
1930 : Birth of Japanese actor Fuyukichi Maki, who died in June 1998
1950 : At the United Nations, the USA accuse PRC of aggression
1956 : Coming from Cambodia, Zhou Enlai meets Nehru in New Delhi.
1958 : Sixth plenum of China Communist Party VIIIth Central Committee at Wuhan. Mao Zedong quits as head of state
1958 : Birth of Eisaku Shindo, Japanese actor
1958 : Birth of Li Kechun, Chinese actress http://movies.nytimes.com/person/454792/Li-Kechun
1965 : In response to US president Johnson call, Philippines president F. Marcos announces he will send troops to South Vietnam
1967 : Birth of Tomoyo Harada http://movies.nytimes.com/person/236541/Tomoyo-Harada/filmography http://haradatomoyo.com/
1969 : Birth of Yu Jun-sang, South Korean actor
1975 : Fretilin (Frente Revolucionario de Timor-Leste) proclaims Independence of East-Timor.
1976 : Birth of Qi Yuwu, Chinese actress
1976 : Birth of Kiki Widyasari, Indonesian actress
1981 : Death of Japanese actor Kotaro Bando, born in May 1911 http://movies.nytimes.com/person/3684/Kotaro-Bando
1990 : Goh Chok Tang, officially succeeds Lee Kuan Yew as Premier of Singapore http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Goh+Chok+Tong
2001 : Arrest of “Tommy” (son of ex- president of Indonesia Suharto) who was on the run for one year http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/925992.stm
2006 : Death of Japanese actress Miki Odagiri, born in June 1930 http://movies.nytimes.com/person/53797/Miki-Odagiri
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29 NOVEMBER 2007
29 NOVEMBER 1427 : BIRTH OF CHINESE EMPEROR ZHENGTONG
Zhu Qizhen, eldest son of emperor Xuande, was born on 29 November 1427 and enthroned in February 1435 with the era name of Zhengtong
On 5 September 1449, at the age of 22, as he was fighting the Mongols of Esen Khan at the Battlle of Tumu Fortress, he was captured. He became a friend to the khan who, because he caught apoplexy, freed him.
While he was prisoner, his brother Zhu Qiyu took the power as emperor Jinghai and when Zhengtong came back, he was put under arrest for almost seven years.
In February 1457, Zhengtong took advantage of his brother illness for despositing him and start a second reign as emperor Tianshun. He died at the age of 37 on 23 February 1465.
He is the one who put an end to the custom which obliged some of the emperor concubines to commit suicide and follow him to the other world.
OTHER EVENTS IN ASIA HISTORY
1835 : Birth of Empress Dowager Cixi (1868-1908) http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_cixi.htm
1890 : The Meiji constitution, the first in Asia, goes into effect in Japan and the first Diet convenes
1893 : Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan
1931 : Birth of Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor who died in June 1997 http://www.netbros.com/ShintaroKatsu
1947 : Agreement between India and the state of Haïderabad which recognize the independence of the two states.
1950 : North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations to retreat from North Korea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=5559
1974 Death of Chinese marshal Peng Dehuai http://www.kimsoft.com/2000/peng.htm
1982 : The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution (37/37) stating that Soviet Union forces should withdraw from Afghanistan
1987 : A Korean Air Line plane, with 115 people on board, explodes over Burma, because a bomb planted by a North Korean agent
Today is Serbia National day. Hi ! Sandyby and Javicuse Asia Observer members, have a nice day
Zhengtong
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30 NOVEMBER 2007
MAIN EVENTS IN ASIA HISTORY
1927 : Japan dedicates first subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long)
1949 : India recognizes the People’s Republic of China
1949 : The People's Liberation Army takes Chongqing
1950 : US president Truman said that the use of nuclear weapon in Korea war is always under study
1955 : Birth of Gordon Liu (Liu Jiahui), Chinese national arts film actor
1962 : U Thant is unanimously elected General Secretary of United Nations, succeeding the late Hammarskjold http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg3bio.html
1964 : Foundation the Kabataang Makabayan or Patriot Youth (A youth communist movement) in the Philippines by José Maria Sison http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=4093
1965 : Birth of Prince Akishino (born Fumihito), second son of Emperor Akihito and father of the only one grandson in the emperor. http://www.nndb.com/people/947/000112611/
1967 : Foundation of the Pakistan People’s Party with Zukfikar Ali Bhutto as first chairman and now led by his daughter Benazir Bhutto http://www.ppp.org.pk/index.html
1982 : The motion picture “Gandhi” has its world premiere in New Delhi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_(film)
1993 : Death of Indian Jesuit theologian Sebastian Kappen http://www.answers.com/topic/sebastian-kappen<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/11/30 18:55
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1 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS ON 1 DECEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY
1433 : Death of Japanese 100th emperor Go-Komatsu, born in August 1377
1521 : Birth of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Takeda_Shingen
1602 : Death of Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese samurai and warlord, born in 1577 http://www.samurai-archives.com/hideaki.html
1927 : Chiang Kai-shek marries Soong May-ling, the sister in law of Sun Yat-sen http://www.wellesley.edu/Anniversary/chiang.html
1933 : Birth of, Japanese cartoon artist who died in September 1996 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297742/bio
1935 : Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is elected president of Kuomintang (KMT)
1936 : Birth of Akira Kubo, Japanese actor http://www.usadojo.com/biographies/akira-kubo.htm
1942 : Foundation of the Thailand Communist Party with Prasert Sapsunthorn, from Indian origin as president.
1945 : Birth of Junko Fuji, Japanese actress http://www.timeout.com/film/people/315986/junko-fuji.html
1945 : The Communist Party of Malaya gives back to the British the weapons they gave to it to fight the Japanese.
1947 : Birth of Jinpachi Nezu, Japanese actor http://movies.go.com/jinpachi-nezu/f1061912
1954 : Security agreement between USA and Republic of China (Taiwan) http://www.taiwandocuments.org/usroc.htm
1964 : US president Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam
1965 : US authorities said that they are ready for a new Geneva Conference on Vietnam and accuses China to increase its help to Hanoi.
1965 : The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the border.
1968 : Death of Kim Seung-ho, South Korean actor http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/Kimseungho/fiche.html
1970 : RPC and Ethiopia establiss diplomatic relations.
1971 : The Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and Ba Ray
1973 : Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia
1975 : Visit of Gerald Ford to China (up to 5). He meets Mao Zedong
1977 : Death of Yuko Mochizuki, Japanese actress
2001 : Birth of Princess Aiko, the only one child of crown prince Naruhito http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa120901a.htm
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2 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN EVENTS ON 2 DECEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY
1348 : Death of Emperor Hanazono, the 95th Japanese emperor (1308-1318)
1908 : Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of less than three
1954 : Mutual Defense treaty between USA and the Republic of China (Taiwan) http://usinfo.org/sino/dtreaty_e.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2/
newsid_3760000/3760378.stm
1964 : Visit of pope Paul VI to Bombay for the Eucharistic Congress
1971 : Offensive of Indian forces in East Pakistan l (up to 16 December)
1975 : Abdication of Laos king Savang Vatthana and abolition of the monarchy. Laos becomes a Popular Republic with Souphanouvong, leader of Pathet Lao (communist) as president
1980 : Death of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1955-1956), born on July 1905
1985 : General Fabian Ver, chief of the Philippine armed forces, and 24 others officers are acquitted in the case of the murder of senator Benigno Aquino
1988 : After the large victory of her party in the 16 November elections, Benazir Bhutto is sworn as Prime Minister
2002 : Visit of Vladimir Putin in China. The two head od state urge North Korea to cancel its nuclear program
2003 : Assuming the responsability for the failure of his party in the 23 November local elections, Jaspar Tsang Yok-sing, president of DAB Party(pro-Beijing) which gone down from 83 to 62 representatives in the districts, resigns.
Today is National Day of Laos. Hi ! Kees5 have a nice day
Today is also International Disability Day. Hi ! CNVLD from Cambodia, congratulation for your wonderful job
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3 DECEMBER
3 DECEMBER 1887 : BIRTH OF PRINCE NARUHIKO HIGASHIKUNI
A member of the Japanese imperial family, he was an uncle of Emperor Hirohito
After attending the Tokyo Milit ary Academy he was assigned to Paris as military attaché from 1925 to 1927 and became a full general in 1939
Two days after the Japanese defeat, Emperor Hirohito asked him to form a new cabinet, but he resigned two months later
He died on 20 January 1990, 102 years old http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWhigashikuni.htm
OTHER EVENTS ON A 3 DECEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY
1610 : Death of Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general http://www.samurai-archives.com/tadakatsu.html
1884 : Birth of Rejendra Prasad, first president of India http://www.indiatogether.org/people/rajendra_prasad.htm
1899 : Birth of Hayato Ideka, Japanese prime minister (1960-1964) http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-IkedaHayato.html
1918 : Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general, hero of the independence day, who died in September 2000 http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567650/Nasution_Abdul_Haris.html#461531068
1925 : Birth of Kim Dae-jung, president of South Korea (1998-1925), Nobel Peace Prize 2000 http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/leader/kim.dae.jung/
1958 : Nationalization of the Dutch interests in Indonesia
1971 : Aiming to help the Bangladesh independentist, India declares war to East Pakistan http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/
newsid_2519000/2519133.stm
1982 : Birth of Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/07/opinion/fmseno.php
1984 : In Bhopal, India, a gas leak in an American pesticide plant results in the death of at least 2500 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/
newsid_2698000/2698709.stm
1984 : Radio Kaboul announces that the number 2 of the soviet-backed regime, Defense minister Abdul Qader has been sacked. Nazar Muhammad succeeds him
1997 : In Ottawa, representatives of 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnal landmine, but China (with USA and Russia) do not signs the treaty
2002 : Shanghai is chosed to be in charge of the Universal Exposition in 2010
2005 : Democratic Progressive Party of president Chen Shui-bian is largely defeated in local elections
Naruhiko Higashikuni
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4 DECEMBRE 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 4 DECEMBER
1696 : Death of Empress Meisho (1629-1643)
1829 : Britain abolishes “suttee” in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband’s funeral pyre)
1893 : Agreement between France and United Kingdom on Siam
1895 : Birth of Fung Yu-lan (Feng Youlan), Chinese philosopher who died in 1990 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/authors/feng.youlan.html
1910 : Birth of Ramaswamy Venkataram, president of India (1987-1992) http://www.asian-affairs.com/biographies/venkataramancv.html
1918 : Birth of Gong Qiuxia, Chinese actress who died in September 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_Qiuxia
1932 : Birth of Roh Tae-woo, president of South Korea (1988-1993) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Tae-woo
1946 : Birth of Yo Inoue, Japanese actress who died in February 2003 http://www.west.net/~ke6jqp/YouInoue/youinoue.htm
1946 : Birth of Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Pei-pei
1947 : Birth of Sean Lu, Vietnamese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340503/
1950 : Pyongyang is retaken by communist forces.
1951 : Mir Waiz Maulvi Muhammad Yusouf is appointed president of Azaz Kashmir (Free Kashmir) government
1951 : Birth of Chang Yi, Chinese film director and scripwriter http://movies.nytimes.com/person/117616/Chang-Yi/filmography
1966 : Ex-mayor of Beijing, Peng Zhen, is arrested by Red Guards http://www.chinavitae.org/biography/Peng_Zhen/career http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/p/e.htm#peng-zhen
1971 : Attack on Pakistan Navy and Karachi by the Indian Navy
1971 : UN Security Council calls emergency session to consider deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan
1982 : After two years on work, RPC new constitution is adopted
2002 : Second Bonn Conference on Afghanistan
Today is National Day of Myanmar : Asia Observer has so many friends, members and users there, that I cannot mention each of them. But for all of yours, have a nice day
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