1 OCTOBER 2007

1 OCTOBER 1887 : BALUCHISTAN CONQUERED BY THE BRITISH

The Baluchistan is now the largest province of Pakistan with a large part of its population from Iranian origin

Afghanistan never recognized the integration of Baluchistan in the Pakistan in 1948 and since there are several separatist armed movements fighting the Pakistan authority

OTHER FACTS

1868 : Chulalongkorn (Rama V) is coronated

1949 : Mao Zedong declares the founding of the People Republic of China

1953 : Signature at Washington of the mutual security treaty between the USA and South Korea.

1960 : Signature, at Beijing, of a treaty fixing definitively the borders between China and Burma

1977 : Pol Pot attends the Chinese national day in Beijing

2001 : The ex-president of Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui, who was president of the KMT during 12 years is expelled from the party for his support to a new party : the Union for Taiwan Solidarity

2002 : Sign of progress in the relations between Beijing and the dalai lama ? the Tibetan in exile government asks the Tibetan diaspora do not demonstrate against Jiang Zemin during his USA visit.

2005 : Three bombing attacks at Kuta and Jimbaran, two touristic sites Bali. 26 deads and more than 100 woundeds . The underground Jemaah Islamiyah, linked to Al Qaïda is supposed to be responsible for the attacks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/1/ newsid_4965000/4965712.stm

2006 : The Thai retired general Surayud Chulanont, member of the king private council is named Prime Minister.

BIRTHS

1896 : Liquat Ali Khan, first Pakistan PM (1947-1951)

1922 : Chen-Ning Yan, 1957 Physics Nobel Prize

1958 : Birth of Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician

1970 : Birth of Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor


DEATHS

1901 : Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan from 1880

1979 : Yakeo Muzutani, Japanese actress born in 1905
2004 : Kim Kumija, Japanese actress born in 1958

Today is China National Day, have a nice day Caroline, Kylie, Andybrew, Ai1Peng, Aihua, Billysun, DSPC, Gdiyahoooboss, Gucci, Jinwei, Kangdingyi, all the MKTG (mainly Roseline and Yuki), Renee, Rosabrie, Samaraxiafei, and all your Chinese members and friends

It is also the birthday of Asia Observer members mtcoates from USA and klyap16 from Malaysia : Happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/10/06 10:08