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ON 10 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 10, 2008
1308 : Death of Go-Nijo, 94th emperor of Japan (1301-1308), born on March 9, 1285 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Nijo
1895 : Birth of Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian writer, who died October 18, 1976 http://www.vishwanathasahityapeetham.com/new/about.html
1896 : Birth of Chinese communist general Ye Ting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_Ting
1912 : Birth of Mary Walter, Filipina actress, who died on February 23, 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Walter
1953 : After the War of Korea, signature of a treaty between Soviet Union and North Korea
1980 : Zhao Ziyang becomes new Chinese prime minister (see picture below)
2000 : Death of Zaib-un-Nissa hamidullah, Pakistanese female journalist and writer, born in 1921 http://web.archive.org/web/20030114183134/www.dawn.com/2000/09/12/
nat10.htm
2007 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999 led by General Musharraf.
Picture : Zhao Ziyang
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ON 11 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 11, 2008
1182 : Birth of Minamoto no Yoriie, second shogun (1202 – 1203) of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, who died on August 14, 1204. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoriie
1680 : Death of Go-Mizunoo, 108th emperor of Japan (1611-1629), born on June 29, 1596 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Mizunoo_of_Japan
1895 : Birth of Vinobha Bhave, one of the greatest spiritual leaders and reformers of modern India, http://www.ceeby.com/people/vinobhabhave.cfm
1906 : Mahatma Gandhi launches the Satyagraha (non-violence resistance) in South Africa
http://www.forget-me.net/en/Gandhi/satyagraha.pdf
1917 : Birth of Ferdinand Marcos, 10th president of the Philippines from December 1965 till February 25, 1986, who died in exile in 1989 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9050814/Ferdinand-E-Marcos?
source=ONTHISDAY http://reference.com/search?q=Ferdinand%20Marcos
1921 : Death of Subramanya Barathi, a Tamil poet who was a militant for India independence (Born in December 1882) http://members.tripod.com/neyveliweb/bharathy.htm
1924 : Birth of Daniel Akaka, Chinese-American politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Akaka
1926 : Death of Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor, born on September 12, 1875 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Matsunosuke-Onoe
1927 : Birth of Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan broadcaster, who died in 2002 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Corea
1940 : Birth of Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam since April 2001 http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/news/story.php?d=20010422215101
1945 : Liberation of the Japanese-run POW and civilian internee camp at Batu Lintang, Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo by Australian 9th Division forces. Over 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, were due to be executed on September 15 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Lintang_camp
1948 : Death of Jinnah Muhammad Ali, father of the Pakistan’s independence http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jinnah-M.html http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNnd0fk-F_w&feature=related
1955 : In Cambodia, prince Sihanouk wins the elections
1960 : In Laos, Prince Boun Oum allies with general Phoumi in an attempt of a counter-revolution against the general Kong-lé coup d’état which bring Prince Souvanna Phouma to power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boun_Oum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoumi_Nosavan http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0846117.html
1964 : Signature of a defense treaty between Soviet Union and India
1965 : The US 1st Cavalry Division arrives in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1350
1969 : In Beijing, after a lot of border incidents, meeting of Alexis Kossygin an Zhou Enlai
1973 : Death of Neem Karoli Baba, Indian guru http://www.neemkarolibaba.com/
1982 : End of the XIIth congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Hua Guofeng is expelled from the Politburo and Hu Yaobang is elected Secretary General of the CCP (a new title in lieue of chairman)
1982 : Birth of Shriya Saran, South Indian actress http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/shreya--saran/30761
1998 - Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia was the first Asian country to host the games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Commonwealth_Games
2005 : In Japan, landslide victory of prime minister in the legislative election
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Updated on September 12, 2008
ON 12 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
1875 : Birth of Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor, who died on September 11, 1926 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsunosuke_Onoe
1897 : In India, Battle of Saragarhi http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Battle_of_Saragarhi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stzlv97cwY4
1934 : Birth of Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaegwon_Kim
1943 : Birth of Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-born writer http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth205 http://www.tru.ca/faculty/tfriedman/ondaatje.htm
1945 : British forces, under Admiral Mountbatten, come back to Singapore
1945 : Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese general and minister of war, commits suicide, born on January 1, 1880 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajime_Sugiyama
1956 : Chaudry Muhammad Ali quits as Pakistan’s prime minister http://pakistanweb.com/html/muhammad.htm
1956 : Birth of Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Hong Kong artist, singer, actor and director, who committed suicide on April 1, 2003 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/cheung_leslie.htm http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&
friendid=90541111
1960 : In Laos, Prince Boun Oum associates with general Phoumi et and attempts a rightis counter-revolution
1964 : In an editorial published in the Pravda, Soviet Union accuses China of territorial claims
1965 : United Nations General Secretary U Thant arrives in New Delhi in an attempt to solve the India-Pakistani conflict
1982 : Birth of Nana Ozaki, Japanese gravure idol http://www.yamabay.com/pics.asp?n=Nana+Ozaki&x=q
1986 : Birth of the Chinese actress Yang Mi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Mi http://yangmimi.com/
1997 : Opening of the Chinese communist party’s XVth congress du PCC (up to September 18). Jiang Zemin will be reelected as general secretary and Qiao Shi, chairman of the National Congress is sacked (see picture below)
1999 : Indonesia agrees to allow UN forces in East Timor
2005 - Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Disneyland
2007 - Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted for the crime of plunder.
2007 - Shinzo Abe announced he resigns as Prime Minister of Japan.
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ON 13 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 13, 2008
1900 : Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine-American war http://www.ulongbeach.com/Battle_of_Pulang_Lupa.html
1912 : Suicide of Maresuke Nogi, Japanese general, also known as Kiten, Count Nogi,a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War, born on December 25, 1849 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maresuke_Nogi
1944 : Death of Noor Inayat Khan, Indian Princess and member of the British Special Operation Executive agent, who died in Dachau concentration camp in September 1944 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/inayat_khan_noor.shtml
1945 : British troops arrive in southern Indochina to disarm the Japanese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1355
1948 : After the death of Ali Jinnah, Kwaja Nazimuddin becomes General Governor of Pakistan http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/N_0148.htm
1950 : An aid agreement is signed between USA and Burma
1951 : Birth of Linda Wong, the first Asian porno star, who died on December 17, 1987 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Wong
1961 : Birth of KK Null, Japanese musician http://www.kknull.com/english.html
1964 : Dissident South Vietnamese army officers attempt to overthrow General Nguyen Khan's government in Saigon, calling their movement the People's Council for the Salvation of the Nation. General Lam Van Phat and General Duong Van Duc led the attempt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1356
1970 : Birth of Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress http://www.perfectpeople.net/celebrity-star/4790/yuki-matsuoka.htm
1971 : After an attempted coup against Mao Zedong, Lin Biao is killed in an air crash http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbiao.htm
1971 : Birth of Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer http://namiki.cocoebiz.com/index.shtml
1973 : Birth of Kelly Chen, Chinese singer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155284/ http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/chan_kelly.htm
1975 : China signs an aid agreement with Kampuchea (Khmers Rouge)
1979 : Birth of Huang Yi, Chinese actress and singer http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Huang_Yi http://en.ce.cn/entertainment/movie/200705/10/
t20070510_11307183.shtml
1980 : Birth of Han Chae Young, South Korean actress http://www.ampedasia.com/babes/Han-Chae-Young/ http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Han_Chae-young.php http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=1113
1985 : Birth of Emi Suzuki, sino-japanese famous model and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emi_Suzuki http://asianbeautypic.blogspot.com/2007/05/emi-suzuki.html
1989 : Birth of Natsuki Okamoto, Japanese actress http://eiga.wikia.com/wiki/Natsuki_Okamoto_%281989%29 http://www.japanesegirls6000.com/okamoto-natsuki-natsuki-okamoto.html
1992 : General elections in Thailand, won by Chuan Leekpai Democratic Party (see picture below) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0775137.html
1997 : Funerals services for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/teresa01.html http://www.motherteresacause.info/ http://www.excerptsofinri.com/mother-teresa.html
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ON 14 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 14, 2008
585 : Death of Bidatsu, 30th emperor of Japan (572-585), born in 538 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Bidatsu
1164 : Death of Sutoku, 75th emperor of Japan (1123-1142), born on July 7, 1119 http://original.britannica.com/eb/article-9070514/Sutoku#56064.hook
1180 : In Japan, Battle of Ishibashiyama between the Minamoto and Tairan clans http://www.babylon.com/definition/Battle_of_Ishibashiyama/English http://www.robynbuntin.com/ukiyo-e/PrintDetail.asp?ProductID=3858
1862 : Namamugi incident, also known sometimes as the Kanagawa Incident, and archaically as the Richardson Affair) was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namamugi_Incident http://www.yoke.or.jp/echo/0303/h.html
1910 : Death of Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, born in 1868 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huo_Yuanjia
1935 : Birth of Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist, who died on August 2,2008 http://lambiek.net/artists/a/akatsuka_fujio.htm
1944 : Americans launch Operation Stalemate-at extraordinary cost http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6584
1945 : Japanese surrender on Wake Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6573
1946 : After the failure of the Fontainebleau Conference, a motus vivendi is signed in Paris between Marius Moutet, the French Minister of Colonies et Hô Chi Minh
1948 : Khawaja Nazimuddin devient le 2e gouverneur general du Pakistan, jusqu’en octobre 1951 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P011
1949 : Birth of Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-74/artist_name-eikichi_yazawa/
1950 : US President Truman authorizes the State Department to start negotiations for a peace treaty with Japan
1966 : In Vietnam, Operation Attleboro is launched in War Zone C (Cambodian border) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1357
1979 : In Afghanistan, Hafizullah Amin seizes power, prime minister and president Nour Mohammed Taraki is assassinated http://www.afghanland.com/history/taraki.html
1981 : Birth of Miyavi, Japanese singer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyavi
1982 : Birth of Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroki_Narimiya http://nana-nana.net/hirokigallery.html
1985 : Birth of Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer http://www.ampedasia.com/babes/Aya-Ueto/ http://aya.rikku.nu/bio.htm
1986 Birth of Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) http://www.chickipedia.com/ai-takahashi/
1988 : Liu Huaqing, who will modernized the Chinese Navy, is promoted admiral http://www.franzbleeker.de/liuhuaqing.html
1993 : Most famous Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, in jail since 1979, is freed. (again arrested few months later) http://www.answers.com/topic/wei-jingsheng
1998 : Death of Yang Shangkun, president of China 1987-1992 (see picture below) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
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On 15 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 15, 2008
1600 : Battle of Sekigahara. This was fought between Tokugawa Ieyasu (the ‘Eastern Army’) and Ishida Mitsunari (the ‘Western Army’), and was one of the most decisive battles in Japanese history. Ieyasu's victory enabled him to become shogun, establishing the Tokugawa dynasty which lasted until 1868 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Battle_of_Sekigahara http://www.answers.com/topic/battle-of-sekigahara-1
1762 : Empress Go-Sakuramachi, 117th Emperor of Japan, ascends to the throne http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Go-Sakuramachi
1860 : Birth of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, Indian engineer who died on April 12, 1962 http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/visvesvaraya/
1876 : Birth of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian novelist (d. 1938) http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/C_0153.htm
1892 : Birth of Silpa Bhirasri an Italian man who was the father of modern arts in Thailand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silpa_Bhirasri
1894 : Battle of Pyongyang during the first sino-japanese war for the control of Korea kingdom. Japan defeats China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pyongyang http://populargusts.blogspot.com/2006/08/dancing-girls-war-and-
missionaries.html
1909 : Birth of Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, Tamil Nadu first non Congress chief minister (1967-1969), who died on February 3, 1969 http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kanchipuram-Natarajan-Annadurai-
70119.htm http://tamilelibrary.org/teli/anna.html
1921 : The Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg , Russian counter-revolutionary, head of Mongolia, hand over to the Soviet Red Army by his own troops, is shooted, born on January 222, 1886 (see picture below) http://militaryhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/themadbaronofmongolia
1926 : Birth of Shohei Imarura, Japanese film director who died on May 30, 2006 http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/imamura.html
1932 : Signature of Japan-Manchoukuo protocol. Japan officially recognizes Manchoukuo http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1507.html http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/pre-war/320915a.html
1942 : The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp is torpedoed at Guadalcanal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-7)
1947 : In China civil war, Manchuria is totally isolated by the communists
1950 : During the Korean War: United States forces, under the command of general Douglas MacArthur, land at Incheon, Korea, taking the North Korean communist invaders by rear. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/15/
newsid_3633000/3633301.stm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5348
1952 : Signature of a new agreement between China and Soviet Union
1954 : People’s Republic of China adopts its first constitution. Mao Zedong is elected president of the Republic
1956 : Opening of the VIIIth congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the first since the 1949 communist victory
1958 : The Chinese party announces that the People’s commune system on test in five provinces will be extended to all the country http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_commune
1958 : Following the September 6 Chinese offer, resumming of the Sino-US negotiations in Varsovia
1959 : Moscow condemns Beijing for its military activities in Tibet and gives it support to India
1972 : Birth of Kit Chan, Singaporean singer http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_429_2005-01-14.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Chan
1974 : Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Vietnam_Flight_706
1977 : Birth of Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Aki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrLospeLdo
1980 : Birth of Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese pop singer http://www.asiafinest.com/chinese/jolin-tsai.htm
2003 : Cardinal Jaime Sin, archibishop of Manila is succeeded by Gaudencio Barbon Rosales
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ON 16 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 16, 2008
1507 : Birth of Jiajing (or Chia-ching) Emperor of China from 1521 to 1567, the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty. Born Zhu Houcong, he was the Zhengde Emperor's cousin. He died on January 23, 1567 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiajing_Emperor
1782 : Birth of Chinese Emperor Daoguang (1820-1850) who died on February 1850 http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/33History2628.html
1859 : Birth of Yuan Shikai, Chinese General and politician, who died on June 6, 1916 http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/bio/xyz/yuansh.html
1916 : Birth of M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer, who, died on December 11, 2004 http://www.mysticamusic.com/m_s_subbulakshmi.php http://sun.science.wayne.edu/~vhari/ms/
1923 : Birth of Lee Kuan Yew, the master of Singapore http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?
refid=761556699
1932 : Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation (voir film dans on this day in history) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&
id=52856
1945 : Japan surrendered Hong Kong (see picture below)
1957 : Death of Chinese painter Qi Baishi, born in January 1864 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_Baishi http://chineseculture.about.com/library/gallery/blqibaishi.htm
1963 : Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak.
1965 : China demands that India dismantels in the coming three days its military buildings on Sikkim border
1966 : Beijing says that two US warplanes have attacked two hamlets on September 9. (On September 19 Washington admitted saying there was an mistake with North Vietnam targets)
1967 : United Nations General Secretary U Thant asks again the stopping of US bombing on North Vietnam
1969 : US President Richard Nixon announces the withdrawal of 35,000 soldiers from Vietnam before December 15
1971 : Birth of Zilla Huma Usman, Pakistani activist for women emancipation, assassinated on February 20, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zil-e-Huma_Usman
1975 : Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia.
1978 : General Zia Ul-Haq becomes president of Pakistan http://www.defencejournal.com/april98/ziaulhaqdomination.htm
1978 : In a joint communiqué, Washington and Beijing announce the establishment of diplomatic relations starting on 1st January 1979 http://www.taiwandocuments.org/communique02.htm
1979 : In Afghanistan, Hafizullah Amin orders the killing od former president Nur Mohammed Taraki who just came back from Moscow http://rugsofwar.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/portrait-rugs-nur-mohammed-
taraki/ http://www.nndb.com/people/912/000112576/
1981 : Birth of Chang Yu-chen, Taiwanese actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Zhang_Yu_Chen
1981 : Birth of Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress http://www.leila-tong.com/
1981 : Birth of Fan Bingling; Chinese actress http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/fan_bing_bing.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_7438592.htm
2002 : In Singapore, the government announces the arrest of 19 members of Jemaah Islamiya and of 2 members of the Philippine MILF
2002 : Death of Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, Vietnamese cardinal, born on April 17, 1928 http://www.card-fxthuan.org/bioEnglish.php
2002 : In Thailand, beginning of talks between Sri Lankan government and LTTE Tamil separatists with Norwegian mediation
2005 : In Nepal, police arrest 87 journalists and 200 pro-democracy demonstrators
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ON 17 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 17, 2008
1192 : Birth of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun who was assassinated on February 13, 1219 http://everything2.com/?node_id=691877
1786 : Death of Tokugawa Ieharu, 10th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1760-1786), born on June 20, 1737 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieharu
1867 : Birth of Shiki Masaoka, Japanese poet who died on September 19, 1902 http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/shiki.htm
1894 : Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement in the first Sino-Japan war http://militaryhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/
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1894 : Death of Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral, born in 1849 http://en.mobile.wikipedia.org/transcode.php?go=Deng+Shichang&PHPSESSID=36c1d3b92f8bf21fb7b13cfd4150541d
1900 : Battle of Mabitac. Filipino fighters outmaneuver and rout Americain forces on Luzon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mabitac
1904 : Death of Raden Ajeng Kartini (Raden Ayu Kartini), Indonesian female figure, born on 21 April 1879 http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=kartini_indonesia_05_ul
1906 : Birth of Junius Richard Jayewardene, president of Sri Lanka from 1978 until 1989 who died on November 1, 1996) http://www.answers.com/topic/junius-richard-jayewardene
1915 : Birth of Maqbool Fida Husain, Indian painter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_F_Husain http://www.mfhussain.com/modules.php?name=coppermine http://www.contemporaryindianart.com/m_f_husain.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7308135.stm
1930 : Birth of Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist http://chennaionline.com/musicseason99/profile/lalgudijayaraman.html
1935 : Manuel L. Quezon is elected first President of the Commonwealth of the Philipines http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/quezon.html
1957 : In Thailand , coup d’etat of general Sarit Thanarat. General Pibul Songkram goes in exile http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559805/sarit_thanarat.html http://www.safran-arts.com/sarit-thanarat.html
1959 : Beijing announces that Marshal Lin Biao succeeds disgraced Marshal Peng Dehuai as defense minister
1963 : The Federation of Malaysia breaks off its diplomatic relations with The Philippines and Indonesia
1970 : The People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) for South Vietnam presents a new peace plan at the Paris talks. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1363
1973 : Birth of Ada Choi, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Choi http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=341 http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=18
1977 : On charge to have order the killing of a political opponent in November 1974, Ali Bhutto who has been thrown out by General Zia-ul Haq is arrested.
1980 : Kim Dae-jung, leader of South Korea opposition is sentenced to death by a martial court
1991 : South Korea and North Korea become members of the United Nations
1995 : Hong Kong last election under British rule
1996 : A small North-Korean submarine runs aground South Korea. 24 North Korean soldiers commit suicide or are killed in the following days causing the death of 16 South Koreans and 26 wounded
1999 : President Bill Clinton lifts restrictions on trade, travel and banking imposed on North Korea a half-century earlier
2001 : World Trade Organization (WTO) successfully concludes negotiations on China’s entry http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres01_e/pr243_e.htm
2002 : Junichiro Koizumi is the first Japanese head of government to go to Pyongyang. North Korea admits the kidnapping of Japanese in the 70s and 80s (see picture below)
2002 : The Cardinal Kung Foundation, says that non official bishop Mgr Wei Jingyi has been arrested. http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4077
2004 - Tamil is declared the first classical language in India.
2005 : After its failure in the September 13 election, the Democratic Party of Japan elects Seiji Maehara as its new leader http://www.e-fccj.com/node/3761
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To see the today events in Asian history, click on End on the page line
Uptated on September 18, 2008
ON 18 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
1418 : Sejong becomes the 4th king of the Joseon Korean dynasty, up to his death on May 18, 1450 http://members.aol.com/ABurrese/kingsejong.html
1598 : Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese warlord, born in 1536 http://www.samurai-archives.com/hideyoshi.html
1906 : A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
1931 : Mukden (Shenyang) Incident or Manchurian Incident provoked by the Japanese (see picture below). http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1507.html
1945 : General MacArthur moves his command to Tokyo as he prepares for his new role as archictect of democratic Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6588
1946 : Birth of Akira Kamiya, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kamiya
1948 : Communist uprising in Dutch Indies
1949 : In Cambodia, dissolution of the parliament
1949 : Birth of Sokyu Fujita, Japanese actor http://www.fancast.com/people/Sokyu-Fujita/2460/main
1954 : Birth of Murtaza Bhutto, Pakistani politician, killed by police on September 19, 1996 http://home.pacific.net.sg/~makhdoom/murtaza.html
1959 : Laotian rightist Phoumi Nosavan, with Thailand support, attacks Vientiane, but the neutralists, with the help of the Phatet Lao and the Soviets, repulse the attack
1964 : New naval incident in the Tonkin Bay opposing US and North-Vietnamese ships. North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration in South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1365
1969 : Beginning of religious riots in Ahmedabad India), up to 22 : 500 dead
1973 : Birth of Ami Onuki, Japanese singer http://www.answers.com/topic/ami-onuki
1976 : Mao Zedong funeral takes place in Beijing
1977 : Birth of Miki Lee, popular Taiwanese singer and actress http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t80944.html http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1307
1982 : Birth of Yang Xin, Chinese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Xin http://singaporedaily.net/2008/09/15/daily-chiobu-yang-xin/
1985 : National Conference of the Chinese Communist Party (18-24). Hundreds of veterans resign and give the way to younger cadrees with more qualification
1988 : Military coup in Burma. The constitution is suspended. The military starts a deadly offensive against pro-democracy demonstrators, killing thousands and found the State Law and Order Restoration Council (Slorc). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Peace_and_Development_Council
1997 : End of the XVth congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Jiang Zemin is maintained as leader and Li Peng as number two as Qiao shi is ousted
2001 : Taiwan gets the green light for its entry to the World Trade Organization under the name of Chinese Taiwan.
2002 : Symbolic opening of the border between the two Koreas
2005 : First free election in Afghanistan. The result will be known on October 22
2007 : President General Pervez Musharraf announces that he will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president
2007 - Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolutionhttp://ratchasima.net/saffron-revolution/
Picture : the Japanese enter Mukden (Shenyang) on September 18, 1931 
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ON 19 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 19, 2008
1339 : Death of Japanese Emperor Go-Daigo (1318-133), born on November 26, 1288 http://compsoc.net/~gemini/simons/historyweb/go-daigo.html
1876 : Birth of Japanese painter Hiroshi Yoshida http://www.hanga.com/bio.cfm?ID=1 http://www.artelino.com/articles/hiroshi_yoshida.asp
1902 : Death of Masaoka Shiki, Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist in Meiji period Japan. His real name was Masaoka Tsunenori. Born on September 17, 1867 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaoka_Shiki
1926 : Birth of Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist, Physics Nobel Prize laureate http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2002/koshiba-
cv.html http://www.jspsusa.org/FORUM2003/bio.koshiba.htm
1931 : Following the Mukden Incident (September 18), Japan starts to invade Manchuria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Manchuria
1936 : Death of Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician, born on August 10, 1860 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Narayan_Bhatkhande http://www.culturopedia.com/personalities/indianpersonality-
vishnunarayanbhatkhande.html
1966 : Indonesia which had withdraw from United Nation in protest of the admission of the Federation of Malaysia announces that it comes back
1970 : Birth of Takanori Nishikawa, Japanese pop/rock singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takanori_Nishikawa
1984 : China and Britain complet a draft agreement transferring Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule by 1997
1990 : Birth of Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Fukuda_Saki http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70093
1995 : The commander of American forces in Japan and the US ambassador apology for the rape of a schoolgirl committed by three US servicemen
1997 : After the Hun Sen coup d’état, United Nation decides to keep vacant the seat of Cambodia, up to the situation is cleared in the country
2001 : Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri is the first head of state of a muslim country to visit Washington after September 11 attacks. She gives her support to the fight against terrorism and gets a 400 million $ aid from the USA
2001 : In Afghanistan, the religious leaders ask Oussama ben Laden to volountarily leave the country as US combat activities in Afghanistan looking at destroying A-qaida and the Taleban protecting them begin.
2004 : Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin gives up to Hu Jintao his last position, the chairmanshif of the Central Military Commission
2005 : In Beijing, North Korea agrees in the principe to renounce to its nuclear programs
2006 - The Thai military, led by General Sonthi Boonyaratkalin stages a coup in Bangkok, toppling corrupted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The constitution is revoked and martial law declared ( see picture below)
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