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Re:On That Day, On This Day, in Asian history 9 Months ago Karma: 25  
10 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 10 JANUARY

1914 : Birth of Yu Kuo-hwa, Taiwan’s Prime Minister (1984-1989) who died in October 2000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Kuo-hwa

1942 : Japanese forces land in Indonesia

1946 : In China, the Consultative political Council decides to convene a National assembly

1963 : Sri Lanka Premier, Ms Bandaranaike, in China up to January 15. She is in charge of a good-will mission between India and China.

1972 : Sheikh Mujibur Rahman comes back to Dakha and becomes head of the government http://banglapedia.net/HT/R_0022.HTM

1974 : Birth of Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor http://www.hrithikrules.com/profile.php

1984 : Death of Prince Souvanna Phouma, four times Laotian Prime Minister between 1951 and 1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvanna_Phouma

1990 : China lift martial law imposed after Tian’anmen Square massacre

1991 : Japan ends routine fingerprinting of all adult ethnic Koreans

1995 : The world Youth Day is held in the Philippines

1997 : Tamil rebels attack a military base in Sri Lanka. 200 soldiers and 140 rebels are killed

2002 : Chinese philosopher Wang Ruoshui dies in Boston. A firm believer in communism, he spaced out Mao Zedong during the Cultural revolution and expelled from the Communiste party in 1987. http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/article?revision%5fid=2044& amp;item%5fid=2043


2003 : North Korea accuses the United States of provocation and announces its withdrawal from Nuclear nonproliferation treaty, while US senator Bill Richardson is in Pongyang for talks.

2004 : A « private » US members of Congress delegation is visiting North Korean nuclear installations.
2006 : Kim Jong Il starts a week-long secret visit in China. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4614848.stm
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11 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 11 JANUARY

1322 : Birth of Japanese emperor Komyo (1336-1348) who died in July 1380 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_K%C5%8Dmy%C5%8D

1359 : Birth of Japanese Go-En’yu (1371-1382) who died in January 1393 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-En%27yu

1779 : Ching-Thang Khomba (Rajarshi Bhagya) is re-coronated king of Manipur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching-Thang_Khomba

1841 : Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping, proclaims himself “Celest king of the Great Peace (Taiping)” http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2005/is_n4_v30/ai_19754255

1868 : Birth of Cai Yuanpei (Tsai Yuan-pei), Chinese educator who was the first president of the Academia Sinica, who died in March 1940 http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=72166218

1901 : Birth of Kwon Ki-ok, the first Korean female aviator, as well as being the first female pilot in China, who died in April 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwon_Ki-ok

1911 : Birth of Zenko Suzuki, Japanese Prime Minister (1980-1982) who died in July 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenko_Suzuki

1914 : Yuan Shikai, president of the Republic of China seizes all power http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/bio/xyz/yuansh.html

1942 : Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invade the Netherlands East Indies

1942 : The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur

1943 : The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China

1943 : Sino-British treaty. No mention of Hong Kong quarrel

1944 : Birth of Shibu Soren, Indian politician, president of JMM political party, condemned for murder in December 2006, then acquitted in August 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibu_Soren http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/06/stories/2006120604630100.htm

1956 : Vietnamese president Diem publishes a decree aiming to quell any opposition to his politics

1964 : Sukarno and Macapagal relaunch the idea of Maphilindo, a regional association including Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia

1972 : Death of Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/chengyi.shtml

1972 : East Pakistan rename itself Bangladesh

1973 : Beijing denounces the occupation of Paracel islands by South Vietnam

1978 : Death of Ibne Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn-e-Insha

1982 : Birth of Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Ye-jin http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Son_Ye-jin.php

1983 : Yasuhiro Nakasone is the first Japanese Prime Minister to go to South Korea since WWII

1996 : Ryutaro Ashimoto, Japanese Prime Minister, replacing Tomiichi Murayama, through July 1998 http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/apec/1997/rh_profile.html

2007 : Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed leave as interim Prime Minister. Fakhruddin Ahmed is sworn in as chief adviser of the caretaker government. Emergency law is declared. http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/01/12/d7011201011.htm

 
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Re:On That Day, On This Day, in Asian history 9 Months ago Karma: 25  
12 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 12 JANUARY

1528 : Birth of Chinese general Qi Jiguang http://english.anhuinews.com/system/2006/07/04/001507852.shtml

1898 : Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan http://www.jref.com/glossary/ito_hirobumi.shtml

1917 : Birth of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian spiritualist http://www.tm.org/main_pages/maharishi.html

1935 : Birth of Tomiko Ishii, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411032/

1948 : Fast (up to 18) of Gandhi aiming a national reconciliation

1954 : The government of Prince Pham Buu Loc is announced http://www.vietnamgear.com/Indochina1954.aspx

1966 : In an official communiqué, Moscou gives its full support to Hanoi and National Liberation Front (South Vietnam communists)

1972 : Mujibur Rahman gives up his president charge to be head of the government in the frame of the parliamentary political system in Bangladesh

1978 : Birth of Kim Sa-rang, Korean actress, Miss Korea 2001 http://www.geocities.com/mkmcs/wtl_sarangkim.html http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Sa-rang.php

1979 : The Vietnamese install the new People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea

1988 : In China, state enterprises get their autonomy

2001 : Anson Chan, Chief secretary of Hong Kong administration, resigns because she disagrees with Tung Chee-hwa, Chief executive selected by Beijing http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501060731-1218103,00.html

2002 : In Pakistan, the president, General Musharraf bans Kashmir Islamist separatist parties Jah-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Tayaba, accused by New Delhi to be responsible of 13 December 2001 attack on Indian parliament
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Re:On That Day, On This Day, in Asian history 9 Months ago Karma: 25  
13 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS THAT HAPPENED IN ASIA’s HISTORY ON 13 JANUARY

1630 : Execution of Yuan Chonghuan, Chinese Ming dynasty military commander, famous for defeating the Manchus http://sevencastles.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7C5A2F3DB6C97D9A!5860.entry

1842 : Dr William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the savety of a Garrison in Jalalabad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brydon

1904 : Treaty between China and the United States opening the Mandchuria ports ans the city of Mukden to foreigners

1933 : US Congress declares to be for the independence of Philippines despite a veto of President Herbert Hoover

1946 : The Committee of Three (USA, nationalists and communists) sign an agreement for a cease-fire and a reorganization of the Chinese forces integrating the communist forces

1948 : Birth of Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/hh/hh_profile.htm

1950 : After the United Nations Security Council have rejected a Soviet Union resolution asking the expulsion of the representative of Nationalist China, the Russian decide to boycott United Nations (up to 1st August)

1953 : Norodom Sihanouk dissolve Cambodia National Assembly

1964 : Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/13/ newsid_4098000/4098363.stm

1975 : First meeting of the China’s National people’s Congress since ten years. Amendment of the 1954 constitution

1976 : Japan saids it is ready to sign a peace treaty with China

1988 : Death of Taiwanese president Chiang Ching-kuo. Lee Teng-hui president http://www.taiwan.com.au/Polieco/Symbols/report08.html http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5221/is_2005/ai_n19135648/ pg_1

1992 : Japan apologizes for forcing tens of thousands of Korean women to serve as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II
 
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14 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 14 JANUARY

1701 : Death of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord, born in July 1628 http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=558 http://horse.shrine.net/samurai/mitsukuni_e.html

1702 : Birth of 114th Japanese emperor Nakamikado (1709-1735) who died in May 1737 http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Nakamikado

1905 : Birth of Takeo Fukuda, Prime Minister from December 1976 to December 1978, who died in July 1995. Father of Yasuo Fukuda, the current Prime Minister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Fukuda

1925 : Birth of Japanese author Yukio Mishima who commited suicide in November 1970 http://www.vill.yamanakako.yamanashi.jp/bungaku/mishima/index-e.html

1928 : Birth of Akiyoshi Fukae, Japanese actor http://posters.imdb.com/name/nm0297908/maindetails

1929 : After tribal revolts, Afghan king Amanullah is forced to resign http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/yest/amanullah.html

1938 : Birth of Morihiro Hosokawa, first non-LDP Japanese Prime Minister since 1955 (1993-1994) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihiro_Hosokawa

1942 : Forces, under US general Douglas MacArthur, resist Japanese attacks on Bataan in Philippines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan

1942 : Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo

1950 : United States recalls all consular personnel from China

1955 : Birth of Junichi Ishida, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ishida_Junichi http://www.ishidajunichi.com/

1957 : Birth of Anchee Min, Chinese writer, painter and photographer http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/min_anchee.html

1961 : Opening of the 9th plenum of the VIIIth CCP Central committee (up to 18). Facing increasing economic difficulties, adoption of a more liberal politics

1966 : Indonesia closes its mission at United Nations as it prepares to withdraw from the wold organisasion

1979 : Birth of Mami Nakamura, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620115/ http://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PF022/

1980 : The United Nations General Assembly demands the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign troops in Afghanistan

1980 : Birth of Hiroshi Tamaki, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Tamaki_Hiroshi http://www.tamakihiroshi.com/

1980 : Indira Gandhi is elected Indian Prime Minister, a position she already had from 1966 to 1977
 
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15 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 15 JANUARY

1481 : Birth od shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi who was in charge from 1494 to 1508, and who was assassinated in September 1511 http://www.japan-101.com/history/ashikaga_oshizumi.htm http://japan-photo.de/e-yoshizumi.htm

1897 : Birth of Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet, who died in November 1931 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111522/english/intro.htm http://chineselectures.org/xuzhimo/xuzhimo.html

1923 : Birth of Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan’s president from 1988 to 2000 http://www.taiwan.com.au/Polieco/Symbols/report09.html

1925 : Birth of Liu Binyan, a Chinese journalist and political dissident http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/ AR2005120502068.html

1942 : Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Mohandas K. Gandhi as head of Indian’s National Congress Party http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/nehru.html

1951 : In Korea United Nations stop the sino-North Korean offensive

1962 : Naval incident between Indonesia and Netherland off West New Guinea

1973 : Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive actions in North Vietnam http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/15/ newsid_2530000/2530549.stm

1989 : « Private visit (up to 20 January) of Vietnamese vice-minister of Foreign Affairs Dinh Nho Liem to Beijing. First high level meeting since 1979

2002 : In Philippines, at least 32 persons are killed in Jolo while demonstrating for the release of ex-governor Nur Misuari, imprisoned for sedition. http://www.tkb.org/KeyLeader.jsp?memID=5720

2002 : The Sri Lankan government lifts all restriction of move of persons and commodities in the area held by LTTE Tamil separatists

2005 : Death of Japanese filmmaker Noriyoshi Matsura http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559676/

2006 : Yu Shyi-kun, former Prime Minister and closed to president Chen Shui-bian is elected president of Democratic Progressiste Party, replacing Su Tseng-chang who resigned after the DPP defeat in local elections on 3 December 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shyi-kun

2007 : Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Solaiman is killed in a clash on the island of Jolo http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F5736483-7ADB-437C-92C0- 77E7CB426FCE.htm

2007 : Death of Bo Yibo, Chinese politician, born in February 1908. Father of the current minister of Commerce Bo Xilai http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/16/news/obits.php
 
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16 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 16 JANUARY

1630 : Birth of Har Rai, seventh Sikh guru http://www.sikhs.org/guru7.htm

1710 : Death of Higashiyama, 113th emperor of Japan (1687-1709), born in October 1675. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Higashiyama_of_Japan

1761 : British take control of Pondichery against the French

1885 : Birth of Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer, and young brother of Lu Xun, who died in May 1967 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Zuoren

1946 : Birth of Kabir Bedi, Indian actor http://www.kabir-bedi.com/

1950 : Vietnam communist Viet Minh recognizes Communist China

1951 : Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi

1987 : Self-criticism by Hu Yaobang who is replaced by Zhao Ziyang as General secretary of the Communist Party of China.
 
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17 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 17 JANUARY

1878 : Birth of Chen Qimei, assassinated in May 1916 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qimei http://virtualshanghai.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/Image.php?ID=1897

1933 : Birth of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Coommissioner for Refugees who died in May 2003 http://www.amaana.org/agakhan/sadruddin3.htm

1940 : Birth of Anson Chan http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1672797,00.html

1941 : Chiang Kai-shek orders the New Fouth Army (South China communists forces integrated in national army to fight the Japanese) to be disbanded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Fourth_Army_Incident

1959 : Birth of Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese pop singer and actress http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-212/artist_name-momoe_yamaguchi/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Qt-s3hOpI

1964 : Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia agree for a cease-fire and a Foreign ministers conference in Bangkok

1964 : Soviet Union asks for a conference on the neutralitu of Cambodia

1967 : Birth of Song Kang-ho, Korean actor http://www.koreanfilm.org/actors.html#songkh

1971 : Birth of Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473802/

1972 : Birth of Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter http://men.stareastasia.com/ken-hirai/

1973 : By a fraudulent referendum, Ferdinand Marcos becomes « President for life » of the Philippines http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/marcos.html

1975 : Zhu Debecomes President of the PRC, replacing Dong Biwu http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDzhu.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Biwu

1981 : The Philippines president, Ferdinand Marcos lifts the martial law

1983 : Resumption of the United Nations good offices mission, lead by Diego Cordovez, for an honoured political solution of Afghan conflit

2004 : The first Japanese soldiers leave for Irak. Since1945, it is the first time that Japanese troop are send in a country on war.

2005 : Décès de Zhao Ziyang http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2989335.stm


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer very active member LINSI , living in Hong Kong, birthday

From all of us have an happy birthday
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18 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 18 JANUARY

885 : Birth of Daigo, 60th Japanese emperor (897-930), who died in October 930. Not confuse with Go-Daigo, the 96th emperor (1336-1339) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Daigo

1471 : Death of Go-Hanazono, 102nd Japanese emperor (1428-1464), born in July 1419 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Hanazono_of_Japan

1915 : Japan sends “21 demands” to the Chinese government including rights on Shandong and Manchuria

1931 : Birth of Chun Doo-hwan, president of South Korea from 1980 through 1988 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ChunDooH.html

1947 : Birth of Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director http://www.kitanotakeshi.com/

1952 : South Korea extends ist territorial waters up to the “MacArthur” line

1955 : The People’s Liberation Army attacks the Nationalist held Yijiangshan islands, off Zhejiang and takes full control after a two-day battle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yijiangshan

1956 : In London, first Anglo-Malayan conference for the independence of Malaya

1960 : US and Japan sign joint defense treaty

1962 : Us begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerillas

1968 : United Nations general secretary U Thant declares that the end of US bombing on North Vietnam is the prerequisite condition before any negociations

1969 : In Paris, first meeting of the enlarged conference on Vietnam (USA, North Vietnam, South Vietnam and National Liberation Front)

1979 : Birth of Jay Chou, Taiwanse singer and producer http://jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php? s=020e05e1d87cc6592db4c1e61e9be387&amp;t=276294 http://www.asiafinest.com/chinese/jaychou.htm

1981 : Birth of Kang Dong-won, South Korean model and actor http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kang_Dong-won.php

2006 : Taiwan Prime Minister Frank Hsieh who in early December announced that he want resign is replaced by Su Tseng-chang


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member PATRIS, from Pakistan, birthday

From all of us have an happy birthday
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19 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 19 JANUARY

1200 : Birth of Dogen Zenji, Buddhist monk who died in 1253 http://sped2work.tripod.com/dogen.html

1929 : Death of Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar, born in February 1873 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Qichao

1936 : Birth of Ziaur Rahman, president of Bangladesh (1978-1981), assassinated by army officers,in May 1981 http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/biography/zia.html http://www.bookrags.com/Ziaur_Rahman

1941 : Birth of Tony Anholt, Singapore actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Anholt

1942 : Japanese forces invade Burma

1946 : Creation of International military tribunal for Far-East, or Tokyo Tribunal

1948 : Agreement of Renville regarding the future or the Indonesia United states modifying the November 1946 agreement in favor of Netherlands.

1948 : Death of Onisaburo Deguchi, co-founder of the Japanese religious sect Oomoto http://www.oomoto.or.jp/English/enKyos/seisi-en.html

1950 : China recognizes the Vietnamese goverment of Ho Chi Minh

1955 : President Eisenhover recommends a cease-fire patronized by the United Nations between the two Chinas

1958 : Peace treaty and war reparations agreement between Japan and Indonesia

1960 : Signature of a new treaty of mutual cooperation and security between USA and Japan

1966 : Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India and announces her intention to have a non-alignment politics http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/RefPages/RefMedia.aspx?refid=461547150& amp;artrefid=761562528&amp;pn=3&amp;sec=-1 http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx? refid=761562528

1974 : Military incident between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in Paracels archipelao

1980 : In retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, China pospones sine die all negociations with Moscow

1982 : Birth of Angela Zhang (Zhang Shao-han), Taiwanese actress and singer http://women.stareastasia.com/angela-zhang/

1990 : Death of Rajneesh, Indian religious leader, also known as Osho (Chandra Mohan Jain), Indian spiritual and philosophical figure, born on December 1931 http://www.oshoworld.com/biography/briefbio.asp http://www.religioustolerance.org/rajneesh.htm

2001 : In the Philippines, the Armed forces withdraw its support to president Joseph Estrada


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member MATHIEU, from Germany, birthday

From all of us have an happy birthday


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