2 NOVEMBER 2007
2 NOVEMBER 1877 : BIRTH OF MOHAMMED SHAH AGA KHAN III
Aga Khan III was born on November 2, 1877 in Karachi (today in Pakistan) and succeeded to his father in 1885.
As the leader of the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims since 1885 (he was at the young age of 7) he was a founder and first president of the All-India Muslim League, being its first president, founding the Aligarh University in 1910.
He worked for the British cause in both World wars et was elected of the presidency of the League of Nations Assembly on 1937
Well known as a horse racecource enthousiast, he died on July 11, 1957.
OTHER FACTS
1082 : Birth of Huizhong , emperor of China (1100-1126)
1841 : Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuga in Afghanistan
1868 : Birth of Yokoyama Taikan, Japanese painter
1890 : Birth of Kunio Kishida, Japanese writer (+ March 1954)
1929 : Birth of Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, president of Pakistan 1998-2001) http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P028
1936 : Birth of Haruko Machuchi, Japanese actress
1945 : Birth of Mitsuo Yanagimachi, film director
1946 : Post war new Japanese constitution is promulgated.
1947 : Start of the armed conflict between India and China on Kashmir.
1949 : Reelection of the Philippines president Quirino amid heavy violences
1949 : La Hague agreement for the foundation of the Indonesia United States Federation
1957 : Birth of Ayosuke Miki, Japanese actor
1963 : Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnamese president overthrowned the day before
1965 : Mohammad Hishim HashimMaiwandwal is Afhganistan’s Prime Minister up to october 1967
1965 : Birth of Rukh Khan, Indian actor
1973 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India form an « United Front » in the state of Tripura
1976 : Birth of Kumi Sakuma, Japanese actress
1980 : Birth of Kim So-yeou, South Korean actress
1982 : Birth of Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress
1983 : Death of Janiro Tamura, Japanese writer
But what is the main fact in Asia today, it is the birthday of Asia Observer member MAY. Hi May Zaw, have a nice bithday
Hi May have a nice day 
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