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ON 30 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on July 30, 2008

1893 : Birth of Fatima Jinnah, sister of Ali Jinnah and an active figure in movement for independence of Pakistan (Mother of the Nation), who died on July 8, 1967 http://www.jazbah.org/fatima.php

1912 : Death of Emperor Mutsuhito (Meiji) http://www.jref.com/glossary/meiji_mutsuhito_emperor.shtml

1945 : At 00.14 Japanese sink the USS Indianpolis, killing 883 seamen in the worst loss in the US Navy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52739 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_%28CA-35%29

1963 : In Malina, Summit between Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaya on the project of Great Malaysia

1964 : South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1997

1965 : Death of Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese novelist, born on July 24, 1886 http://www.artandculture.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist? id=1055

1969 : Vietnam War: US President Richard M. Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyen Van Thieu and with U.S. military commanders. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1998

1973 : Birth of Sonu Nigam, Indian singer/actor http://www.bollywoodgate.com/bollywood-pop/sonu-nigam.html http://www.geocities.com/worldofsonunigam/

1996 : Mochtar Pakpahan, leader of the Workers for Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI), the only one free but not recognised trade union in Indonesia is accused of subversion http://www.driftline.org/cgi-bin/archive/archive_msg.cgi?file=spoon- archives/marxism.archive/marxism_1996/96-08-marxism/96-08-07.145& msgnum=7&start=735&end=855

1997 : Death of Bao Dai, king of Annam (1926-1945) and last emperor of Vietnam (1945-1949), born on October 22, 1913 http://vnlisting.homelinux.com/vietnam/index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=45&Itemid=41

1998 : Keizo Obuchi est élu 54e Premier ministre par la Diète. Sur 494 députés ayant voté à la Chambre basse, il a obtenu 268 votes et Naoto Kan 164. Par contre, à la Chambre haute, Kan l'a emporté par 142 voix contre 103. Il nomme un gouvernement de 20 membres (voir liste dans "politique"

1998 : Obuchi Keizo becomes the 84th Japanese prime minister till April 5, 2000 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ObuchiK.html

2002 : Birth of Prince Hridayendra of Nepal, Nepalese royal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hridayendra_of_Nepal
 
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ON 31 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY

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1143 : Birth of Emperor Nijo, 78th emperor of Japan (1158-1165) who died on September 5, 1165 http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/00031129783/

1658 : Former governor of Gujarat and Balk (Afghanistan) becomes emperor of India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ mughalempire_5.shtml

1916 : Birth of Sibte Hassan, Pakistani communist activist who died on April 1986 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibte_Hassan

1936 - The International Olympic Committee announces that the 1940 Summer Olympics will to be held in Tokyo. However, the games are given back to the IOC after the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out, and are eventually cancelled altogether because of World War II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Summer_Olympics

1941 : Birth of Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician who died on August 15, 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarsinh_Chaudhary

1943 : Birth of Sab Shimono, Japanese-American actor http://www.sabshimono.com/

1956 : Talks on the normalization of relations between Japan and Soviet Union resume in London

1958 : Mao Zedong and Soviet Union Khrushchev meet in Beijing

1960 : En of the state of emergency in Malaya http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Emergency

1961 : Foundation in Bangkok of the South-East Asia Association

1962 : Preliminary agreement between Netherlands and Indonesia on Western New Guinea

1964 : USA and South Vietnam reach agreement on war against North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1999

1967 : Birth of Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, who died on November 5, 2005 http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-136/artist_name-minako_honda/

1967 : The People’s Republic of China recognizes the borders and the neutrality of Cambodia

1967 : Birth of Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese voice actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1045

1973 : Canada quits the Commission of control in Vietnam, replaced by Iran

1979 : Birth of Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Kwan http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=252

1986 : Death of Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat who helped thousands of Jews leave the Soviet Union while serving as Japanese consul to Lithuania http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/sugihara.html

1988 : 32 people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Malaysia.

1997 : Death of Bao Dai, last emperor of Vietnam http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=980DE6DE153DF931A3575BC0A961958260

1998 : In Cambodia, Ranariddh and Sam Rainsy reject Hun Sen offer of a coalition cabinet because grave ballot rigging

2002 : Asean and USA sign a pact to fight terrorism in South-East Asia

2002 : For the first time, Taiwanese president alludes to a referendum on the future if the island
 
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ON 1 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

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607 : Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ono_no_Imoko

1227 : Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord, born in 1179 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Shimazu-Tadahisa

1313 : Birth of Japanese Emperor Kogon (1331-1333), who died on August 5 1364 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Emperor-Kogon-of-Japan

1377 : Birth of Japanese 100th Emperor Go-Komatsu (1382-1412, who died on December 1, 1433 http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/E/m/Emperor_Go- Komatsu_of_Japan.html

1813 : Birth of Évariste Huc, French missionary in China and explorer in Mongolia and in Tibet, who died on March 31, 1860 http://home.newadvent.org/cathen/07510a.htm

1894 - The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War

1905 : Birth of Yakeo Muzutani, Japanese actress who died on October 1, 1979

1918 : Birth of Zhou Xuan, Chinese actress and singer who died in September 1957 http://californiadream.com/personal/ZhouXuan/

1920 : In India, Mahatma Gandhi launches a civilian disobedience campaign

1920 : Birth of Asao Uchida, Japanese actor http://cherryblossomeiga.blogspot.com/2006/08/happy-birthday-asao- uchida.html

1927 - The Nanchang Uprising, led by Zhu De, marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Communist Party of China. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang_Uprising

1929 : Birth od Hafizullah Amin, second president of Afghanistan, who died on December 27, 1979 http://www.afghanland.com/history/amin.html

1932 : Birth of Meena Kumari, Indian film actress, who died on March 31, 1972 http://www.idlebrain.com/mumbai/legends/meenakumari/

1942 : Occupied by the Japanese, Burma proclaims it independence from Great-Britain with General Aung San as defense minister and U Nu as foreign affairs minister

1944 : Death of Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippines (1935-1944), born on August 19, 1878 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Quezon

1944 : Sergio Osmena becomes president of the Philippines, until May 28, 1946 http://philippines-archipelago.com/people/presidents/ sergio_osmena.html

1946 : The conference of Fontainebleau between France and communist Vietnamese end on a failure.

1947 : United Nations calls for ce ceasefire in Indonesia. The Netherlands accept the US mediation

1949 : In Indonesia, general agreement for the end of hostilities

1955 : Opening in Geneva of US-Chinese talks on Taiwan. Eleven American pilots are freed by the Chinese

1959 : Birth of Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician http://www.japanimprov.com/yotomo/

1962 : Agreement at London on the foundation of Great Malaysia

1964 : North Vietnam accuses South Vietnam and the United states of attack http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1236

1966 - Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official People's Republic of China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

1982 : Birth of Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Tominaga http://supermodels.nl/aitominaga

1993 : In Cambodia, end of the elections organized by the United Nations. Number of seats : 58 Funcipec, 51 Prachéachon, 10 Buddhist Liberal democratic Party, 1 Molinaka.

1999 : Death of Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer, born in 1897 http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~naras/ncc/ http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/C_0159.htm

2003 : North Korea agrees on six-party talks, with South Korea, USA, China, Japan and Russia with bilateral talks with USA
 
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1611 : Death of Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai, born on July 25, 1562 http://www.samurai-archives.com/kiyomasa.html

1869 - Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system (Shinōkōsh&#333 is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869).

1907 : Naissance de Le Pho, Vietnamese painter http://www.anne-french.com/Paintings%20by%20Le%20Pho.htm http://www.artnet.com/artist/655746/le-pho.html

1918 - Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.

1943 - World War II: PT-109 rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future US President, saves all but two of his crew. http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/John+F.+Kennedy+and+PT109.htm

1959 : Opening of the Lushan Conference in which Mao Zedong will be criticized for his economic error in the « Great Leap”

1961 : Birth of Cui Jian, Chinese rocker http://wiki.rockinchina.com/index.php?title=Cui_Jian

1964 - Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin Incident - North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fires on U.S. destroyers, USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1237

1971 : Nixon administration acknowledges secret army in Laos http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1238

1995 : China orders the expulsion of two US Air Force officers saying they have been caught spying on military sights

1999 : Death of Thai General Sunthorn Kongsompong who lead a coup in February 1991 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9402E4DB1230F934A3575BC0A96F958260&sec=&spon
 
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1635 - The third of the Tokugawa shoguns, Iemitsu, establishes the system of alternate attendance (sankin kotai) by which the feudal daimyō are required to spend one year at Edo Castle in Tokyo and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in Tokyo as virtual political hostages. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21, 1635).

1767 : Invasion of Siam by the Burmese

1868 : Charles Brooke becomes second white rajah of Sarawak (Borneo) up to his death on 17 May 1917 http://www.rajahbrooke.com/datescha.htm http://monarchs.suite101.com/article.cfm/ charles_brooke_rajah_of_sarawak

1916 : Birth of Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and lyricist, who died on April 20, 1970 http://www.hindilyrix.com/lyricists/lyricist-shakeel-badayuni.html

1956 : Birth of Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thai politician, leader of the Democrat Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhisit_Vejjajiva

1957 : Tunku Abdul Rahman is chosen to be first Prime Minister of soon independent Malaya http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/3/ newsid_2943000/2943390.stm

1957 : Birth of Mani Shankar, Indian film maker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Shankar http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/06/13/11553/index.html

1959 : Birth of Koichi Tanaka, Japanese scientist, Chemistry Nobel laureate in 2002 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2002/tanaka- autobio.html

1966 : Supreme Soviet asks the soviet government to give more aid to North Vietnam

1993 : Birth of Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Kumai_Yurina

2001 : In Thailand, the Constitutional Court decides that Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is cleared of the charge of cheating on his assets declaration in 1997. If convicted he would have been forced to resign
 
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1854 : The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. http://www.japanorama.com/hinomaru.html

1917 : Birth of Jun Tatara, Japanese actor, who died on September 30, 2006 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851071/

1923 : Birth of Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/020825/dmag14.htm

1929 : Birth of Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, who died on October 13, 1987 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar

1940 : Birth of Abdurrahman Wahid, 4th President of Indonesia (1999-2001) http://www.gusdur.net/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& id=728&Itemid=63

1947 : In Indonesia, The ceasefire between Indonesian and Dutch, demanded by United Nations is enforced

1947 : The Supreme Court of Japan is established. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Japan

1950 : The Soviet Union delegate at United Nations demands the withdrawal of all foreign troops from South Korea

1952 : In the Pacific Council, first meeting for the defense of Japan by USA, New-Zeland and Australia that found a standing political council

1953 : US president Eisenhower warns that the situation in Asia is becoming very ominous for the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2749

1959 : In Laos, the state of emergency is proclaimed and the government asks United Nation General Secretary Dag Hammarskjold for help

1969 - Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, U.S. representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1243

1975 - The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages included the U.S. consul and the Swedish charge d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.


1988 : Leader of Thailand, General Prem Tinnasulanonda refuses in vain to Chatchai Chunhawan, leader of the Thai Nation Party (phak chat thai), to be assigned Prime Minister

1992 : Death of Wang Hongwen, a member of the radical « Gang of Four » during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, of liver ailment http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9E0CE7DC1F30F936A3575BC0A964958260

1997 : North Korea hands over the remains of four American soldiers killed in action during the Korea War

1998 : In China, bursting of the Yangzijiang dykes causing 2,000 dead and more than 100,000 disaster victims

2001 : In Moscow, summit between Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il

2001 : In Japan, election of 121 of the 247 seats of the Higher House. DPL wins 64 seats, Komeito 12 and New Conservative Pary 1

2003 :The president of Hyundai Asan group, Chung Mong-hun, involved in the scandal of the buying of the June 2000 summit of Kim Dae-jung in North Korea, commits suicide http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/000235.html http://english.people.com.cn/200308/05/print20030805_121733.html

2004 : Death of Fumio Watanabe, Japanese actor, born on October 31, 1929 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913796/
 
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1364 : Death of Japanese emperor Kogon (1331-1333), born on August 1, 1313 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Kogon

1874 - Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.

1882 - Martial law is enacted in Japan.

1912 - Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo.

1923 : Birth of Devan Nair, President of Singapore (1981-1985) who died on December 7, 2005 http://singaporepioneers.blogspot.com/2006/10/c-v-devan-nair.html

1945 : The Soviet army enters Manchuria

1952 : The Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Japan, signed on 28 April, enters in force by the exchange of the instruments of ratification at Taipei http://www.taiwandocuments.org/taipei01.htm

1952 : Syngman Rhee is re-elected president of South Korea

1961 : USA, France and Great-Britain meet in Paris and agree for a Laos cabinet led by Souvanna Phouma, including communists

1964 : Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow - American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes attacked U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1244

1965 : Birth of Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese composer http://sakuraba.cocoebiz.com/

1965 : Birth of Bang Eun-jin, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051907/ http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Bang_Eun-jin.php

1967 : In China, president Liu Shaoqi’s self criticism is said not enough by Maoists

1974 - Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to South Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1244

1975 : Birth of Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajol http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/kajol_mukherjee/index.shtml http://www.eforu.com/gallery/kajolmukherjee/gallery1.html

1976 : Birth of Kwon Sang-woo, Korean actor and model http://men.stareastasia.com/kwon-sang-woo/

1979 - In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake an attempted military uprising.

1980 : Birth of Kaylani Lei, Asian-American porn star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaylani_Lei http://www.kaylanilei.net/

1981 : Birth of Kou Shibasaki, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kou_Shibasaki http://www2.stardust.co.jp/rooms/kou/

1987 : Birth of Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/genelia-d'souza/30762

1993 : Birth of Suzuka Ōgo, Japanese actress http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Suzuka-Ohgo http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/suzuka_ohgo/index.shtml

2003 : In the Philippines, the death of Salamat Hashim, leader of the MILF, killed on July 13, is officially announced. He is replaced by Murad Ebrahim, leader of the armed forces http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C& cid=1158658364058&pagename=Zone-English-ArtCulture%2FACELayout http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/178384

2003 : Russian president Vladimir Putin signs at Kuala Lumpur an agreement for the delivering of 18 Su-30MK, the first Russian such a contract in South-East Asia

2003 - A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.

2005 : Death of Raul Roco, Philippine senator, born on October 26, 1941 http://tornandfrayed.typepad.com/tornandfrayed/2005/08/ raul_roco_rip.html

2006 : Tchad decides to restablish diplomatic relations with Beijing, break off since 1969
 
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1180 : Birth of Go-Toba, 82nd emperor of Japan (1183-1198) who died in March 1239 http://www.universalswordsman.com/Swords-SmithPages/Gotoba2006.html

1698 : Birth of Nadar Shah, Persian emperor who invaded India and died assassinated in June 1747 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadir_Shah

1945 : The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/hiroshima.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/ newsid_3602000/3602189.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0806.html#article

1946 : Birth of Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean president (2003-2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Moo-hyun http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2535143.stm

1946 : Birth of Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian http://www.monkeyheaven.com/masaaki.html

1962 : Birth of Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress http://michelleyeoh.info/ http://www.michelle-yeoh.org/

1965 : Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Kajiura http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3914

1966 : In Tibet, Red Guards start to loot Jokhang temple converting it into urinal and butchery http://www.sacred-destinations.com/tibet/lhasa-jokhang-temple.htm

1969 : In Xinjiang, new border clash between China and Soviet Union

1970 : Birth of M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born American film director http://www.mnight.com/biography.html

1973 : American forces bomb « by mistake » the city of Neak Luong in Cambodia killing and wounding hundreds of civilians http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907719-1,00.html

1975 : Indian parliament modifies retrospectively the election law and nullified the charge of electoral fraud against Indira Gandhi

1975 : Khmers rouge ask to Thailand the opening of negotiations for diplomatic relations

1976 : Thailand recognizes the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

1976 : Zulfikar Ali Bhutto lays foundation-stone of Port Qasim, Karachi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Qasim

1990 : Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is dismissed for corruption

2001 : Death of general Duong Van Minh, twice president of South Vietnam http://www.asianweek.com/2001_08_17/news_minhdeath.html http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=980CE2DE163FF93BA3575BC0A9679C8B63

2006 : In Hong Kong, the Legislative Council pass a bill that authorizes phone tapping and e-mails control.

2007 : In East-Timor, former president Xanana Gusmao is appointed prime minister. To protest, Fretilin launches violent riots
 
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479 : Death of Yūryaku 21st emperor of Japan http://www.speedylook.com/Y%C5%ABryaku.html

1461 : the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor and commits suicide by jumping down a well http://wapedia.mobi/en/Rebellion_of_Cao_Qin

1661 : Death of Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic, born in 1608 http://wapedia.mobi/en/Jin_Shengtan

1871 : Birth of Abanindranath Tagore, painter and writer, Nobel laureate 1913, who died on December 5, 1951 http://banglapedia.org/ht/T_0015.HTM http://www.chitralekha.org/abanindranath.htm

1925 : Birth of M. S. Swaminathan, Indian scientist http://ramsap.tripod.com/swami1.html

1927 : Chen Duxiu is dismissed from the chairmanship of the Chinese Communist Party

1942 : Beginning of the Battle of Guadalcanal, up to February 7, 1943 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6543 http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_guadalcanal.htm

1953 : Ratification of a Treaty of Security between USA and South Korea

1954 : Government of Pakistan approves the National Anthem, written by Hafeez Jullundhry and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla.

1955 : Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra is force to resign by the new governor General Iskander Mirza http://www.bogra.info/bogra1.html

1964 : Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving US President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2752 http://www.hbci.com/~tgort/tonkin.htm

1965 : First Vietnamese ambush on Thailand’s soil

1965 : Signature at Kuala-Lumpur of an agreement for Singapore to leave Malaysia

1967 : Vietnam War: The People's Republic of China agrees to give North Vietnam an undisclosed amount of aid in the form of a grant. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1250

1978 : Birth of Vanness Wu, Taiwanese singer http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Vanness_Wu

1978 : Indonesia establishes diplomatic relations with Kampuchea

1978 : Birth of Shirley Yeung, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Yeung http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=98

1985 : Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts.

1987 : Death of Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957-1960), born on November 13, 1896 http://www.answers.com/topic/nobusuke-kishi

2003 : Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, is sentenced to death for the Bali bomb attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2632043.stm
 
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ON 8 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on August 8, 2008

To see the today events in Asian history, click on End on the page line

1079 : Birth of Horikawa, 73th emperor of Japan (1087-1107), who died on August 1107 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Horikawa

1322 : In Japan, emperor Go-Daigo names Sojiji monastery as main monastery for Sōtō sect http://www.taleofgenji.org/sojiji.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soto

1509 : The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire. http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka43.htm

1604 : Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord, born in 1578 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horio_Tadauji

1810 : Eminent Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib married Maaroof, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Baksh, and moved to Delhi. http://www.mirza-ghalib.org/

1942 : Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which leads to the start of a civil disobedience movement across India against the British rule

1945 : World War II - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and commenced the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchurian_Strategic_Offensive_Operation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_August_Storm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6544

1945 : The Allied agree on an international tribunal for the Japanese war criminals

1949 : Bhutan becomes independent from Great-Britain

1951 : Birth of Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/oshii.html

1961 : Méi Lánfāng, Chinese opera performer (b. 1894) http://www.newsgd.com/culture/pic/200306240034.htm

1965 : New Delhi draws attention to a large-size infiltrations of Pakistani troops in Kashmir

1967 : Foundation at Bangkok of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4114415.stm

1973 : Kim Dea-jung, leader of the opposition, is kidnapped in an Tokyo by Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) in the purpose to kill him

1976 : State Secretary Henry go to Pakistan and warns Ali Bhutto against a civil nuclear deal with France

1978 : Opening in Hanoi between China and Vietnam on the situation of the Chinese origine Vietnamese in In Vietnam

1978 : Birth of Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress http://www.mihoshiraishi.com/ http://www.icelebz.com/celebs/miho_shiraishi/

1981 : Kaori Iida, Japanese singer and actress http://wiki.theppn.org/Iida_Kaori

1986 : Altaf Hussain's address at Nishtar Park Karachi, announcement of establishing political movement MQM. http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=6881

1986 : Opening of the first Chinese stock exchange in Shanghai

1988 : The "8888 Uprising" occurs in Burma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8888_Uprising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6D3v5A2eM

1991 : In Vietnam, Vo Van Kiet is elected prime minister (till September 25, 1997)

1993 : Japanese Prime Minister since November 1991, Kiichi Miyazawa resigns after losing a vote of no confidence

2000 : Malaysian former prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is sentenced to nine years in prison for sodomy

2002 : The two Korea agree on a place for meetings separated family since the war

2007 : Death of Ma Lik of colon cancer, Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician, born on February 23, 1952 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Lik
 
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