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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&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<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/18 12:35
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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&pn=3&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
Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/19 13:50<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/19 13:52
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20 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 20 JANUARY
1435 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (1449-1473) who died 27 January 1490 http://www.japan-101.com/history/ashikaga_yoshimasa.htm http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/english/e_museum/collections/figure/
ashikaga_yoshimasa_01.html
1841 : End of the first Opium war, Convention of Chuanbi by which Great-Britain gets 6 million dollars as compensation, the reopening of Canton (Guangzhou) and the transfer of Hong Kong (120 km2, 3 000 inhabitants) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=4690
1896 : Death of Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino hero, orator and satirist, of turbeculosis, born in January 1856 http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/history/jaena.htm
1898 : Birth of U Razak, Burme politician, chairman of the Burma Muslim Congress, assassinated in July 1947 http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=8463
1925 : Signature of an alliance between Soviet Union and Japan
1926 : Birth of Qurrutulain Hyder, Indian novelist who died in August 2007 http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/05/stories/2007100551040300.htm
1934 : Japan brings back Puyi to Manchoukuo http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/China/PuYi.html
1940 : Birth of Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-krishnamraju.html
1946 : An agreement is signed between Ausralia and USA for an Australian participation to the occupation of Japan
1949 : Afro-Asian meeting in New-Delhi aimed to support the Republic of Indonesia
1964 : In Jars Plain, Meeting between laotian Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma and the leader of communist Pathet Lao Souphanouvong.
1978 : Australia recognizes the East-Timor integration in Indonesia
1979 : Birth of Asaka Kubo, Japanese gravure idol of the 20th century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaka_Kubo
1988 : Second meeting between Prince Sihanouk and pro-Vietnam Cambodian leader Hun Sen in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France)
1988 : Death of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Nationalist and non-violent freedom fighter http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/KhanAbdul.html http://www.kamat.com/database/biographies/khan_abdul_gaffar_khan.htm
1989 : Death of Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director, born in December 1938 http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/K_0004.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamgir_Kabir_(filmmaker)
1990 : Death of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, uncle of emperor Hirohito and first Prime Minister after the war http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9C0CE7DD1230F930A15752C0A966958260
2001 : After the Philippines armed forces withdraw their support, President Joseph Estrada is dismissed and replaced by vice-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1063976.stm http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/issues/gloria_macapagal.htm
2006 : A 2,000-page report to the United Nations General Secretary accuses the Indonesian army of killing from 100,000 to 180,000 victims during the 25 years of occupation of East-Timor by murders, rapes, organized starvation and chemical weapons http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1508119.stm<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/20 16:37
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21 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 21 JANUARY
1564 : Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samourai and warlord, born in 1491 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azai_Sukemasa
1919 : Death of Gojong, Korean Emperor, born in 1852 http://www.bookrags.com/Gojong_of_Korea
1936 : Birth of Japanese filmmaker Noriyoshi Matsura http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559676/
1936 : Birth of Koji Hashimoto, Japanese film director who died in January 2005 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368057/
1949 : The United Nations Security Council votes a resolution asking the resumption of negociations between Netherlands and Indonesian independence leaders
1949 : After all the defeats of the Nationalist troops, the president of China, Chiang Kai-shek resigns
1952 : Nehru’s Congress party wins general election in India
1955 : US Army takes charge of organization and training of South Vietnam Army
1964 : Birth of Wang Chao, Chinese actor http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/wangchao/fiche.html
1968 : The North Vietnamese army attack the US Marines base of Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. One of the biggest battle of the Vietnam war, it finished only in early April http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/khe/index.html
1970 :After two-month, resumming of sino-Us tlaks in Varsovy and again adjourned on May 18
1972 : Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur become full-fledged states in India
1981 : Verdict inn theChina Gang of four. Jiang Qing, widow of Mao Zedong is condemned to death penalty with a two year deferred suspense
1981 : Birth of Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1239735/ http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=1641
1999 : The Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen authorizes United Nations to organize the trial of Khmer Rouge
2002 : Le président Chen Shui-bian nomme un nouveau gouvernement dirigé par le secrétaire général de la Présidence, Yu Shyi-kun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shyi-kun
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22 JANUARY
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 22 JANUARY
1666 : Death of of Shah Jahan, ruler of the Mughal Empire (1628-1658) http://www.islamicart.com/library/empires/india/shahjahan.html
1909 : Birth of U Thant, third United Nations General Secretary (1961-1971) who died in 1974 http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg3bio.html
1928 : Birth of Yoshihiro Amino, Japanese historian who died in February 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiko_Amino
1945 : In China, resumption of negociations between re le CCP and KMT
1952 : Birth of Ace Vergel, Philipino actor who died in october 2007 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894063/
1955 : Birth of Park Kwang-su, Korean filmmaker http://www.cinekorea.com/filmmakers/parkkwangsu.html
1962 : Naissance de Mizan Zainal Abidin, king of Malaysia since december 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizan_Zainal_Abidin
1962 : Birth of Chi Min-sik, South Korean actor http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?actorId=237305&
product=2506902&category=455366
1986 : Three Sikh who assassinated Indira Gandhi are condemned to death penalty
1993 : Death of Abe Kobo, Japanese writer, born in March 1924 http://www.ibiblio.org/abekobo/
2004 : Assassination of Cambodia free trade union leader Chea Vichea http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/apro/APROweb.nsf/pages/ASA230082004
2006 : The Cambodia People’s Party of Prime Minister HunSen wins 43 of the 57 seats for Senat. Funcinpec gets 12 seats ans opposition Sam Rainsy 2 seats.
2007 : Death of Ngo Quang Truong, South Vietnam general, born in December 1929 http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/01/26/
ngo_quang_truong_called_key_s_vietnamese_general/ http://news.webshots.com/album/557241111YgEmPF
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23 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 23 JANUARY
1368 : In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne od China as the Hongwu emperor, initiationg Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries http://www.allbiographies.com/biography-Hongwu-15704.html http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/atam/115748.htm
1556 : The deadliest earthquake in history hits Shaanxi (China). The death tool may have been as high as 830,000
1567 : Death of Emperor Jiajing, born in September 1567 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/jiajing_en.htm
1827 : Birth of Takamori Saigo, samurai, leader of Satmura rebellion who died in September 1877 http://www.jref.com/glossary/saigo_takamori.shtml
1897 : Birth of Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian independence fighter, who died in August 1945 http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/bose.htm
1899 : Proclamation of the First Philippines Republic Constitution in Molocos with Emilio Aguinaldo as first president http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/aguinaldo.html
1927 : Birth of Balasaheb Thackeray founder of the Shiv Sena, Indian ultra nationalist Hindu movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal_Thackeray
1939 : Birth of Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor martial artist http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002002/
1942 : Birth of Razzak, Bangladeshi actor and director http://www.bangladeshshowbiz.com/oldies/face_to_face_razzak.htm
1946 : Republic of China and Thailand establiss diplomatic relations and sign an Amity treaty
1947 : Birth of Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Sukarno, president of Indonesia (2001-2004) http://www.famousmuslims.com/Megawati%20Sukarnoputri.htm
1949 : General elections in Japan. Conservative win and Communist are in progress
1950 : Captain Westerling takes Bandung (Java) in a coup attempt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Westerling
1968 : US war ship Pueblo is captured by North Korean navy. The crew will be held for 11 months http://www.usspueblo.org/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=6785
1973 : President Nixon announces that a cease-fire agreement has been signed with North Vietnam http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/23/
newsid_2506000/2506549.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0123.html#article
1976 : Birth of Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496806/ http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/12/2/lifefocus/
19608485&sec=lifefocus
2002 : The Indonesian forces kill the military commander of Aceh Free Movement (GAM), Abdullah Syafei http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/1778401.stm
2003 : North Korea announces that it would consider sanctions as act of war for North Korea’s reinstatement of its nuclear program
2007 : Sheikh Hasina announces that her party will boycott the next Bangladesh elections
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24 JANUARY
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA ON 24 JANUARY
1950 : Birth of Judy Ongg, Taiwanese actress http://judyongg.com/english/
1951: In Korea war, United Nations forces retake Wonju
1952 : Birth of Ling Ling, Chinese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512713/
1956 : Birth of Masashi Yamamoto, Japanese director, actor and writer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945449/
1964 : Birth of Houka Kinoshita, Japanese actor http://www.cinemasie.com/en/japon/fiche/personne/kinoshitahouka/
1972 : Japanese sergeant Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of world War II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi
1979 : In China the « ex-capitalists recover their properties seized during the Cultural Revolution
1982 : Birth of Fiona Xie, Singapore actress http://mediacorptv.sg/celeb/fiona/index.htm http://female.thedailymodel.com/fiona-xie/
1990 : Japan launches the first probe to be sent to the Moon since 1976. A small satellite is placed in lunar orbit
2002 : In Malaysia, the government order that all students have, by writting, to pledge fidelity to the king and the government.
2003 : Chinese dissident Fang Jue is expelled from China to the United States http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2693203.stm
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25 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 25 JANUARY
1497 : Birth of Go-Nara, 115th Japanese Emperor (1526-1557) who died in September 1957 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Nara
1573 : In Japan, Battle of Mikatagahara. Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Leyasu http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?
title=Battle_of_Mikatagahara
1933 : Birth of Corazon Aquino president of Philippines From February 1986 up to June 1992. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/corazon-cojoangco-aquino/
1942 : Thailand, ally of Japon, declares war to Allied countries
1971 : Himachal Pradesh becomes the 18th Indian state
1972 : President Nixon reveals that Henry Kissinger has secret meetings in Paris with North Vietnam representatives
1975 : Bangladeh President Mujibur Rahman establish a presidential regime only one party which reinforce his power. http://www.bangabandhu.org/
1981 : Jiang Qing, widow of Mao Zedong, and Zhang Chunqiao « brains » od the Gang of Four are sentenced to death with a two-year execution reprieve. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Qing
1983 : Tokyo protests about possible move of Soviet SS-220 ballistic missiles from west to far-east
1989 : First non-official visit of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen to Bangkok
1998 : Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide attzck on Sir Lanka’s Temple of the Tooth, killing 8 people and injuring 25 others http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_the_Tooth
2006 : Su Tseng-chang becomes Taiwan Prime Minister through May 2007 http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/premier.htm
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Today 27 January 2008, will mark a day of history in Asia :
Indonesian former president Soeharto, 86, passed away at 1.10 pm (local time) and there will be a week of national mourning for this country.
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26 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 26 JANUARY
1565 : The Battle of Talikota, faught between the Vijanagara Empire and the sultanates of the Deccan, leads to the sjubjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Talikota
1841 : For the first time, the Union Jack is rised on Hong Kong
1857 : Birth of Trinle Gyatso, the 12th dalai lama, who died in April 1875 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinley_Gyatso%2C_12th_Dalai_Lama
1921 : Birth of Akio Morita, co-founder of Sony Corp http://www.sony.com/SCA/press/morita_bio.shtml
1950 : Republic is proclaimed in India with Rajendra Prasad as president http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/26/
newsid_3475000/3475569.stm http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/rajendra-prasad.html
1960 : Signature of a treaty of amity and non-agression between China and Burma
1967 : In Beijing, violent demonstrations in front of Soviet Union and French ambassies (up to 31)
2001 : Thousands die in Gujarat state quake in India http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/26/
newsid_4666000/4666568.stm
2003 : Execution of Lobsang Dhondup, a 28-year old monk, sentenced to death for attacks in Sichuan. http://www.freetibet.org/campaigns/execution280103.html
2003 First direct flight from Taiwan to Main China (via Hong Kong) at the request of Taiwan’s athorities.
2003 : In Nepal, Assassination of chief of the anti-guerilla police, Krishna Mohan Shresta, his wife and his bodyguard
2004 : President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan
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