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23 DECEMBER 2007

MAIN FACTS ON DECEMBER 23 IN ASIA HISTORY

1933 : Birth of 125th Japanese Emperor Akihito, since January 1989 http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-01.html

1948 : Japanese ex-Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six others war time leaders are executed. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article& id=5625

1950 : Signature in Saigon of a military pact between France and United States on Indo-China

1950 : Birth of Lee Ilchi, Korean author and founder of a variety of mind-body training methods http://www.ilchilee.com/personal-history/

1968 : The crew of the US spy-ship Pueblo , captured by North Korean in January, is freed http://www.usspueblo.org/ http://web.mit.edu/ssp/seminars/wed_archives_02fall/lerner.htm

1982 : Kim Dae-Jung, freed by the military dictature on December 16, leave Korea to an exile to the USA. http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/leader/kim.dae.jung/

2003 : Death of ex-Prime Minister of Thailand, General Kriangsak Chomanan (1977-1980) http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2329646

2005 : Death of Yao Wenyuan, 74, last living member of the Gang of Four led by Jiang Qing, the wife of Mao Zedong, who were the main actors of the Cultural Revolution. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/06/news/gang.php


But the main fact in Asia’s history on a December 23 is the birthday of Asia Observer member DEREKBLADES from France
 
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24 DECEMBER 2007

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 24 DECEMBER

1813eath of Japanese Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1762-1771) http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=292

1889 : Yamagata Aritomo becomes third Prime Minister of Meiji era, up to May 1891 http://www.jref.com/glossary/yamagata_aritomo.shtml

1867 : Birth of Kantaro Suzuki who was a Japanese Admiral and short time Prime Minister in 1945 http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=292

1932 : Birth of Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Kawara

1941 : Kuching, capital of Sarawak (Northern Borneo), is conquered by the Japanese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuching#History

1948 : United Nations Security Council orders a cease-fire to the Nertherlands and the liberation of the Indonesia goverment. Netherlands declares Security Council incompetent.

1954 : Laos becomes independant from France

1957 : Naissance de Hamid Karzai, son profile :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2043606.stm

1959 : Birth of Anil Kapoor, Indian actor http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/anil_kapoor/

1966 : Because the Cultural Revolution, arrest of Peng Dehuai, the ex-Defense Minister of China http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/pengdehuai.shtml

1976 : Takeo Fukuda replaces Prime Minister Takeo Miki who resigned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Fukuda

1982 : Birth of Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor http://bestuff.com/stuff/aiba-masaki

1986 : Birth of Riyo Mori, from Japan, 2007 Miss Univer http://www.riyomori.us/biography.htm

1997 : Death of Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor http://www.toshiromifune.org/ http://www.edogawa-u.ac.jp/~robert/Mifune.html

2000 : A lot of churchs are blasted in Indonesia by Islamic fondamentalists

2002 : Chinese dissident Wu Wenli, condemned to 13 years in jail in 1998 for his partipation in the setting up of China Democratic Party is exiled to the USA. He had already spend 12 years in jail for his participation to the 1989 events.


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member Japemete, from Indonesia, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/24 09:20
 
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25 DECEMBER 2007

MAIN FACTS ON 25 DECEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY

1868 : Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaido http://www.lonympics.co.uk/ezo.htm

1876 : Birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the father of Pakistan independence http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P009

1921 : Birth of Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah Pakistani journalist and writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaib-un-Nissa_Hamidullah

1926 : Birth of Atal Behari Vajpayee, BJP learder and Indian Prime Minister (1998-2004) http://www.bjp.org/leader/atalji.htm

1926 : Emperor Taisho of Japan dies. His son Hirohito succeds him as Emperor Showa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taish%C5%8D http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/hirohito_emperor.shtml

1932 : A magnitude 7,6 earthquarter in Gansu, China kills 70,000 people

1933 : Birth of Phan Van Khai : Vietnam Prime Minister 1997-2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_V%C4%83n_Kh%E1%BA%A3i

1937 : Birth of of Maung Aye, number 2 in the Burma military junta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maung_Aye

1941 : Hong Kong falls under Japanese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong

1947 : The constitution of the Republic of China (KMT) gos into effect

1949 : Birth of Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Muslim League and twice Prime Minister of Pakistan http://www.pmln.org.pk/profile.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6959782.stm

1968 : Death of Ooka Shohei, Japanese novelist, born in 1909 http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/bunka/bunjinroku/ooka_e.htm

1972 : Death of Rajaji (Rajagopalachari), India’s freedom fighter and first Indian Governor General after independence http://www.ceeby.com/people/Rajaji.cfm

1979 : Soviet forces land in Kakul, the Afghan capital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan

1994 : Death of Giani Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987) http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/zail.html

1998 : Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea surrender to the Phnom Penh regime

2003 : Second attempt to assassinate Pakistani President Musharraf causing a dozen of deads.



But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member Debbie, from United States, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/25 12:27
 
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26 DECEMBER 2007

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA ON 26 DECEMBER

1530 : Death of Babur, Emperor of the Mogul empire, born in 1484 http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MUGHAL/BABUR.HTM

1536 : Birth of Yi-I, Korean Confucius scholar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_I

1666 : Birth of Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Guru of Sikhism who died in 1708 http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Guru_Gobind_Singh

1754 : French representative Charles Godeheu signs a treaty by which France will withdraw from the territory it took in the sub-continent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Godeheu

1893 : Birth of Mao Zedong, President of CCP and founder the People Republic of China in October 1945, died in September 1976 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDmao.htm

1838 : Chiang Kai-shek rejects a Japanese peace offer

1941 : Under the Japanese attack, Manila, Philippines capital, is declared opened city by American authorities

1949 : Birth of José Ramos Horta, President of East-Timor and Peace Prize Nobel laureate http://www.ramos-horta.org/

1957 : Opening, in Cairo, of an unofficial solida rity Afrique-Asia conference

1962 : Birth of Marina Khan, Pakistani actress http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/ichikawa.html

1962 : China signs a border agreement with Outer Mongolia

1968 : José Maria Sison, expelled from the pro-Moscow PKP in April, founded a new maoist communist party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Maria_Sison

1976 : The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded http://www.cpnuml.org/history/index.htm

1978 : Indira Gandhi, arrested on December 19, is freed. http://www.indiragandhi.com/

1979 : Soviet Special forces troops take over presidential place in Kabul, Afghanistan

1981 : Death of Savithri, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savithri http://www.abhinethri.com/vinsavitri01.html

1983 : After December 18 general elections, Yasuhiro Nakasone is reelected Japanese Prime Minister http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/Cambridge/entries/024/Yasuhiro- Nakasone.html

1985 : Birth of Yuu Shirota, Japanese actor and singer http://asianheartthrob.blogspot.com/2007/03/yuu-shirota-japan.html

1999 : Death of Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (1992-1997) http://www.indianpoliticians.com/profile/17/

2004 : A tsunami in Sumatra island make 225,000 people died, mainly in Aceh http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/26/ newsid_4631000/4631713.stml


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member Jasminchen, from China, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday


Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/26 12:03<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/26 12:05
 
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27 DECEMBRE 2007

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 27 DECEMBER

1723 : Emperor Yongzheng acceds to the throne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongzheng_Emperor

1796 : Birth of Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet who died in February 1869 http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories/greatindians/gi013.shtml

1923 : Namba Dausuke, a Japanese communist student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namba_Daisuke

1931 : Birth of Le Kha Phieu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from December 1997 to April 2001 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%AA_Kh%E1%BA%A3_Phi%C3%AAu

1945 : The Moscow Conference founds an Soviet-US commission in charge to establish a national government in Korea.

1949 : The Netherlands officially reconizes Indonesia independence. United States of Indonesia is proclaimed

1967 : North Vietnam rejects President Johnson offer to cease North Vietnam in exchange with negociations. Its demands the end of the bombing first.

1969 : In Japan DLP wins the legislative elections.

1972 : Marshal Kim Il Sung, head of the North-Korean governement, becomes head of state. http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/kim-il-sung.html

1975 : China frees three Soviet airforce pilots prisoners since 1974

1979 : The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan. Overthroned president Hafizullah Amin is executed, replaced by Babrak Karmal http://www.afghanland.com/history/amin.html

1981 : Foundation in Beijing of the “Taiwan National Compatriots Association” for Taiwanese living on Continental China

1996 : Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidify their buffer zone around Kabul

2001 : The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations witn the USA

2002 : North Korea orders United Nations nuclear inspectors to leave the country to leave the country and said it would restart a labatory capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons
 
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28 DECEMBER 2007

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 28 DECEMBER

1176 : Birth of Emperor Rokujo, 79th Japanese Emperor from 1165 to 1168 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Rokuj%C5%8D

1308 : Hanazono, 95th Emperor of Japan is enthroned and reigns up to March 1318). Not to be confused with Go-Hanazono (1419-1471) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Hanazono

1367 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshiakira

1505 : Birth of Japanese warlord Ouchi Yoshitaka http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ouchi-yoshitaka/

1857 : Franco-British navies bomb Guangzhou (Canton)

1898 : Birth of Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese Admiral, garrison commander on Wake Island during WWII. Tried then hanged in 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigematsu_Sakaibara http://www.ussyorktown.com/yorktown/massacre.html

1902 : Birth of Chinese writer Shen Congwen who died in 1988 http://www.chinesecultureonline.org/literature.jsp?catName=contemporary¢erName=shencongwen

1934 : Birth of Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor who died in September 1932 http://shishido0.tripod.com/ishihara.html

1942 : Japanes planes bomb Calcutta in British India

1945 : Birth of Nepal king Birendra, killed by his son in 2001 http://www.nepalhomepage.com/news/century_poll/english/birendra.html

1950 : In Korea, the Chinese forces cross the 38th parallel

1952 : Birth of Arun Jaitley, Indian politician who has been several times a minister in JVP governments
http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=27

1962 : Agreement between China and Pakistan on their Kashmir border

1972 : In Thailand, a Palestinian commando from Black September movement, attacks the Israeli ambassy

1979 : President Jimmy Carter dénounces the Soviet Union invasion of Aghanistan as « a grave threat to the peace »

1983 : Birth of Mike Ho (Ho Jun-Xiang), Taiwanese actor and model http://men.stareastasia.com/mike-ho/


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29 DECEMBRE 2007

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 29 DECEMBER

1141 : Chinese general Yue Fei who saved the Song dynasty is executed under false accusations http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa041301a.htm

1899 : Birth of Marshal Nie Rongren, People’s Liberation Army chief of the general staff (1950-1954) http://www.paulnoll.com/Korea/War/Marshal-Nie-Rongzhen.html

1911 : A meeting of representatives from provinces in Nanjing elect Sun Yat-sun as the provisional President of the Republic of China and set 1st January 1912 as the first day of the first year of the Republic

1991 : Taking advantage of the fall of the Qing dynasty declares its independence

1929 : Dutch police arrest Sukarno and 100s Partai Nasional Indonesia leaders

1930 : Sir Muhammad Iqbal in his Presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Muhammad_Iqbal

1931 : Birth of Prince Yi Gu who was a claimant to the throne of Korea up to his death in 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%2C_Prince_Imperial_Hoeun

1934 : Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Naval_Treaty

1954 : Birth of Prince Takamoto (Norihito) who died in 2002 http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-11.html

1984 : End of the general elections after the killing of Indira Gandhi. Historic victory of Congress Party lead by Rajiv Gandhi which wins 400 on the 508 seats http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/29/ newsid_3314000/3314987.stm

1989 : Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member RBTOWNSLEY , from USA, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday
 
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30 DECEMBER 2007

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 30 DECEMBER

1879 : Birth of Sri Ramana Maharshi, Indian philosopher who died in April 1950 http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/ramana.html

1884 : Birth of Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister (1941-1944), sentenced to death for war crimes and hanged in December 1948 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWtojo.htm

1896 : Filipino writer José Rizal is executed by the Spanish http://www.joserizal.ph/bg01.html http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~fasawwu/resources/rizal/biography.htm

1949 : India recognizes the People’s Republic of China

1949 : France officially transfers powers to the Vietnamese government

1953 : Ramon Magsaysay becomes President of the Philippines up to March 1957 http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Ramon-Magsaysay/ramon-magsaysay.htm

1961 : Diosdado Macapagal President of Philippines up to December 1965 http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/macapagal.html

1965 : Ferdinand Marcos President of Philippines up to February 1986 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&amp; id=7127

1972 : Richard Nixon announces the resumption of the Paris Conference between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, and also the end of the heavy bombing of North Vietnam http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1230.html#article

2003 : Death of Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress, born in October 1963 http://www.mui-mui.org/ http://glutter.typepad.com/photos/goodbye_anita/
 
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31 DECEMBRE 2007

MAIN FACT IN ASIA HISTORY ON 31 DECEMBRE

765 : The coffin of the Ch’an monk Ho-Tse Shen-hui, who is historically credited with investigating the Northern-Southern School, is interred in astupa build in China http://www.answers.com/topic/ho-tse-shen-hui

1568 : Death of Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord, born in October 1493 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/shimazu-tadayoshi/

1572 : Birth of Go-Yozei , 107th Emperor of Japan from December 1586 to May 1611 and died in September 1617 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Yozei_of_Japan

1600 : British East India Company is chartered by Elisabeth I http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&amp; id=5645

1650 : Death of Dorgon (prince Rui), one of most influential Mandchus princes in the early Qing Dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorgon

1894 : Birth of Hong Sheng, a pioneering Chinese dramatist and filmmaker who died in August 1955 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041541/Hong-Shen

1903 : Birth of Fumiko Hayashi, a female Chine writer who died in June 1951 http://www.bartleby.com/65/ha/HayashiF.html

1905 : Birth of Chikako Hosokawa, Japanese actress who died in March 1976 http://us.vdc.imdb.com/name/nm0395940/

1959 : General Phoumi Nosavan takes power in Laos and establiss a pro-Occident regime http://www.facetroughgemstones.com/wikipedia/ph/Phoumi_Nosavan.html

1960 : Birth of Japanese actress Moi Takari http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847070/

1961 : Birth of Chinese actress Nina Li Chi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508327/bio http://images.google.fr/images?q=Nina+Li+Chi&amp;hl=fr&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp; oi=images&amp;ct=title

1964 : Indonesian President Sukarno threatens to leave the United Nation if the Federation of Malaysia is admitted

1965 : Birth of Gong Li, the most famous Chinese actress http://www.admiringgongli.com/Life.html

1966 : Washington announces that the bombing on North Vietnam will stop only if Hanoi will be decided to have serious peace talks

1977 : Rupture des relations diplomatiques entre le Kampuchéa et le Vietnam. Phom-Penh dénonce l’attaque de son territoire par les troupes vietnamiennes soutenues par l’URSS

1984 : Suceeding his mother, Rajiv Gandhi, becomes the 6th Indian Prime Minister http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Rajiv.html

2002 : Succès de l’envoi d’un quatrième vaisseau spatial chinois qui permet d’entrevoir l’envoi d’un équipage humain dans l’espace en 2003.


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member and our friend POKKHA (Peachy) , from Philippines, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday
 
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1 JANUARY 2008

MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 1 JANUARY

- 711 : Birth of Jimmu, legendary first Japanese Emperor http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/JIMMU.HTM

1630 : Birth of Go-Sai, 111th Japanese Emperor (1655-1663) who died in March 1685

1803 : Vietnam Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tay Son dynastie to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Hue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Long

1860 : Slavery ends in Netherlands Indies

1864 : Birth of Chinese painter Qi Baishi who died in September 1957 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_Baishi http://chineseculture.about.com/library/gallery/blqibaishi.htm

1877 : Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India

1881 : Birth of Vajiravudh, king of Siam as Rama VI (1910-1925) who died in November 1925 http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7905/rama6.html

1883 : Birth of Ichiro Hatoyama, Japan’s Prime minister from December 1954 to December 1956 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Hatoyama

1900 : Birth 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

1904 : Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production

1905 : Birth of Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor who died in January 1985 http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=287564

1912 : Republic of China is intaured in Nanjing by Sun Yat-sen http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/republican.html

1914 : Birth 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

1940 : Death of Panuganti Lakshiminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist, born in November 1965, populary know as « Andhra Sakespeare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panuganti_Lakshminarasimha_Rao

1946 : Restitution to the British of the territories retook by Siam after January 1942

1946 : MacArthur disolves the Japanese nationalist organizations

1947 : Birth of Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer http://www.paulatsuifans.com/ENG/wblpaula2.htm

1947 : The constitution de Republic of China (KMT) comes into force

1948 : Orissa province accedes to India

1949 : United Nations imposes a cease-fire between India and Pakistan to stop their war for Kashmir http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/kilo/kashmir1947.htm

1949 : Les USA recognizes the South Korean government and announces its withdrawal from this country.

1950 : The state of Ajaigarb ceded to the governement of India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajaigarh

1951 : Birth of Ashfaq Hussein, Urdu poet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashfaq_Hussain

1953 : Naissance du poète chinois Han Shaogong http://www.wooster.edu/chinese/Chinese/courses/chinese_youth/ writers_directors/han_shaogong.gb.html

1953 : China first five-year plan comes into force

1956 : Birth of Koji Yakusho, Japanese actor http://www.hogacentral.com/People_KY.html

1965 : Foundation of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (communist), is founded in Kabul http://www.answers.com/topic/people-s-democratic-party-of-afghanistan

1967 : Birth of Bang Eun-hee, South Korean actress http://www.koreanmovie.com/Bang_Eun_hee_kafilmo_149/

1967 : In Shanghai fights between pro and anti-Mao up to the end of the month.The All-China Labor Union is disolved

1969 : Foundation of the People’s Liberation army of Thailand http://www.indopedia.org/Communist_Party_of_Thailand.html

1976 : Birth of Vidya Balan, Indian actress http://www.vidyabalan.net/

1977 : Birth of Jerry Yan (Liao Yang Zhen), Taiwanese actor , model and singer http://men.stareastasia.com/jerry-yan/

1978 : Birth of Paramahamsa Sri Nithyanandan, Indian spiritualist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramahamsa_Sri_Nithyananda

1979 : General military Vietnamese offensive in Cambodia

1979 : Birth of Koichi Domoto, Japanese artist http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Domoto_Koichi

1979 : Etablissement des relations diplomatiques entre la RPC et les USA http://www.taiwandocuments.org/communique02.htm

1983 : Birth of Emi Kobayashi, Japanese model http://sexywomanlist.blogspot.com/2007/12/emi-kobayashi.html

1984 : Independance of Brunei sultanat from the British

1998 : Muhammad Rafiq Tarar sworn as Pakistan’s president http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P028

2001 : The Indian great city Calcutta is renamed Kolkata

2002 : Taiwan officially become the 144th member of the World Trade Organization under the name “Chinese Taipei”

2004 : In Hong Kong, more than 100,000 people demonstate for more democracy, particulary the direct election of the Chief executive and Legislative Council members.

2004 : In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf won 658 of 1170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan as President until October 2007

2007 : South Korean Ban Ki-moon, elected General Secretary of the United Nations, takes up his founction


But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer members Max161 and Zen, from Philippines, Brickjoe and Urford, from USA, Tiramico from China birthdays. From all of us, have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/02 22:08
 
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