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ON 18 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
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690 : Empress dowager Wu Zetian takes the power and found the Zhou dynasty putting an end to the Tang. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Zetian
1227 : Death of Genghis Khan, Khagan of Mongol Empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan
1541 : A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1541)
1620 : Death of Wanli, Emperor of China Ming dynasty (1572-1620), born on September 4, 1563 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanli_Emperor
1699 : Birth of Baji Rao I, general and peshwa (PM) of Indian Maratha kingdom, who died on 25 April 1740 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baji_Rao_I
1841 : James Brooke is officially enthroned rajah of Sarawak (Borneo) http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Sir_James_Brooke http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BrookeJ.html
1909 - Tokyo mayor Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, D.C. with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.
1944 : US President Roosevelt appoints general Patrick Hurley as his personnal representative in China
1945 : Mohammad Hatta becomes vice-president of Indonesia http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hatta-Mo.html
1945 : Death of Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and founder of the All India Forward Block, born on 23 January 1897 http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/bose.html
1945 : Soviet forces start to occupy Kuril Islands
1947 : Pakistan becomes member of the United Nations by a unanimous vote of the Security Council
1952 : At Moscow, opening of a Sino-Soviet conference to review the 1950 treaties
1953 : Kashmir Martyrs Day is observed through Pakistan
1965 : In the Vietnam War, Operation Starlite begins - United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1281
1965 : Birth of Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer http://asianmediawiki.com/Koji_Kikkawa
1966 : In Vietnam War, the Battle of Long Tan occurs, when a patrol of Royal Australian Regiment encounter the Viet Cong. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1282
1966 : Birth of Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress http://www.koreanmovie.com/Kang_Soo_yeon_ka522/
1967 : Birth of Daler Mehndi, Indian bhangra/pop singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daler_Mehndi http://www.dalermehndi.com/
1968 : Birth of Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Seung-yeon http://www.allmegastar.com/c/LeeSeungYeon_1.html
1970 : Birth of Jessica Hsuan, Hong Kong actress http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t59.html
1971 : Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1284
1972 : Birth of Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer http://everything2.com/e2node/Keiko%2520Yamada http://wiki.theppn.org/Yamada_Keiko
1972 : Birth of Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Ku http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=327
1975 : Insurrection in the portuguese province of East-Timor for independence
1976 : In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom, the Axe Murder Incident results in the death of two US soldiers. http://www.vfwpost7591.org/opn-PB.html
1980 : Birth of Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress http://www.preetijhangiani.net/ http://bollywoodzone.wetpaint.com/page/Preeti+Jhangiani?t=anon
1982 : Japanese election law is amended to allow for proportional representation.
1992 : Birth of Riko Narumi, Japanese actress http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.1895.htm http://www.zimbio.com/Riko+Narumi/pictures/pro
1998 : Death from a massive heart attack of Persis Khambatta, Indian actress, born on 2 October 1948 (b. 1950) http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/9699/persis.html
2001 : North Korea leader Kim Jong-il comes back to Pyongyang after a twenty five-day trip to Russia by train
2005 : Death of Gao Xiumin, Chinese comedy actress, born in 1959 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/19/content_3375034.htm
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ON 19 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1878 : Birth of Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines (1935-1944), who died on August 1, 1944 http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/quezon.html
1902 : Birth of J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist, who died on December 27, 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._L._Reyes
1918 : Birth of Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India from 1992 to 1997 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma
1919 : By the treaty of Rawalpindi, Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom. http://original.britannica.com/eb/topic-492327/Treaty-of-Rawalpindi?
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1944 : Charles Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_B._Wang
1945 : In Vietnam , Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi
1957 : Birth of Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/291
1963 : Birth of Yip Sai Wing, Hong Kong musician (Beyond) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Sai_Wing http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/8898/wing.htm
1965 : Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa.
1969 : In a protest note, China mention 429 indicents with Soviet Union in the last two months
1970 : Cambodia and US sign military aid pact http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1287
1972 : Birth of Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Hong Kong singer and actress http://www.compbuy.co.uk/SammiCheng.htm
1972 : Birth of Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihiro_Yonekura http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=13506
1987 : Birth of Ileana D'Cruz, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileana_D'Cruz http://seccpics.blogspot.com/2006/12/indian-telugu-sensation-ileana-
dcruz.html
1994 : After the August 16 large victory of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Chandrika Kumaratunga is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3239821.stm
1998 : Birth of Ella Guevara, Filipino child actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Guevara http://www.friendster.com/photos/22742417/0/570214565
2007 : At a very large majority, Thai people approve the new constitution proposed by the military junta, opening the way for elections and a civilian goverment
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ON 20 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1900 - Japan's primary school law is amended to provide for four years of mandatory schooling.
1936 : Birth of Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese Nobel chemistry laureate in 2000 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2000/shirakawa-
autobio.html
1944 : Birth of Rajiv Gandhi, Indian prime minister (1984 – 1989), assassinated on May 21, 1991 http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Rajiv.html
1954 : The USA decides to support Vietnam’s leader Ngo Dinh Diem http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1288
1955 : Birth of Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and writer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150781/bio http://www.agneschan.org/aghk/
1968 : Birth of Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Shiratori http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=502
1971 : The PRC rejects the August 2 suggestion for the two China joining the United Nations
1971 : Jonathan Ke Quan, Vietnamese American actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ke_Quan http://www.angelfire.com/ab/horizons/
1971 : General Duong Van Minh and Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, fellow candidates for the October presidential election in Vietnam, accuse incumbent President Nguyen Van Thieu of rigging the election and withdraw from the race.
1971 Death of Rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot, born on February 17, 1951 http://www.dawn.com/weekly/yworld/archive/020907/yworld8.htm http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2003/rashid_minhas.html
1974 - Congress votes to reduce aid to South Vietnam from $1 Billion to $700 Million. Majority of the cuts were for military supplies. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1290
1979 : Indian Premier Charan Singh resigns http://rrtd.nic.in/charansingh.htm
1984 : Birth of Mirai Moriyama, Japanese actor http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mirai-Moriyama http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.1649.htm
1998 : In retaliation to bombs attacks against its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, USA strikes Islamist training camps in Afghanistan
2004 : Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba becomes again Prime Minister of Bhutan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyonpo_Yeshey_Zimba
2006 : After floods caused hundreds of dead in North Korea, Seoul gives 100,000 t. of rice and building materials to the North
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ON 21 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 21, 2008
1192 : Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) http://www.ninpo.org/picturearchive/historicalportraits/
minamotoyoritomo.html
1535 : Birth of Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord who died on February 18, 1619 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Yoshihiro
1581 : Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai, born in 1527 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakuma_Nobumori
1870 : Ma Xinyi, Viceroy of Liangjiang of the late Qing Dynasty in China, is assassinated. Born in 1821 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Xinyi http://www.monkeypeaches.com/thewarlords.html
1921 : The White Russian Baron Roman Ungern von Sternberg who led Mongolia to independence from China in March is hand over to soviet Red army by his own troops http://www.mongolia-web.com/content/view/1141/39/
1937 : China and Russia sign a non aggression pact
1943 : Japan evacuates the Aleutian island of Kiasha which has been the last North American foothold held by the Japanese
1945 : General Ho Ying-chin, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, transmits to general Okamura Yasutsugu a memorandum on the preparation for the surrender of Japanese forces in China http://www.taiwandocuments.org/surrender06.htm
1963 : The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalises Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. Martial law is declared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1291 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xa_Loi_Pagoda_raids
1983 : Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/21/
newsid_2534000/2534945.stm http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8260401
1995 : Death of Subrahmanyan Chandrasehkhar, Indian-born astrophysicist, Nobel Prize 1983, born on October 19, 1910 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1983/
chandrasekhar-autobio.html
1997 : Afghanistan suspends its embassy operations in the United States
2002 : In Pakistan, President General Pervez Musharraf unilaterally amends the Pakistani constitution. He expands his term in office and grants himself powers that include the right to dissolve parliament
2004 : In Bangladesh, a grenade attack against the main political party, the Awami league, causes 22 dead. Its leader, Sheikh Hasina, is wounded
2005 : Death of Wei Li, Chinese actor, born on October 25, 1919 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508536/
2007 : Death of Indian novelist Qurrutulain Hyder http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070023369&ch=8/21/2007%205:42:00%20PM
2007 : In Bangladesh, Violent confrontation between students and police. Students demand the withdrawal of troops from campus and politics
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ON 22 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 22, 2008
1155 : Death of Japanese Emperor Konoe (1142-1155), born on June 16, 1139 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Konoe
1861 : Death of Xianfeng, 8th emperor of the Qing dynasty since 1850, born on July 17, 1831 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianfeng
1875 : The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia, signed on May 7, is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Saint_Petersburg_(1875)
1894 : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi founds the Natal Indian Congress which later will ally itself with the African National Congress http://www.saha.org.za/collections.htm?collections/AL2421.htm
1904 : Birth of Deng Xiaoping, leader of China (1978-1997), who died on February 19, 1997 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/dengxiaoping.shtml http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/inside.china/profiles/
deng.xiaoping/
1910 : Japan illicitly annexes Korea with the signing of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty. The name Korea was abolished and replaced with the ancient name Joseon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan-Korea_Annexation_Treaty
1945 : In China, the Soviet forces enter Port-Arthur
1951 : Birth of Chandra Prakash Mainali, Nepalese communist politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Prakash_Mainali http://www.telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=3344
1955 : Birth of Chiranjeevi, Telugu film actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/wallpapers/actor/4161.html
1958 : In the night of 22 to 23, the Communist Chinese artillery bombs the Nationalist hold island of Quemoy and Matsu, causing a crisis with the United States
1967 : Birth of Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer who commited suicide on 8 April 1986 http://www.idollica.com/okada/OkadaYukiko.html
1967 : In Beijing, during the Cultural Revolution, the British embassy is set on fire
1971 : Birth of Rick Yune, Korean American actor http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Yune,_Rick/index.html
1986 : Birth of Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress http://bestuff.com/stuff/keiko-kitagawa
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ON 23 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 23, 2008
1176 : Death of Rokujo, 79th Japanese Emperor from 1165 through 1168 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Rokujo
1708 : Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamheiba
1884 : French Admiral Courbet destroys the Chinese Fujian fleet in Fuzhou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Foochow
1896 : First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila. http://www.philnewscentral.com/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?url=philrev.html
1900 : Death of Kuroda Kiyotaka, 2nd Japanese Prime Minister (1888-1889), born on October 16 1840 http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/71.html
1949 : Opening, in La Hague, of the round table between Dutch and Indonesian with United Nations delegates.
1954 : The Indian Upper house of the Indian parliament receives its hindi name of Rajya Sabha (states council)
1958 :The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/quemoy_matsu-2.htm
1964 : Kong Hee, Singaporean, Founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_Hee http://wordpress.com/tag/kong-hee/
1967 : In Vietnam war, Can Tho et Hoa An are attacked by North Vietnamese troops
1968 : Communist forces renew offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1299
1975 : Successful Communist coup in Laos. Leftist forces agree to support national union government of Prince Souvanna Phouma
1987 : Birth of Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, host and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Gil http://nikkigil.org/
1995 : Birth of Eliza Pineda, Filipina child actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Pineda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6wTpI_9U90
2003 : In Cambodia, the Funcipec and Sam Ransy Party form an democratic allliance against the People’s Cambodian Party of premier Hun Sen
2007 : In Pakistan, the Supreme Court authorizes the former PM Nawaz Sharif to come back to the country while general Musharraf imposed him a ten years voluntary exile http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1126/p01s02-wosc.html
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ON 24 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 24, 2008
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1690 : The British East India Company establishes itself at Calcutta, now Kolkota
1925 : Death of Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Indian scholar, born on July 6, 1837 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/72430.cms
1935 : Birth of Tsutomu Hata, briefly Japanese Prime Minister in 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Hata
1942 : Japanese aircraft carrier Ryuho is sunk in the Battle of East Solomon Islands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6561
1956 : Death of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director and screenwriter, born on 16 May 1898 http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/mizoguchi.html http://www.mininova.org/tor/1582899
1963 : Whashington changes policy on support for South Vietnamese president Diem http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1302
1965 : Indian troops cross again the border of the Pakistani Kashmir. Violent fighting with Pakistani forces
1967 : Lam Bun, Hong Kong radio commentator is murdered, born in 1930 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_Bun
1974 : Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed is sworned as the new president of India, up to his death on February 11, 1977 http://pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org/ahmed.html
1981 : The pro-Soviet Kabul accepts three-party talks with Iran and Pakistan
1984 : In the Afghan conflict, the indirect talks resume at Geneva (will be break off on August 30)
1992 : China and South Korea establish diplomatic relations
1995 : Birth of Runa Tsukishima, Japanese child model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runa_Tsukishima http://www.japanidolgoods.com/runa-tsukishima-age11-tresure-b.html
1995 : Harry Wu, human right activist is expelled by China after he was convicted of spying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wu
2002 : USA applies sanctions to North Korea for the selling of Scud missiles parts to Yemen
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ON 25 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1883 : Signature of the Treaty of Hué (or Treaty of Protectorate) putting Annam and Tonkin under the control of France
1894 : Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet. http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/General-Information-and-
Biographies/Kitasato-Shibasaburo.html
1904 : During the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese troops push Russians from Liao-yang, In China.
1911 : Birth of Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnamese general and statesman, hero of the war against the French http://www.carpenoctem.tv/military/giap.html
1912 : The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded by Sun Yat-sen. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHINAkuomintang.htm
1916 : Birth of Saburo Sakai, Japanese aviator, who died on September 22, 2000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburo_Sakai
1924 : Death of, Filipino general, born on March 15, 1818 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_%C3%81lvarez
1942 : Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. A Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned-back by Allied air attack, losing one destroyer and one transport sunk, and one light cruiser heavily damaged.
1945 : Vietnam emperor Bao Dai abdicate in favor of Republic http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/van_kien/baodai.html
1945 : Ten days after World War II ended with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China killed Baptist missionary John Birch, regarded by a portion of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872243,00.html
1946 : In India, a provisional cabinet is formed, headed by viceroy lord Wavel and Nehru as vice-chairman
1959 : USA Gives Laos and money and military equipments
1962 : Birth of Taslima Nasrim (Nasreen), Bangladeshi writer http://taslimanasrin.com/index2.html
1968 : Birth of Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model and racing driver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Mitsui http://www.asianjoke.com/girls2/yuri_mitsui_picture.htm
1968 : Birth of Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer and composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Ueda
1972 : China vetoes the entry of Bangladesh to United Nations
1987 : Birth of Chinese actress Liu Yifei http://women.stareastasia.com/crystal-liu/ http://crystalliuyifei.com/
1989 : Mayumi Moriyama becomes Japan's first female cabinet secretary. http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumidaijin/020930/
03moriyama_e.html
1992 : China establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea
1992 : Birth of Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer http://www.hellproject.com/person/Natsuyaki_Miyabi
2003 : In Myanmar, Khin Nyunt becomes Prime Minister, up to October 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khin_Nyunt
2003 : Bombay rocked by twin car bombs causing the death of around 50 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/25/
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ON 26 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 26, 2008
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1897 : Birth of Yun Bo-seon, president of South Korea (1960-1962), who died on July 18, 1990
http://15cwd.pa.go.kr/english/intocwd/expresident/pre_ybs/
1901 : Birth of Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician, who died on January 6, 1972 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/chengyi.shtml
1925 : birth of Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order http://fwbo.org/sangharakshita/sangharakshita_biog.html
1941 : Birth of Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/girls/wakabayashi.php3 http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/bond-girls/akiko-wakabayashi.php
1946 : Birth of Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/58548.htm
1960 : Signature of a treaty of amity between China and Afghanistan
1975 : Portuguese politic authorities and military forces hurriedly leave East Timor
1976 : In the Philippines, Kumander Dante, leader of the New People Army est captured http://www.pcij.org/i-report/edsa20/bernabe-buscayno.html
1977 : Birth of Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeko_Chiba
1978 : Birth of Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer http://www.rajakashifonline.com/
1988 : Aung San Suu Kyi adresses half-million mass rally in front of Swedagon Pagoda in Yangon, calling for a democratic government
1990 : Death of Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer, born in 1913 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Minoru-Honda
2006 : In Pakistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, historic chief of Baluchistan rebels is killed in a military operation http://pakistaniat.com/2006/08/26/1927-2006-nawab-akbar-bugti-killed/
2007 : Death of Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, popularly dubbed as the Bruce Lee of the Philippines, born on June 27, 1935 http://www.gmanews.tv/story/57828/Ramon-Zamora-Pinoy-Bruce-Lee-dies-
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ON 27 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
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663 - Remnants of the Korean Baekje Kingdom and their Yamato Japanese allies engage the combined naval forces of the Tang Chinese and Silla Koreans on the Geum River in Korea; the outcome is a significant Tang-Silla victory
1232 - The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseibai_Shikimoku
1394 : Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (1368-1383), born in 1343 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chokei
1407 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, the 5th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1423 to 1425,died on March 17, 1425 http://www.japan-101.com/history/ashikaga_yoshinori.htm
1664 : Foundation of the French East India Company http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-EastIndF.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_East_India_Company
1883 : Krakatoa, an Indonesian volcano, erupts. It is one of the most powerful volcanic events recorded in modern times, with shock waves traveling around the Earth's surface and tsunamis killing an estimated 36,000 people world-wide.
1922 : Birth of Sosuke Uno, 75th prime minister of Japan from June to August 1989 and forced to resign after a sex scandal, died on 19 May 1998 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html
1931 : Birth of Sri Chinmoy, Indian guru who died on October 11, 2007 http://www.srichinmoybio.co.uk/srichinmoy/biography.html
1941 : Prince Fumimaro Konoye, prime minister of Japan, announces that he would like to enter into direct negotiations with President Roosevelt in order to prevent the Japanese conflict with China from expanding into world war.
1943 - Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1945 : US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1950 : Violation of the Communist China’s airspace by US jets
1957 - The Constitution of Malaysia came into force.
1959 : Liu Shaoqi replaces Mao Zedong as president of the People’s Republic of China http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LiuShaoq.html
1963 : Death of Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician, born on August 25, 1888 http://allama-mashriqi.8m.com/
1969 - The first installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's Tough Being a Man) movies is released in Japan. Director and screenplay writer Yoji Yamada went on to make 48 installments of the series, which is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running movie series.
1972 : US Aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1310
1975 : Portuguese leave East-Timor. Beginning of a civil war between political parties
1976 : Death of Mukesh, Indian singer, born on July 22, 1923 http://www.singermukesh.com/
1980 : General Chun Doo-hwan is elected president of the Republic of Korea by a body of great electors (sworn in September 1) http://www.nndb.com/people/454/000111121/
1983 : Birth of Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/wilsonchen/bio.shtml
1984 : Two rival movements of the Afghan resistance, the Hezbi-Islami of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Jamiat-Islami of Burhanuddin Rabrani become allied against the Russian
1988 : Death of Mario Montenegro, Filipino film actor, born on July 25, 1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Montenegro
2003 : In Beijing, first of a three-day negotiations on the North Korean nuclear program. Pyongyang says it is ready to declare itself a nuclear state and to test a bomb if the USA refuses to sign a non-aggression treaty
2003 : In Nepal, Maoist rebels break off the truce and resume attacks on the police
2006 : Death of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian film director (b. 1922) http://www.hrishikeshmukherjee.com/
2007 : In Thailand, the military junta announces that the first general elections under the new constitution will be on December 23
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