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22 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 22 FEBRUARY
1759 : French troop abandon the siege of Madras (India) when Britain fleat arrives
1799 : Infaming Qing dynasty Chinese official at court Heshen, born in 1750, is forced to commit suicide http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-367033.html
1940 : Five-year old Tenzin Gyatso is enthroned as the 14h Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet http://www.reference.com/search?q=Tenzin%20Gyatso
1942 : President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders general Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defense collapses
1929 : Birth of James Hong, Chinese-American actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/
1944 : Death of Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi, born in April 1869 http://rrtd.nic.in/kasturbagandhi.html http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/aboutgandhi/photographs_kasturba.htm
1967 : In Indonesia, Suharto takes full power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=4781
1968 : In Vietnam, end of the Tet Offensive by communist Vietnamese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=50498
1971 : Birth of Lea Salonga, Filipina actress and singer http://www.leasalonga.com/ http://www.filipinoweb.com/leasalonga.html
1973 : US Communiqué announcing the opening of Liaison Offices in Beijing and Washington
1974 : Pakistan recognizes the independence of Bangladesh
1979 : Birth of Lee Na-young, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Na-young http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Na-young.php
1980 : Afghanistan declares martial law
1982 : Death of Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan, born in December 1898 http://www.urdupoetry.com/profile/josh.html
1985 : Opening of the trial of general Fabian Ver, chief the Philippine armed forces, and of 24 servicemen accused of the murder of the opposition leader Begnino Aquino (verdict on 2 December) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Ver
1986 : Filipino coup Leaders Enrile and Ramos tell Marcos to go http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/22/
newsid_2519000/2519155.stm
2002 : Unlimited ceasefire between Sri-Lankan government and Tamil separatists with the help of Norway.
2005 : During negociations at Helsinski, Aceh rebels renounce to their independence claim for the province.
2005 : South Korean actress Lee Eun-ju commits suicide at 25 http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200502/200502220032.html http://www.smh.com.au/news/People/Young-star-hangs-herself/2005/02/23/
1109046974175.html
2006 : At Geneva, resumption for the first time in three years of the negociation between Sri Lankan government and Tamil LTTTE
2006 : Joseph Zen, 70 years, bishop of Hong Kong est elevated cardinal
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member CH299 (from Pakistan)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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23 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 23 FEBRUARY
1100 : Death of Chinese Emperor Zhezong, born in January 1076 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Zhezong_of_Song
1464 : Death of Chinese Emperor Zhengtong (1435-1449) and again from 1457 to 1464 under the name of Tianshen http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/zhengtong_en.htm
1646 : Birth of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, 5th shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/437600
1873 : Birth of Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar, who died in January 1929 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Qichao
1942 : A Japanese submarine shells a oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California
1944 : End of the Battle od Eniwetok Atoll http://worldwar2database.com/html/eniwetok.htm
1945 : US Flag rised on Iwo Jama http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/23/
newsid_3564000/3564547.stm
1945 : US Forces, under general Mac Arthur, enter in Manila (Philippines), starting a devastating intramurros battle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_the_Liberation_of_Manila
1946 : General Tomoyuki Yamashita « The Tiger of Malaya » is hanged http://www.world-war-2.info/figures/tomoyuki-yamashita.php http://www.pbs.org/wnet/justice/world_issues_yam.html
1955 : Conference of Bangkok instauring the South East AsiaTreaty Organization (Seato)
1960 : Birth of Crown Prince Naruhito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruhito,_Crown_Prince_of_Japan http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-03.html
1963 : Death of Madhubala, Indian actress, from illness, born in 1933 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubala http://bollywoodpicturesgallery.com/madhubala_01.htm
1971 : Birth of Jeong Chan, South Korean actor http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Jeong_Chan.php http://www.koreanmovie.com/Jeong_Chan_ka380/
1976 : Fist summit of the five heads of state or of government of Asean countries in Bali
1980 : Birth of Karan Singh Grover, Indian television actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_Singh_Grover
1983 : Birth of Aziz Ansari, Indian American comedian http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/a/aziz_ansari.jhtml
1986 : Birth of Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese idol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuya_Kamenashi http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=2205
1991 : In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d’état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/blackmay/blackmay01.shtml
2004 : In Beijing, second round of talks in the Six-countries Conference (Koreas, China, Japan, USA, Russia) trying to put an end to the nuclear crisis in North Korea). No agreement reached
2004 : Death of Vijay Anand, Indian film director http://www.upperstall.com/people/vijayanand.html
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24 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 24 FEBRUARY
1103 : Birth of Toba, the 74th Japanese emperor (1107-1123) who died in July 1156 http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/asian490/tml5/Bios/toba.htm
1739 : In the Battle of Karnal, the Iranian army defeats the forces of the Mughaj emperor of India, Muhammad Shah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karnal
1826 : The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Yandaboo http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/congress/4568/memorandum/a114-
210.html
1881 : China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty
1924 : Mahatma Gandhi is realesed from jail
1933 : Refusing to leave Manchuria, Japan withdraws from League of Nations http://www.johndclare.net/league_of_nations6_news.htm
1947 : Birth of Adam Cheng, Hong Kong actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Cheng
1950 : An American mission in Indochina is set up
1962 : Death of Hu Shi, born in December 1891 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041325/Hu-Shih#26714.hook
1968 : South Vietnamese recapture Hué, marking the end of Tet offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=6817 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/24/
newsid_4249000/4249381.stm
1987 : Birth of Mayuko Iwasa, Japanese entertainer and model http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Iwasa_Mayuko http://www.icelebz.com/celebs/mayuko_iwasa/
1987 : Birth of Chieko Kawabe, Japanese singer, model and actress http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/pgsm/actors/chiekokawabe.php
1997 : The Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who died on 19 February is cremated
1998 : Khamtay Siphandone is elected President of Laos (up to 1998) http://www.laoembassy.com/officials/khamtay.htm
2005 : After loosing legislative elections, Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian signs an agreement with James Soong in which he renounces to his principal anti-China objectives
2006 : Afraid of a possible coup d’état on the 20th anniversary of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos, President M. G. Arroyo proclaims the state of emergency. Around 15 officers are arrested on complot charge.
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25 FEBRUAY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 25 FEBRURY
1605 : Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
1715 : Death of Pu Songling, Chinese writer, born in June 1640 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9061785/Pu-Songling
1850 : Death of Emperor Daoguang (1820-1850), born in September 1782 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/daoguang_en.htm
1894 : Birth of Meher Baba, Indian guru who died in January 1969 http://www.meherbabainformation.org/
1925 : Death of Sun Yat-sen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen http://www.humanistictexts.org/sun_yat.htm
1926 : In China, Kuo Min Tang (Guomindang) declares war on warlords
1943 : Vietminh forms Indochinese Democratic Front
1948 : Birth of Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/danny_denzongpa/
1953 : Birth of Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1116906/
1957 : Nobusuke Kishi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party becomes Japanese Prime Minister http://www.bookrags.com/biography/nobusuke-kishi/
1962 : India Congress Party wins elections
1968 : Sonia Maino marries Rajiv Gandhi http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/ray200406240925.asp
1986 : Ferninand Marcos flees to Hawaii. Cory Aquino presidente of the Philippines up to June 1992 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/25/
newsid_4694000/4694530.stm
1988 : South Korea adopts constitution
1993 : Kim Young-sam president of South Korea up to 1998 http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/history/
kim_young_sam_administration.htm
1998 : Kim Dae-jung president of South Korea http://www.nndb.com/people/087/000089817/
2003 : M. Roh Moo-hyun becomes president of South Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2535143.stm
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member ARUNKN (from India)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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26 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 26 FEBRUARY
1911 : Birth of Taro Okamoto, Japanese avant-garde artist who died in January 1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar%C5%8D_Okamoto http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_dave/65019195/
1936 : Attempted coup d’état by the ultranationalist Kodo-ha faction of the Imperial Japanese Army http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26_Incident
1956 : Birth of Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer http://www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/famous/kuwatak.html http://wiki.theppn.org/Keisuke_Kuwata
1958 : Death of Japanese painter Yokoyama Taikan, born in November 1868 http://ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/346.html?c=15 http://www.chitralekha.org/yokoyama.htm
1966 : Death of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter and writer, born in May 1883 http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/vds.htm
1969 : Birth of Wang Dan, one of the students leaders in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/05/cnn25.wang.tan/index.html
1969 : Birth of Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer http://sakimoto.cocoebiz.com/index.shtml
1973 : Opening at Paris of the International Conference on Vietnam
1980 : Birth of Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/fong_lik_sun.htm
1982 : Birth of Song Hye Kye, South Korea’s model and actress http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Song_Hye-kyo.php http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/06/23/song-hye-kyo-picture-gallery-1/
1986 : Birth of Crytal Kay, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Crystal_Kay
2004 : Death of Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician born in July 1920 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/521502.cms
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer members Amazon (USA), Avivi (China) and Arecan3 (Burma)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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27 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 27 FEBRUARY
1626 : Yuan Chonghuan is appointed governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory at Ningyuan against the Mandchurians under Nurhaci http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ningyuan
1712 : Death of Bahadur Shah 1, born in October 1643 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P065
1876 : Signature of the Treaty of Ganghwa or Korea-Japanese Treaty of Amity, oponing Korea to Japanese trade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ganghwa
1908 : Birth of Kazuo Hasegawa, Japanese actor http://www.answers.com/topic/kazuo-hasegawa?cat=entertainment http://club.u-lik.com/Kazuo+Hasegawa
1939 : Birth of Kenzo Takada, Japanese fashion designer http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/takada_kenzo.shtml
1955 : Elections in Japan, confirming the defeat of Shigeru Yoshida clique http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshida_Shigeru
1957 : Mao’s speech « On the correct handling of contradiction among people » launching the « One hundred flowers movement » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign
1962 : Two pilots bomb the Independance Palace of Vietnam’s president Ngo Dinh Diem.In this action, the first US is killed in Vietnam
1965 : Birth of Maggie Siu, Hong Kong actress http://www.geocities.com/maggiesiu99/ http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/siu_maggie.htm
1965 : In a White Paper, Washington accuses Hanoi of leading against Saigon an agression so real as the one of an invasion army.
1977 : Birth of Ji Sung, South Korean actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji_Sung http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ji_Sung
1996 : Satoshi Tajiri creates the hit media franchise Pokémon http://www.pokezam.com/pokemon/stajiri.php
2002 : A train carring hindu nationalist pilgrims is attacked at Godhra (Gujarat) causing 59 victims. In the following days, violence between Muslims and Hindus will cause 540 deaths. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/27/
newsid_4168000/4168073.stm
2004 : Death of Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian born in January 1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiko_Amino
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28 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 28 FEBRUAY
202 BC : Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu initiating four centuries of the Han dynasty’s rule over China http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/
content_22859.htm
1911 : Birth of Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet who died in March 1946
1919 : Amanullah Khan, born in June 1892, becomes King of Afghanistan up to January 1929. He died in exile in April 1960 http://www.afghanan.net/afghanistan/amanullahkhan.htm
1939 : Birth of Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese born physicist, Nobel laureate http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1998/tsui-
autobio.html
1942 : Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies
1946 : In Chongqing, signature of two treaties between France and China
1947 : Anti-Kuomintang’s administration demonstration on Taiwan (228 Incident). Civil disorder is put down at a loss of 30,000 civilian lives http://www.taiwandc.org/228-intr.htm
1952 : Agreement between the USA and Japan on the deployment of US forces in Japan
1957 : U Nu becomes Prime Minister for the second time, up to October 1958 http://www.bookrags.com/biography/u-nu/
1963 : Death of Rajendra Prasad, first president of India http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/10.html
1972 : End of the visit of President Nixon in China. Signature of the Shanghai Communique http://www.taiwandocuments.org/communique01.htm
1972 : Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato says that Taiwan belongs to China http://www.jakvydelat.com/eisaku-sato/
1974 : Taiwan police shoots into crowd
1998 : Kim Dae-jung becomes president of South Korea up to February 2003 http://www.hosted-webs.com/daejong/
2001 : China ratifies the International Convenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural rights, except the article 8, paragraph 1-a on trade unions freedom http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_cescr.htm
2002 : Despite a very low rating, Tung Chee-hwa is reelected as head of Hong Kong is reelected by 80 % of the electoral body
2002 : At least 55 are killed in Ahmadabad, India, when Hindus burn Muslim homes
2004 : Over 1 million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-hand rally, forming a 500-kilometre long human chain to commemorate the 228 Incident in 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/228_Hand-in-Hand_Rally
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer members VC8481 and BETCHIE from the Philippines, as well as SAKORA from Poland
From all of us have an happy birthday
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29 FEBRUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 29 FEBRUAY
1896 : Birth of Morarji Desai, Indian Prime Minister (March 1977-July 1979) who died in April 1995 http://www.boloji.com/people/04006.htm
1904 : Birth of Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian dancer and founder of Kalakshetra, who died on 24 February 1986 http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2003/03/16/stories/
2003031600400500.htm http://www.sawnet.org/whoswho/?Arundale+Rukmini+Devi
1944 : Five leaders of the Indonesia Communist Party are sentenced to death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indies_Social_Democratic_Association
1948 : Birth of Jiro Akagawa, Japanist novelist http://www.tjf.or.jp/deai/contents/teacher/mini_en/html/akagawa.html
1950 : In Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek, who had resigned after his defeat against the Mao Zedong Red Army, is reelected president of the Republic of China
1968 : Birth of Naoko Lijima, Japanese actress http://gallery.muzi.com/stars/cc/english/13353.shtml http://gallery.muzi.com/gallery/pfg/english/1000783.shtml
1972 : South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam
1980 : The Chinese Communist Party decides the rehabilitation of Liu Shaoqi, ex number two of the party and president of the Republic who died under arrest during the Cultural Revolution http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/lsq.html<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/02/29 09:22
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1st MARCH 2008
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MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 1 MARCH
772 : Birth of Bai Juyi, Chinese poet and governor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Juyi
1260 : Hulagu Khan, grandson of Ghensis, conquerors Damascus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulagu_Khan
1683 : Birth of Tsangyang Gyatso, the 6th dalai lama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsangyang_Gyatso,_6th_Dalai_Lama http://www.friendsoftibet.org/main/songs.html
1889 : Birth of Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher who died in December 1960 http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/watsuji-tetsuro/
1892 : Birth of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Japanese writer, who died at 35 in July 1927 http://www.bookrags.com/biography/ryunosuke-akutagawa/
1914 : The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union
1919 : March 1st Movement begins in Korea (Samil Undong) proclaims independance from Japan http://www.korea.net/News/news/newsView.asp?serial_no=20070228038&
part=112&SearchDay=
1932 : Pu Yi is installed by the Japanese as the ruler of Manchukuo under the reign title of Datong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyi
1934 : Pu Yi is crowned as Emperor Kangde of Manchukuo
1942 : Japanese troops occupy Kalidjati airport in Java
1942 : the Battle of Java Sea started on 27 February ends. US suffers a major naval defeat http://www.geocities.com/dutcheastindies/java_sea.html
1947 : Chine Premier T.V. Soong resigns http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068719/TV-Soong
1948 : Withdrawal of the last British forces from India
1949 : Indonesian separatists seize Yogyakarta from the Dutch
1958 : Birth of Japanese conductor Chosei Komatsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chosei_Komatsu
1962 : Pakistan, under Ayub Khan, has a new constitution that set up a presidential system of government
1971 : Pakistani President Yahya Khan postpones indefinitely the pending national assembly session, precipating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan
1983 : China suggest a five-point peace plan for Cambodia
2001 : India is the second country, after China, to have a 1-billion population
2002 : US invasion of Afghanistan : operation Anaconda begins in Eastern Afghanistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anaconda
2003 : Four North Korean fighters surround an US spy plane, during 23 minutes, 240 km far from Japanese coasts in Yellow sea. First such incident since 1963
2003 : Suspected September 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is captured by CIA and Pakistani agents near Islamabad http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2811855.stm
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer members SUECHERYL (China) and of VITAL (Netherlands)
From all of us have an happy birthday
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2 MARCH 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 2 MARCH
1815 : Signature of the Kandyan Convention by British invaders and the king Sri Wichrema Rajasinghe of Kandyan kingdom http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/kandycon.html
1946 : Ananda Mahidob becomes king of Siam Rama VIII from March 1935 through his assassination in June 1946 http://www.hotel-club-thailand.com/chakri/rama_viii.htm
1946 : Ho Chi Minh is elected president of North Vietnam http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/VNhochiminh.htm
1949 : Death of Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter http://www.ceeby.com/people/sarojininaidu.cfm
1955 : King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, prince Norodom Suramarit, in order to realy participate in the political anena http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,807088,00.html?promoid=googlep
1955 : Birth of Shoko Asahara, Japanese culte leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3504237.stm
1961 : In Pakistan adoption of the Muslim Family Law under which unmitigated polygamy is abolished and consent of the current wife is made mandatory for a second marriage
1962 : beginning of The Voice of Thailand People, a communist radio station based in China
1962 : Birth of Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morioka_Hiroyuki
1962 : In a coup d’état, Burmese general Ne Win seizes the power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_Win#1962:_Coup_d.27.C3.A9tat
1963 : Border treaty between China and Pakistan
1965 : Following an attack on a US Marine barrack at Pleiku (South Vietnam) the USA launched the Rolling Thunder operation by bombing North Vietnam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rolling_Thunder
1969 : Soviet Union and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River (Around 70 die) http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1971/jul-
aug/marks.html
1988 : Birth of Nadine Samonte, Filipina actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1717757/ http://girls.bembang.com/nadinesamonte
1991 : Ranjan Wijeratne, Deputy Defense Minister, is assassinated by Tamil rebels http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/2/
newsid_4201000/4201675.stm
2005 : Indonesian Abu Bakar Bashir, suspected to be the spiritual leader of islamist movement Jamah Islamiya, is condemned to 2 years and half in jail for having approved the Bali attack (202 deads) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2339693.stm
2007 : In reply to a US congrès resolution asking to the Japanese government to solve the problem of the « confort women », Prime Minister said that nothing prove that they were forced in prostitution. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jul/31/usa.japan
But today, the main event in Asia history is the birthday of Asia Observer member JAYKAY from India
From all of us have an happy birthday
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