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ON 30 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 30, 2008
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1363 - Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders against the Yuan dynasty, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, who are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history, with an end on October 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Poyang
1428 : Death of Shoko, 101st emperor of Japan (1412-1428), born on 12 May 1401 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dk%C5%8D
1574 : Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Master. http://www.sikhs.org/guru4.htm
1590 : In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu captures Edo Castle. http://library.thinkquest.org/C001119/tour/parse.php3?src=edo
1619 : Death of Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Yoshihiro
1896 : Eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas.
1911 : In Japan, end of the second Katsura Taro’s government http://www.jref.com/glossary/katsura_taro.shtml
1929 : Birth of François Cheng (Chéng Bàoyi), Chinese French academician, writer, poet and calligrapher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cheng http://h05.cgpublisher.com/proposals/564/index_html
1945 : In Japan, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6568 http://www.fsmitha.com/review/takemae.htm
1951 : Signature of a defense pact between the Philippines and the United States
1962 : Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since the war and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMC_YS-11
1974 - Powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters inTokyo. 8 killed, 378 injured. Eight left-wing activists will be arrested on May 19, 1975
1979 : Birth of Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavia_Yeung http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=28
1979 : Birth of Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/chow_niki.htm http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=229
1983 : Birth of Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor http://www.jdorama.com/index.291.htm http://bestuff.com/stuff/matsumoto-jun
1999 : After months of violence by pro-Indonesia militias, under the control of United Nations, the East-Timor people, with a 98,6 per cent toll of participation chose to become independent by 78,5 per cents of the voters (see picture below)
2001 : Under United Nations control, first general election in East-Timor. Fretilin gets 55 of the 88 seats.
2001 : In Nepal, beginning of negotiations with the Maoist rebellion
2002 : Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi, announces that he will go for an historic visit to Pyongyang, on September 17
2007 : In China, Finance minister Jin Renqing, involved in a sex scandal is sacked
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ON 31 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 31, 2008
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1234 : Death of Go-Horikawa, 86th emperor of Japan (1221-1232), born on March 22, 1212 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Horikawa
1569 : Birth of Jahangir, Mughol emperor from 1605 to 1627 http://www.islamicart.com/library/empires/india/jahangir.html
1762 : Death of Momozono, 116th emperor of Japan (1747-1762), born on 14 April 1741 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Momozono
1907 : Birth of Ramon Magsaysay, president of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957 http://www.answers.com/topic/ramon-magsaysay
1928 : Birth of Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal, archbishop of Manila, who died on June 25, 2005 http://www.bookrags.com/biography/jaime-l-sin/
1948 : In Malaya, a Insurrectional Communist Republic is proclaimed
1951 : Following a hiking and mountain climbing trip through Asia, US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas issues a statement calling for the recognition of the communist People's Republic of China http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2776
1955 : US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles supports South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem's position regarding his refusal to hold "national and general elections" to reunify the two Vietnam states. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1321
1957 : The Federation of Malaya celebrates its independence from the United Kingdom (see picture below) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/
newsid_3534000/3534340.stm
1965 : Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announces that South Vietnam would not negotiate with the Communists without guarantees that North Vietnamese troops would be withdrawn from the South http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1322
1968 : In China, during the Cultural Revolution, Liu Shaoqi is stripted off his position of president of the PRC http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LiuShaoq.html
1983 : In the Philippines, around three million people attend the funerals of the leader of opposition senator Benigno Aquino, assassinated on August 21 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20080831-
157800/Ninoy-Aquinos-Final-March
1998 : In Aceh, the last Special Forces leave under boos
1998 : North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite.
2007 : In Afghanistan, around twenty Christian missionaries, kidnapped by Talibans are freed after Seoul government promizes to withdraw its troops and giving a big ransom
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ON SEPTEMBER 1 IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 1, 2008
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1256 : Death of Kujo Yoritsune, 4th shogun of the Mamakura shogunate (1226-1244) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujo_Yoritsune
1581 : Death of Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru, born on September 24, 1534 http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak4.html
1896 : Birth of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian theologian, who die in November 1977 http://prabhupada.krishna.org/Articles/2000/07/00048.html
1923 : The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. http://www.japan-guide.com/a/earthquake/
1926 : Birth of Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh (1991-1996) http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0542.htm
1929 : Birth of Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor, who died on April 2, 1992 http://www.ninjadojo.com/lwac/Meifumado%20Kozure%20Okami_%
20Remembering.htm
1934 : SMJK Sam Tet was founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMJK_Sam_Tet
1935 : Birth of Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Ozawa-Seiji.htm
1946 : Birth of Roh Moo-Hyun, President of South Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2535143.stm
1948 : Communist form North China People’s Republic
1947 : Birth of P.A. Sangma, Indian politician http://www.indianetzone.com/7/p.a_sangma.htm
1951 : Signature of ANZUS (Australia, New Zeland, United States) defense treaty http://australianpolitics.com/foreign/anzus/anzus-treaty.shtml
1962 : In a referendum, the Singaporean approve the fusion in the coming Federation of Malaysia by 70,8 per cent, only 3 per cent against and 25,6 per cent blank votes (see picture below)
1965 : United Nations General Secretary calls for a cease-fire between India and Pakistan
1966 : In China, during the Cultural Revolution, beginning of violent incidents between Red Guards and workers, up to the end of the month
1966 : In a speech before 100,000 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, President Charles De Gaulle of France denounces U.S. policy in Vietnam and urges the U.S. government to pull its troops out of Southeast Asia. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1327 http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/article.php3?id_article=530
1967 : Coming back from an overseeing in some provinces, Mao Zedong condemns the ultra-left and give it support to Zhou Enlai. That’s marked the slowdown of the Cultural Revolution
1970 : Birth of Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor http://korean-pop.blogspot.com/2007/12/hwang-jung-min-shows-off-
musical-talent.html
1971 : Birth of Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese composer http://squarehaven.com/people/Yoshitaka-Hirota/
1973 : Birth of Ram Kapoor, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Kapoor http://www.india-forums.com/celebrity/celebrity.asp?id=596
1978 :Thailand’s premier General Kiangsak grants an amnesty to the students who left to the insurgency
1978 : Foundation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party
1982 : Opening of the XIIth Congress of the China Communist Party, up to September 11
1983 : Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed, including US Congressmen Lawrence McDonald. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/1/
newsid_2493000/2493469.stm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2777
1985 : Birth of Camile Velasco, Filipino-American singer http://www.myspace.com/camilevelasco
2001 : Condoleezza Rice, security adviser for US president Bush says she not oppose China nuclear capability upgrading in exchange of the Beijing OK for US TMD (Theater Missile Defense system)
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ON 2 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 2, 2008
1274 : Death of Prince Munetaka, the 6th shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266, born on December 15, 1242. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Munetaka
1820 : Death of Jiaqing, the sixth emperor of the China Qing dynasty (Emperor from 1796 to 1820), born on November 13, 1760 http://www.china-blues.com/Jiaqing.htm
1856 : Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjing's_struggle_Incident
1867 : Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. Since her death in 1914, she's called by the posthumous name Empress Shōken. http://everything2.com/e2node/Empress%2520Shoken
1879 : Birth of An Jung-Geun, Korean separatist who assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the former Resident-General of Korea. He was executed on March 26, 1910 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/an-jung-geun/
1884 : Birth of Frank Laubach, Christian Evangelical missionary in the Philippines, who died on June 11, 1970 http://www.laubach-on.ca/laubachchronology.htm
1945 : The final official surrender of Japan is signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay (see picture below) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/2/
newsid_3582000/3582545.stm http://www.taiwandocuments.org/surrender01.htm
1945 : Ho Chi Minh Vietnam declares independence from France, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5313
1962 : Birth of Prachya Pinkaew, Thai film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prachya_Pinkaew
1964 : In a paper published in the Pravda, Soviet Union accuses China of having territorial claims against it
1969 : Death of Ho Chi Minh, founder and president of North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1331 http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0519.html
1970 : Indian parliament abolishes princes’ privileges
1979 : Birth of Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ng http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=48
1982 : Birth of Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&
friendid=193883792 http://family.webshots.com/album/347362627yxfJFb
1996 : A permanent peace agreement is signed between the government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front, ending 26 years of insurgency that had killed more than 120,000 people
1998 : In Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, vice-premier and minister of Finances, in conflict with the economics policy of Prime Minister Mahathir is dismissed http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/10/
malaysia.anwar.timeline/index.html
2001 : Beijing rejects Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian offer of direct commercial relations, so long he does not recognize that Taiwan belongs to China
2001 : Zhu Rongri starts the first visit of a Chinese premier to Ireland
2003 : In Indonesia, Abu Bakar Bashir, presumed leader of Jemaah Islamiya, est condemned to four years in prison for sedition http://www.nndb.com/people/483/000045348/
2004 : In Malaysia, the Supreme Court clears former vice-premier Anwar Ibrahim of the crime of sodomy, for which he is in jail since 1998, and orders his release
2007 : In Bangladesh, former premier Sheikh Hasina is charged on corruption case
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ON 3 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 3, 2008
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1034 : Birth of Go-Sanjo, 71st Japanese emperor (1068-1073), who died on June 15, 1073 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Sanj%C5%8D
1260 - The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire. http://www.angelfire.com/space2/writing.com.my/ainjalut.htm
1950 : A U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) of 35 men arrives in Saigon to screen French requests for American military aid, assist in the training of South Vietnamese troops, and advise on strategy. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1333
1954 - The People's Liberation Army begin shelling the ROC-controlled islands of Quemoy.
1964 : Birth of Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junaid_Jamshed http://www.junaidjamshed.info/about-junaid-jamshed.html
1967 : Nguyen Van Thieu is elected president of South Vietnam (up to 1975) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1334 http://www.reference.com/search?q=Nguyen%20Van%20Thieu
1973 : Birth of Norihiko Hibino, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norihiko_Hibino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmB8ywJYMww
1976 : Birth of Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor http://celebs.ceeby.com/actors/vivekoberoi.cfm http://www.desiclub.com/bollywood/bios/bios_star.cfm?id=61
1982 : Birth of Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaori_Natori http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/kaori-natori-jpop-singer/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBypyTLYqRA
1984: At least 1,300 people die and hundreds more are injured as the worst storm in living memory sweeps across the southern Philippines. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/
newsid_2496000/2496059.stm
1993 : Birth of Rina Koike, Japanese junior idol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaori_Natori http://wiki.theppn.org/Natori_Kaori
1994 : Russia and the PRC agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other
2001 : Chinese leader Jiang Zemin gets a warm welcome for his first visit to North Korea
2007 : In Bangladesh, former premier Khaleda Zia is arrested on corruption charge
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ON 4 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 4, 2008
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1563 : Birth of Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Wanli (1572-1620), who died on August 18, 1620 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanli_Emperor
1825 : Birth of Dadabhai Naoroji, one the founder of the Indian National Congress, who died on June 30, 1917 http://www.ceeby.com/people/dadabhainaoroji.cfm
1939 :Japan declares its neutrality in European World War II
1948 : Birth of Samuel Hui, Hong Kong singer http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Samuel-Hui
1951 : Opening of the San Francisco conference for a peace treaty with Japan (up to September 8)
1952 : Birth of Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/rishi-kapoor/10674
1959 : Laos, involved in communist insurrection asks the help of the United Nations to restore order.
1965 : Birth of Bowie Lam, Hong Kong actor and singer http://men.stareastasia.com/bowie-lam/
1967 : In Vietnam War, in Operation Swift, U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1336
1971 : Birth of Anita Yuen (Yuen Wing Yee), Hong Kong actress http://women.stareastasia.com/anita-yuen/
1978 : At least two million people have been made homeless as the worst floods in living memory hit northern India http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/4/
newsid_2496000/2496097.stm
1979 : Death of Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer, birth of January 28, 1904 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuplin
1980 : Birth with Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitomi_Shimatani http://jpop-no-pv.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=470898474
1983 : Birth of Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese idol, (member of KAT-TUN) http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nakamaru_Yuichi
1995 : In Okinawa, Japan, the rape of a young teenager by three G.I. launches a new campaign against the presence of US troops in the island (see picture below)
1995 - The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/ http://www.iisd.ca/women.html
2000 : Visit of Russian president Putin to Japan. He rejects the Japanese claim on the Kurils Islands
2006 : In Japan, Princess Kiko, spouse of Prince Akishino, second son of Emperor Akihito, give birth to a son, Hisahito, putting an end to the dynasty problem
2007 : Death of Ryuzo Sejima, Japanese officer then chairman of the board of directors of Asia University http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/
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1995 Demonstrations against US forces in Okinawa
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ON 5 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 5, 2008
1158 : Nijo is enthroned as 78th emperor of Japan, up to August 3, 1165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Nijo
1165 : Death of Morihito (Nijo), 78th Japanese emperor (1158-1165), born on July 31, 1143
1398 : Taejo of Choson (Joseon) , abdicates as king of Korea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taejo_of_Joseon
1863 : Following an initial Japanese attack on western ships, British, French and Dutch fleets attack Japan in Shimonoseki Straits
1888 : Birth of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher, second President of India from May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967, who died in 1975 http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/sarvepalli-radhakrishnan.html
1905 : In New Hampshire, USA, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the Russo-Japanese War with a Japanese victory (See the picture below) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5321 http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?
refid=761552002
1905 : Birth of Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician who died on March 31, 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justiniano_Montano
1942 : In World War II, Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, first Japanese defeat in the Pacific War. http://www.defence.gov.au/army/ahu/history/battles/Milne_Bay.htm
1943 : Birth of Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary, who died on November 8, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_Saguisag
1943 : One of General MacArthur’s Parachute Regiment lands and size the port of Nazdab in New Guinea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6574
1945 : British troops land in Indochina to disarm the Japanese
1945 : Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama. http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/rose/rose.htm
1950 : During the Korean War, Pohang port is captured by North Korean troops
1954 : China starts bombing Qemoy island. USA refuses to intervene http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/10/28/128461/Quemoy-
crisis.htm
1956 : Birth of Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Indian film director http://www.movietalkies.com/artists/complete-profie.asp?
ArtistId=49480
1969 : U.S. Army Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai Massacre. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1337
1970 : In the Vietnam War, Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: the United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien province, the last massive American operation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1338
1982 : Birth of Cyndi Wang (Wang Xin-ling), Taiwanese actress and singer http://women.stareastasia.com/cyndi-wang/ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/27/content_9721107.htm
1986 : The 16-hour siege on a Pan Am jet in Pakistan has come to a bloody end, with at least 17 people dead. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/5/
newsid_4576000/4576765.stm
1995 : In Afghanistan, Taliban capture Herat city
1995 : Death of Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer, poet, writer and filmmaker http://www.salilda.com/
1997 : In Calcutta, death of Mother Teresa, Peace Nobel Prize, born on August 26, 1910 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/5/
newsid_2499000/2499693.stm http://www.ewtn.com/motherteresa/
2000 : Death of General Abdul Haris Nasution, hero of Indonesia independence, born in December 1918 http://www.answers.com/topic/gen-abdul-haris-nasution http://encarta.msn.com/media_461531068/abdul_haris_nasution.html
2002 - In Kandahar, Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai is unhurt in an assassination attempt. Kandahar governor Gul Agha Sherzai is wounded in the attack.
2007 : President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signs amnesty proclamation 1377 for members of the Communist party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army for crimes commited on political beliefs.
Picture : United States president Theodore Roosevelt meets with Japanese and Russian envoys on a U.S. naval ship in Portsmouth
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ON 6 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 6, 2008
1511 : Death of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi in charge from 1494 to 1508 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ashikaga-yoshizumi/
1689 : By the Nertchinsk Treaty (Nibuchu in Chinese) Chinese Empereur Kangxi establishes diplomatic relations with Russia after a Chinese victory. First treaty with an European power. http://www.speedylook.com/Treaty_of_Nertchinsk.html
1899: U.S. secretary of state John Hay circulates a letter arguing for an Open Door policy with regard to trade with China, rather than one that would carve up China into European spheres of influence.
1926: The Kuomintang Chinese nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek reach Hankou at the confluence of the Han and the Yangtze rivers; Hankou becomes the Kuomintang capital.
1929 : Birth of Yash Johor, famous India Bollywood film producer, who died in 2004 http://www3.dharma-production.com/Ourprofile/YashJohar.aspx
1939 : Birth of Susumu Tonegawa, Nobel prize for physiology and Medecine in 1987 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1987/tonegawa-
autobio.html
1947 : United Nations adopts a resolution for the organization of elections for the constitution of a only one governement of Korea
1965 : Indian troops invade West Pakistan, in Penjab province. General mobilization is declared in India as Pakistan askes for western help. UN Security Council aks U Thant to do his best to stop the hostilities http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/6/
newsid_3632000/3632092.stm
1969 : In North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, who died on September 2, is succeded by a collective committee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2782
1972 : In South Vietnam, President Thieu abolishes popular elections http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1340
1976 : Birth of Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyun_Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahMgN72oaxQ
1976 : Soviet air force pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko lands a MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2782 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko
1977 : Birth of Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyoshi_Hikawa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_thsQ48_rOg
1981 : Birth of Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8206602&publicUserId=5844801 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/cheng_yumiko.htm
1983 : The Soviet Union admitted to the shooting of Korean Airlines 007. They said the pilots were not aware that their target was a civilian airplane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_KAL-007
1990 : First meeting between South and North PM. North Korea recognizes Seoul as a legitimate government
1998: Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa, who often adapted Western literary works and forms to Japanese subjects, dies at the age of 88 (see picture below) http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?
refid=761568412 http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/kurosawa/obituary.html http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9046485/Kurosawa-Akira?
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1999 : At Dili, in East Timor, milicians attack International Red Cross building and Mgr Belo residence where 5,000 people took refuge
2002 : Iajuddin Ahmed becomes president of Bangladesh (uo to now) http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/I_0002.htm
2003 : In Taibei, 100 000 separatists demonstrate for the change of name from Republic of China to Taiwan
2005 : Death of Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist, poet and political activist, born on July 7, 1920 http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/07/top14.htm
2006 : Birth of Prince Hisahito, nephew of Japanese emperor and future emperor of Japan as the only one male in the Imperial Family for 40 years http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14680667/
Picture : Akira Kurosawa
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ON 7 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page
Updated on September 7, 2008
786 : Birth of Emperor Saga, 52nd Emperor of Japan (d. 842) http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Emperor-Saga-of-Japan
1539 : Angad Dev becomes 2nd guru of the Sikh http://www.sikhs.org/guru2.htm
1552 : Death of Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh Guru (b. 1504) http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak2.html
1809 : Death of Chao Phraya Chakri (Rama I) founder of the current Thailand Chakri dynasty who established Bangkok as the capital of Siam http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/chakri/rama1.html
1840 : Birth of Sisowath, king of Cambodia, who died on August 9, 1927 http://angkor1431.tripod.com/index/id17.html
1901: The Peace of Beijing formally ends the Boxer Uprising in China. Under the agreement, China pays an indemnity to the European powers and lowers trade barriers. http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?
refid=761576765
1904 : According to a British-Tibetan treaty, Tibet becomes a vassal of UK
1939 : Death of the Japanese novelist Kyoka Izumi http://www.intangible.org/Features/koya/koyaintro1.html
1953 : Mohammed Daoud becomes prime minister of Afghanistan, up to March 10, 1963 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Daoud_Khan
1962 : Death of Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese historical novelist, born on August 11, 1892 http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/y/eiji-yoshikawa/
1965 : China announces that it will reinforce its troops in the Indian border.
1965 : In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlight, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1342
1970 : In USA, an anti-war rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland.
1980 : In China, Hua Guofeng is succeeded as Prime minister by Zhao Ziyang but continues as chairman of Chinese Communist Party
1997 : Under Beijing pressures, the presence of Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, China causes the failure of the International conference on the Panama Canal. Except Nicaragua and Honduras, all others countries renounce to attend
1999 : Xanana Gusmao, leader of the East Timor separatists, arrested in 1992, is freed (see picture below)
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ON 8 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page
Updated on September 8, 2008
1380 : Russian defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning the decline of Tatars http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/battles/Kulikovo/index.html http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=battle_kulikovo
1449 : Battle of Tumu Fortress. Mongolians capture the Chinese emperor Zhengtong http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Battle_of_Tumu_Fortress/
1852 : Birth of Korea Emperor Gojong(Gwangmu), forced to abdicate by Japan on 18 July 1907 and who died on 21 January 1919 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojong_of_Korea
1930 : Birth of Nguyen Cao Ky, Vietnamese prime minister (1965-1967) and vice-president (197-1971) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyen_Cao_Ky
1933 : Birth of Asha Bhonsle, Indian singer http://asha-bhosle.tripod.com/
1945 : Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo attempts to take his own life rather than face a war crimes tribunal
1945 : US troops land in south of Japanese-held Korea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2784
1951 : End of the conference of San-Francisco for a peace treaty with Japan . Signature of a US-Japan Security which will enter into force on 28 April 1952 (see picture below) http://www.taiwandocuments.org/sanfrancisco01.htm
1954 : The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established to stop communist spread in South-East Asia http://www.bartleby.net/65/st/SthEATO.html http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1343
1958 : Birth of Mitsuru Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2132
1958 : Nikita Krushchev warns US president Eisenhover that any attack on Communist China would be considered as an attack against Soviet Union.
1959 : Following a call from Laos, United Nations Security Council decides to send a mission in this country
1963 : Birth of Hitoshi Matsumoto, Japanese comedian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Matsumoto
1968 : For the first time, a South Vietnam general is killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1344
1970 : Birth of Yuji Nishizawa, Japanese hijacker http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Yuji-Nishizawa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANA_Flight_61
1972 : Birth of Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor http://www.tv.com/tomokazu-seki/person/82289/biography.html http://www.seiyuu.info/extendedlisting.php?seiyuu=Tomokazu+Seki
1980 : First Soviet in Panshir valley (Afghanistan)
1981 : Death of HidekiYukawa, Nobel Prize in Physics (1949), born in January 1907 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1949/yukawa-
bio.html
1981 : Violent demonstrations in Kabul after the government called all the reservists
1982 : Death of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, chief minister of Kashmir, born on December 5, 1905 http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Sheikh_Muhammad_Abdullah.aspx
1996 : Birth of Krystal Reyes, lolita Filipina actress http://www.igma.tv/profile/kristal-reyes
Picture : San Francisco treaty
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