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ON 15 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 15, 2008
1544 : Death of Jungjong, king of Joseon (Korea) since 1506, born in 1488 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Jungjong_of_Joseon
1706 : Death of Tsangyang Gyatso, the 6th dalai lama (born in 1683) http://deathaday.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-15-dalai-lama-vi.html
1867 : Sakamoto Ryoma, a Japanese revolutionary against the shogunat system is assassinated http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/horsemusket/japan/sakamoto.aspx
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1887 : Birth of Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese prime minister from March to October 1948, who died on June 20, 1959 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Ashida http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/library/06/002_41bunshoko.html
1899 : Birth of Iskander Mirza, first president of Pakistan (March 1956- October 1958) who died on November 15, 1969 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P015
1908 : Death of empress dowager Cixi, Pu Yi (two years old) becomes emperor http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/known/cixi.htm http://womenshistory.about.com/od/rulers19thcentury/p/cixi.htm
1935 : Manuel L. Quezon is inaugurated as the second president of the Philippines, up to August 1, 1944 http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/quezon.html
1942 : In World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_guadalcanal.htm
1946 : By the Linggajati agreement which is drafted, Dutch recognize Republic of Indonesia authority in Java, Sumatra and Madura. Both sides agree to form United States of Indonesia with Netherlands crown as symbolic head. On March 25, 1947, the agreement will be formally signed by the government of Republic of Indonesia and Dutch government in Jakarta http://indonesiafirst.com/linggajati-agreement/
1949 : Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathuram_Godse http://ngodse.tripod.com/
1951 : Communist rebells kill 11 people in an attack on a rubber plantation in Malaya http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/15/
newsid_3172000/3172022.stm
1956 : Birth of Ong Ka Ting, chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Association since 23 May 2003 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Ka_Ting
1967 : Hanoi rejects November 11 US president Johnson for a summit
1969 : 250,000 war protesters stage a peaceful march and rally in heart of Washington http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1115.html#article
1969 : Death of Iskander Mirza (former president of Pakistan), born on November 15, 1899 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/iskander-mirza/
1978 : In China, start of the « Beijing Spring » movement (Democracy wall)
1981 : Abdus Sattar, acting head od state since May 30 is elected president of Bangladesh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdus_Sattar
1982 : Death of Vinoba Bhave, Indian Freedom fighter, born on September 11, 1895 http://www.ceeby.com/people/vinobhabhave.cfm
1990 : Birth of Kanata Hongō, Japanese actor http://bestuff.com/stuff/kanata-hongo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTAvcqMK0M
1993 : Birth of Saaya Irie, Japanese Actress, singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaya_Irie http://www.saayairie.net/
1994 : Nepal Communist Party (United Maxist-Leninist) or NPC-UML wins elections
1999 : Representatives from China and the United States sign a major trade agreement that involves China’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
2002 : End of the 16th Chinese Communist Party congress. Hu Jintao succeeds Jiang Zemin as General Secretary, but Jiang keeps the chairmanship of the CCP Central military Commission
2005 : Princess Sayako, only daughter of emperor Akiyito, spouses a man from common birth and so losing her royal status
2006 : Pakistan parliament adopts a new law. The raped women are no more forced to have four men testimonies. Adultery is reduce from death by lapidation to five years in jail. Islamists boycott the vote
2007 - A devastating Cyclone named Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroys the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans.
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ON 16 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 16, 2008
1328 : Death of Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun, the 8th of the Kamakura shogunate http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Prince-Hisaaki
1873 : Thai King Chulalongkorn, who succeeded his father on October 1868, is crowned for a second time http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7905/rama5.html
1884 : Because the Russian theat, Xinjiang is formally incorporated into the Chinese empire as a province
1892 : Birth of Guo Moruo, Chinese writer, who died on June 12, 1978 http://www.answers.com/topic/guo-moruo
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1897 : Birth of Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist who is credited with creating the name « Pakistan » http://www.zyworld.com/slam33/chrono.htm
1943 : Birth of Ho Wai Ching, Hong Kong actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2246553/
1953 : In Cambodia, after Penn Nouth resigned, Chan Nak cabinet is formed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Nouth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Nak
1961 : Kennedy decides to increase military aid to Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1489
1969 - The U.S. Army announced that several had been charged with massacre and the subsequent cover-up in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968.
1971 : South-Vietnamese president Ky defends South Vietnamese operations in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1488
1971 : Birth of Koshi Rikdo, Japanese mangaka http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Koshi-Rikdo
1972 : Birth of Ryu Jin, Korean actor http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t24614.html
1980 : Birth of Lee Eun-ju, birth of South Korean actress who commited suicide in 2005 http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=21559
1981 : Birth of Lee Hye-mi, Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573014/bio http://people.empas.com/people/info/65/55/6555/
1986 : Birth of Saeko, Japanese actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Saeko http://www.saeko.biz/
1987 : Death of Zubir Said, a Singapore composer who composed the national anthem http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/independence/ref/zubir1.html http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_115_2005-01-19.html
1988 : Benazir Bhutto, daughter of former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, won the election and charge to form a government becoming first female head of government of Pakistan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5528
1996 : Mother Teresa receives honorary US citizenship
1997 : Chinese pro-democracy campaigner Wei Jingsheng arrived in the United States after being released on medical parole after nearly 18 years in prison. http://www.weijingsheng.org/wei/en.html
2000 : Bill Clinton becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.
2007 : In Pakistan, Mohammad Mian Soomo, president of the senate is sworn as caretaker Prime Minister in charge to organize the general elections scheduled for the first week of January 2008 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/863cc750-93e5-11dc-acd0-0000779fd2ac.html?
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ON 17 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 17, 2008
641 : Death of the 34th Japanese emperor Jomei (629-641), born in 593 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jomei
1183 : In Japan, battle of Mizushima http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Battle-of-Mizushima
1600 : Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander, who launched an invasion of Korea in 1592, commits suicide http://www.ninpo.org/picturearchive/historicalportraits/
kukiyoshitaka.html http://www.shinjin.co.jp/kuki/suigun/yoshitaka1_e.htm 
1612 : Birth of Dorgon (prince Rui), one of the most influential Manchu princes in the early Qing Dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorgon http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169433/Dorgon
1846 : Pagan Min is enthroned king of Burma succeeding his father Tharrawaddy Min, up to 1853 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Min
1869 : The Suez Canal is opened to traffic, offering direct sea link between Europe and Asia http://i-cias.com/e.o/suez_can.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5530
1904 : Birth of Isamu Noguchi, Japanese sculptor who died in December 1988 http://www.designboom.com/portrait/noguchi/bio.html
1905 : Birth of Teru Shimada, Japanese actor who died in June 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teru_Shimada
1905 : Eulsa treaty or Japan-Korea Protectorate treaty against the will of king Kojong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulsa_Treaty
1928 : Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and leader in the fight for freedom from Great Britain, known as “Lion of Punjab” http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/LalaLajpatRai.html
1929 : Birth of Goro Naya, Japanese actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15629
1939 : Birth of Yuya Uchida, Japanese actor http://intnl.uchidayuya.com/biography/index.html
1942 : Birth of Khang khek leu (nicknamed Dutch) who has been the head of a torture center during the Khmer Rouge rule (1975-1979) and captured in 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/340151.stm
1949 : Birth of Yashito Yashuhara, Japanese actor http://intnl.uchidayuya.com/biography/index.html
1949 : Birth of Nguyen Tan Dung, current Vietnam Prime Minister since June 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5119642.stm
1950 : Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is called upon to assume full political power (head of the State and Government) after some 80,000 Peoples Liberation Army soldiers invaded Tibet http://www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html
1965 : 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1491
1967 : Birth of Chan Ka-lin (Charine Chan), Hong Kong actress http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=334
1967 : Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
1969 : Birth of Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=718
1970 - Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1492
1971 : In Thailand, military coup d’état. Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn seizes power http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thanom_Kittikachorn.aspx
1973 : Death of The Mother, Indian spiritual leader http://www.kheper.net/topics/Aurobindo/Mirra.htm
1975 : East-Timor declares itself independent from Portugal
1982 : General Prem is the first Thailand Prime Minister to go to China
1984 : Birth of Park Han-byul, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Han-byul http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t13218.html http://www.ampedasia.com/babes/Park-Han-Byul/
1985 : Death of Lon Nol who overthroned Sihanouk in March 1970 and proclaimed the Republic, born on November 13, 1913 http://angkor1431.tripod.com/index/id26.html
1988 : Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as the first woman leader of an Islamic country. She was elected in the first democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years. http://www.benazirbhutto.org/
1990 : Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts.
2001 : The Taliban confirmed the death of Osama bin Laden's military chief Mohammed Atef in an airstrike three days earlier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Atef
2003 : Death of Shuntaro Emi, Japanese actor, born on September 16, 1923 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256370/
2005 : Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, 60 ans, is elected the 5th president of Sri Lanka. http://www.mahindarajapaksa.com/
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ON 18 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 18, 2008
763 : Under king Trisong Detsen, Tibetan take Chang'an (now Xi'an), the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty Daizong http://www.thubtennima.net/KingTrisongDetsen.html
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1668 : by the Treaty of Bungaya, sultan Hasanuddin is forced to give the Gowa kingdom to the Dutch East India Company (VOC ) and Sultan Hasanuddin has no more influence outside the general area of the city of Makassar. http://asiaforvisitors.com/indonesia/sulawesi/makassar/index.html
1901 : Birth of Rajaram Vankudre Shantaran, Indian film director, dead on October 1990
1930 - Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soka_Gakkai http://www.sgi.org/
1932 : Birth of Yoyoy Villame, novelty singer and movie actor, who died on May 18, 2007
1943 : Birth of Osamu Dezaki, Japanese film director
1945 : Birth of Mahinda Rajapakse, current president of Sri Lanka since November 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
1947 : Birth of Shinichi Mori, Japanese actor http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/mori/
1949 : Birth of Shigera Saiki, Japanese actor
1964 : Birth of Wan Liu-lun, Hong Kong actor
1970 : At the United Nation Malaysia said it is for the PRC as China member
1970 : U.S. President Richard Nixon responds Cambodian PM Lon Nol ask for help by requesting Congress to approve $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government ($85 million was allocated for military assistance.) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1493
1980 : Birth of Jeon Hie-ju, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1615791/ http://mv.en.vicdir.com/people-27533-0-hie-ju-jeon.htm
1981 : Birth of Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Magdangal
1984 : Death of Li Pingqian, Chinese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508496/ http://www.dianying.com/en/person/LiPingqian/profile
1984 : Birth of Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer w-inds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryohei_Chiba http://fan.unfading-scar.net/ryohei/
2003 : The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal's CPI(ML).
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ON 19 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 19, 2008
1464 : Birth of Go-Kashiwabara, 104th emperor of Japan from 1500 up to 1526, who died on May 19, 1526 http://www.indopedia.org/Emperor_Go-Kashiwabara_of_Japan.html
1577 : Death of Matsunaga Hisahide, Japanese warlord, who assassinated the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru on June 17, 1565, born in 1565 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Matsunaga_Hisahide
1858 : Following the Sepoy’ revolt in India, the British East India Company is dissolved http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Mutiny.html
1917 : Birth of Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister, assassinated on October 31, 1984 http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Indira.html
1923 : Birth of Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer, poet, writer, dramatist and filmmaker http://athomewriting.blogspot.com/2006/11/salil-chowdhury-awakening-
strains.html
1928 - "Time" magazine presented its cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine's first cover subject.
1931 : Death of Xu Zhimo Chinese poet, born in 1897 http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/denton2/courses/c503/xzm.htm
1936 : Birth of Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1986/lee-
bio.html
1946 : Afghanistan joins the United Nations
1946 : A fight between a junk and customs officers in the Haiphong harbor is the pretext for France for the reconquest of North Vietnam
1951 : Birth of Zeenat Aman, Indian actress and sex symbol http://www.apunkachoice.com/people/act168/
1961 : The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches convened at New Delhi, India, during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
1971 : Cambodians appeal to Saigon for help as communist forces move closer to Phnom Penh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1497
1973 : An Air fighter, belonging to the national air forces bombs the presidential palace in Pnom Penh.
1975 : Birth of Sushmita Sen, Indian beauty queen and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushmita_Sen http://www.sushmitasenfan.info/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEUwocvT9js
1976 : Birth of Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Shibata http://www.jpopasia.com/play/8510/jun-shibata/futari.html
1978 : For the first time, a dazibao poster criticizes Mao Zedong, saying he has been manipulated by the Gang of four
1980 : Start of three days of anti-Chinese rioting break out in Surakarta (Indonesia). Violence spreads to Semarang, Pekalongan, and Kudus. Military is brought in to restore order.
1990 : Death of Sun Li-jen (Sun Liren) a Kuomintang (KMT) general, famous for his combats against Japanese troops, nicknamed the Chinese Rommel http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=81
1998 : Michelle Lee received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Lee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497891/
1998 : Death of Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist, born on October 23, 1920 http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/2005-03-16-fujita-
obit_x.htm
1999 : From Jiuquan Satellite center, China launches its first unmanned Shenzhou 1 spacecraft which landed in Inner Mongolia the following day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_1 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/shenzhou.htm
2001 : 600 partisans of Nur Misuari, leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) attack a barrack in Jolo, opposing 26 November local elections http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Modules/Modules/Separatist_Groups/
nur_misuari.htm
2005 : Mahinda Rajapaksa is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka, succeeding Chandrika Kumaratunga. Ratnasiri Wichramayake comes back as Prime Minister.
2007 : Khieu Samphan, head of state of the Khmer Rouge from 1976 to 1979, is arrested http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/11/khieu-samphan-arrested.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7101154.stm 
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ON 20 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 20, 2008
762 : Bögü, khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Luoyang, capital of the Chinese empire
1750 : Birth of Tipu (or Tippu) Sultan, Indian ruler http://www.tipusultan.org/
1903 : Birth of Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2001/
dr_ishtiaq_husain_qureshi.html
1915 : Birth of Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the China communist party from 1980 to 1987 http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2003/sites/tiananmen/
leftsidelinks/bios/hu_yo_bang.html http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/
m0018945.html
1915 : Birth of Kon Ichikawa, iconic Japanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406728/bio http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/ichikawa.htl
1938 : Death of Enzo Matsunaga, Japanese writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Matsunaga
1941 : Birth of Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Haseena-Moin
1946 : In the Battle of Marga (Indonesia), the resistance on Bali led by Ngurah Rai is defeated by Dutch forces.
1948 : American consul in China held "hostage" by communists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2490
1950 : Birth of Kiyonobu Suzuki, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840618/
1950 : During the Korea War, the US 7th Division, reaches the Yalu River on China border
1953 : French General Navarre choses Dien-Bien-Phu as strong position to stop Vietnamese communist offensive in Indochina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu
1954 : Birth of Bin Shimada, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Shimada http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793554/
1960 : Japanese prime minister wins general elections
1962 : In the war with India, Beijing decides a cease-fire and starts the withdrawal of Chinese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8Ms_uKClo
1963 : Birth of Wen Ming-na, Macau-born actress http://www.ming-na.com/
1963 : Cambodia renounces US aid and ask again for the neutralization of its country
1969 : The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lay massacre in Vietnam
1969 : Birth of Saori Yagi, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120846/
1970 : The majority of United Nations General assembly cote for given to Beijing the seat of China to Beijing, but din’t obtains the 2/3 majority required
1972 : Birth of Japanese actor Kazuo Yashiro http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946589/
1980 : In China, opening of the trial of the Gang of Four and of five generals accomplices of Marshal Lin Biao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
1980 : For the 2nd time, the General assembly of United Nations demands the withdraw of Soviet Union from Afghanistan
1985 : First visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir to China
1988 : Egypt and China announce that they would recognize the Palestinian state proclaimed by the Palestine National Council.
1990 : The International Herald Tribune and Asian Wall Street Journal are pulled from distribution in Indonesia due to articles on the business enterprises of the Suharto family.
1991 : Cambodia Prince Sihanouk is proclaimed head of state
1992 : Xanana Gusmao, leader of the Fretilin, is captured in East Timor. He will be sentenced to life in prison 
1998 : A Taliban-controlled Afghanistan court declares that Osama Bin Laden is “a man without a sin” in regard to US embassy bombing in Kenya and Tanzania
2005 : North Korea expels 11 of the 12 foreign NGO in the country.
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ON 21 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 21, 2008
1787 : Signature of the Treaty of Versailles, an alliance signed between the French king Louis XVI and the Vietnamese Prince Nguyen Anh, the future Emperor Gia Long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles_(1787)
1811 : Birth of Zeng Guofan, Chinese general who rised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the power of the Qing dynasty http://www.answers.com/topic/zeng-guofan
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1878 : During the Second Afghan War, Battle of Ali Masjid, won by the British http://britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ali-masjid.htm
1894 : In a decisive victory of the Sino-Japanese war, Port Arthur, today Lüshun (Manchuria), falls to the Japanese. 20,000 servicemen and civilians are massacred http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28China%29
1933 : Birth Mikijiro Hira, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386179/ http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.2041.htm
1951 : Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister for the first time, up to April 1952 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Souvanna.html
1959 : Birth of Yee Chin-yen, Taiwanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947140/
1963 : The Liberal Democratic Party, in power since 1955, wins the general elections in Japan
1965 : Birth of Yuriko Yamaguchi, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko_Yamaguchi_(voice_actor) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1072
1969 : US president Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972 and that the US will keep bases there. The official agreement will be signed on December 2 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_/ai_74493364
1969 : Birth of Hineko Mita, Japanese actor
1970 : Operation Ivory Coast : A joint Air force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp to free US pilots captured by communist Vietnamese, but failed.
1970 : Death of Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman, born in November 1888 http://www.ceeby.com/people/cvraman.cfm
1971 : Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the battle of Garibput.
1973 : Birth of Alice Chan (Chan Wai), Hong Kong actress http://www.geocities.com/choiwong2001/alice.html http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=92
1975 : The governments of Hanoi and Saigon agree on the a quick fusion to assure the unification of Vietnam
1979 : A mob, the Pakistani capital Islamabad burns the US embassy to the ground of a five-hour attack in which a US is killed http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/21/
newsid_4187000/4187184.stm
1980 : Birth of Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Yiu http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=13520
1992 : Death of Kaysone Phomvihane, president of Laos since 1991 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaysone_Phomvihane
1998 : In Bangkok, death of Filipino General Fabian Ver, responsible for the assassination of opposition leader Nino Aquino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Ver
2001 : Death of the king of Malaysia, sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz shah (75 years old). His successor is the sultan of Terengganu, Mizan Zainal Abidin, 39 years old. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/761033/Salahuddin-Abdul-
Aziz-Shah
2002 : Death of Japanese Prince Takamato (Norihito), born in 1954 http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-11.html
2002 : After the USA stopped the delivering of fuel to Pyongyang, North Korea declares that the nuclear pact signed in 1994 with Washington is null and void.
2004 : In Singapore, the People Action Party celebrates its 50th anniversary of its creation in the presence of Lee Kuan Yew its founder.
2006 : Historic Peace accord between Nepal’s Premier Girija Prasad Koirala and Prachanda, head of the maoist guerrilla. The civil war caused more than 12,500 dead in ten years.
2006 : Hu Jintao is the first Chinese head of state to visit India.
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