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19 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 19 DECEMBER
1180 : The Kofuku is completely burned during the Nara siege http://www.kohfukuji.com/
1934 : Birth of Pratibha Devinsingh Patil, President of India from Juily 2007 http://presidentofindia.nic.in/profile.html
1946 : Vietminh (North Vietnam guerilla) uprise against the French in Tonkin and Cochinchina. French are massacred in Hanoi.
1948 : After rhe Indonesain Republican government refused the constitution proposed by Nertherlands, this one break the truce, take the Indonesia capital and arrest the members of the government.
1954 : In North Vietnam, promulgation of the law on agrarian reform.
1966 : In a letter to United Nations General Secretary U Thant, the United States ask to him to do his best for the beginning of discussions on an enduring cease-fire in Vietnam.
1973 : Birth of Japanese actor Takashi Sorimachi http://men.stareastasia.com/takashi-sorimachi/
1978 : Indira Gandhi is arrested and expeled from the parliament . Her detention caused major riots with more than 20 deads
1984 : General Zia Ul Haq gets 97,7 % of « yes » in his referendum about his politics of islamization of the country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zia-ul-Haq's_Islamization
1984 : Signature of the agreement between United Kingdom and China for the return of Hong Kong to China on 1st July 1997. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
2001 : Death of Son Sann, a Republican Cambodia politician, Prime Minister in 1967-1968 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Sann
2002 : Roh Moo-Hyun, 56 years old, candidate of the Millennium Democratic Party is elected President of South Korea with 48,2 % of votes against 46,9 % to Lee Hoi-chang, candidate of Grand National Party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Moo-hyun
But in all Asia history, the main fact is Asia Observer member Caroline birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday Caroline !!:!
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20 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 20 DECEMBER
1722 : Death of Chinese Emperor Kangxi who was born in December 1654. http://www.patriarchywebsite.com/bib-patriarchy/kangxi.htm
1925 : Birth of Mahathir Mohamad, fourth and long time Malaysia Prime minister http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2059518.stm
1927 : Birth of Kim Yong-sam, President of the Republic Of Korea (1993-1998) http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KimYoungS.html
1941 : First battle of the American Volonteer Group, better known as the « Flying Tigers » in Kunming (China) http://www.flyingtigersavg.com/
1942 : Bombing of Calcutta by the Japanese
1943 : End of the Battle of Changde, which started on 2nd November, with a Chinese victory against the Japanese Invasion army. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Changde
1946 : Full-scale guerilla warfare between Vietnam partisans and French troops begins
1960 : Foundation of the National Front for the Liberation of South-Vietnam is formed in Tay Ninh. The purpose is officially to overthrow the dictature of Ngo Dinh Diem, then to construct an independent, democratic and neutral South Vietnam.
1967 : General Thieu turns away the day before suggestion to establish non official links between Saigon and the National Liberation Front.
1971 : Resignation of Yahya Khan. Ali Bhutto devient chef de l’Etat http://countrystudies.us/pakistan/19.htm http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P019
1985 : New failure after the fourth round of Geneva indirect negociations on Afghanistan that started on December 16
1988 : Premier Ramasinghe Premadasa is elected President of Sri Lanka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa
1997 : Suicide of Juzo Itami, Japanese actor and director, born in May 1933 http://webhome.idirect.com/~jinsaku/Itami.htm
1999 : Macau, a Portuguese colony since 1557, is is reverted to Chinese rule and becomes a Special Administrative Region http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/564984.stm
2000 : Death of Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, Bangladesh statesman, politician, and pjilanthropist, born in 1920 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Ghulam_Hafiz
But today, the main fact is the birthday of Asia Observer member DAWN SIM from France. From all of us Happy birthday
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21 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 21 DECEMBER
1905 : Birth of Prince Hirobumi Ito who will be the first Japanese governor of Korea http://www.jref.com/glossary/ito_hirobumi.shtml
1912 : Third Japanese government Katsura Tao (up to February 1913)
1923 : Birth of Intizar Hussain, Pakistani Urdu writer and colomnist http://www.answers.com/topic/intizar-hussain
1923 / United Kingdom and Nepal sign an agreement of friendship in which UK formally recognizes the independence of Nepal
1941 : Signature of the Nippo-Thai military alliance
1942 : Birth of Hu Jintao, General secretary of the CCP (2002) and President of the PRC (2003) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2404129.stm
1949 : Dutch First Chamber accepts sovereignty of Indonesia
1957 : Indonesia proclaims end to state of war
1959 : Death of Kitaoji Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/rosanjin-kitaoji-jt.html
1984 : Visit to China of Ivan Arkhipov, the highest Soviet leader in Beijing since 1969.
1985 : Russian newspaper Pravda calls for a « positive dialogue » between the different political forces in Afghanistan «including the ones which have positions hostile to the revolution »
2004 : Infuriating Beijing, Tokyo delivers a Tourist visa to the ex-Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/21 23:14
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22 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 22 DECEMBER
1178 : Birth of Emperor Antoku, the 81st emperor of Japan from 1180 to 1185 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Antoku
1337 : Death of Daito Kokushi, leader of Japanese O-To-Ka, Rinzai school http://www.answers.com/topic/daito-kokushi-1
1546 : Birth of Kuroda Yoshitaka, a Japanese daimyo of the Edo periods who died in 1604 http://www.samurai-archives.com/yoshitaka.html
1666 : Birth of Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of the Sikhs (1675-1708) http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Guru_Gobind_Singh
1847 : Birth of Heihatjiro Tojo, Japanese admiral during the Russian-Japanese
1863 : Birth of Ch’i Pai-shih, traditional Chinese painter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_Baishi http://www.brushpainting.com/gallery/qibaishi_landscape.php http://www.insects.org/ced1/chi.html http://search.famsf.org:8080/search.shtml?keywords=pai+shih
1885 : Prince Ito Hirobumi, born in 1841, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan http://www.jref.com/glossary/ito_hirobumi.shtml
1944 : Vietnam People’s Army is formed to resist Japanese and French occupation of Indo-China by Vo Nguyen Giap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Army
1960 : Birth of Wakin Chau (Zhou Huajian), Hong Kong singer http://www.wakin-web.com/
1971 : Sheik Mujibur Rhaman is liberated and becomes Bangladesh’s Prime Minister http://banglapedia.net/HT/R_0022.HTM
1972 : China announces the establishment of diplomatic relations with Australia and New-Zeland
1978 : End of the 3rd plenum of the XIe Central Committee of the CCP (opened on 18th). Rehabilitation of the Tian’anmen April 1976 events and of leaders victims of the Cultural Revolution
1980 : split in the Afghan Islamic Alliance between moderates and fundamentalits
2001 : Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance, hands over power to the interim government headed by Hamid Kaezai http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/kar0bio-1<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/22 21:55
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23 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS ON DECEMBER 23 IN ASIA HISTORY
1933 : Birth of 125th Japanese Emperor Akihito, since January 1989 http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-01.html
1948 : Japanese ex-Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six others war time leaders are executed. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&
id=5625
1950 : Signature in Saigon of a military pact between France and United States on Indo-China
1950 : Birth of Lee Ilchi, Korean author and founder of a variety of mind-body training methods http://www.ilchilee.com/personal-history/
1968 : The crew of the US spy-ship Pueblo , captured by North Korean in January, is freed http://www.usspueblo.org/ http://web.mit.edu/ssp/seminars/wed_archives_02fall/lerner.htm
1982 : Kim Dae-Jung, freed by the military dictature on December 16, leave Korea to an exile to the USA. http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/leader/kim.dae.jung/
2003 : Death of ex-Prime Minister of Thailand, General Kriangsak Chomanan (1977-1980) http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2329646
2005 : Death of Yao Wenyuan, 74, last living member of the Gang of Four led by Jiang Qing, the wife of Mao Zedong, who were the main actors of the Cultural Revolution. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/06/news/gang.php
But the main fact in Asia’s history on a December 23 is the birthday of Asia Observer member DEREKBLADES from France
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24 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 24 DECEMBER
1813 eath of Japanese Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1762-1771) http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=292
1889 : Yamagata Aritomo becomes third Prime Minister of Meiji era, up to May 1891 http://www.jref.com/glossary/yamagata_aritomo.shtml
1867 : Birth of Kantaro Suzuki who was a Japanese Admiral and short time Prime Minister in 1945 http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=292
1932 : Birth of Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Kawara
1941 : Kuching, capital of Sarawak (Northern Borneo), is conquered by the Japanese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuching#History
1948 : United Nations Security Council orders a cease-fire to the Nertherlands and the liberation of the Indonesia goverment. Netherlands declares Security Council incompetent.
1954 : Laos becomes independant from France
1957 : Naissance de Hamid Karzai, son profile :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2043606.stm
1959 : Birth of Anil Kapoor, Indian actor http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/anil_kapoor/
1966 : Because the Cultural Revolution, arrest of Peng Dehuai, the ex-Defense Minister of China http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/pengdehuai.shtml
1976 : Takeo Fukuda replaces Prime Minister Takeo Miki who resigned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Fukuda
1982 : Birth of Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor http://bestuff.com/stuff/aiba-masaki
1986 : Birth of Riyo Mori, from Japan, 2007 Miss Univer http://www.riyomori.us/biography.htm
1997 : Death of Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor http://www.toshiromifune.org/ http://www.edogawa-u.ac.jp/~robert/Mifune.html
2000 : A lot of churchs are blasted in Indonesia by Islamic fondamentalists
2002 : Chinese dissident Wu Wenli, condemned to 13 years in jail in 1998 for his partipation in the setting up of China Democratic Party is exiled to the USA. He had already spend 12 years in jail for his participation to the 1989 events.
But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member Japemete, from Indonesia, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/24 09:20
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25 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS ON 25 DECEMBER IN ASIA HISTORY
1868 : Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaido http://www.lonympics.co.uk/ezo.htm
1876 : Birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the father of Pakistan independence http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P009
1921 : Birth of Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah Pakistani journalist and writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaib-un-Nissa_Hamidullah
1926 : Birth of Atal Behari Vajpayee, BJP learder and Indian Prime Minister (1998-2004) http://www.bjp.org/leader/atalji.htm
1926 : Emperor Taisho of Japan dies. His son Hirohito succeds him as Emperor Showa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taish%C5%8D http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/hirohito_emperor.shtml
1932 : A magnitude 7,6 earthquarter in Gansu, China kills 70,000 people
1933 : Birth of Phan Van Khai : Vietnam Prime Minister 1997-2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_V%C4%83n_Kh%E1%BA%A3i
1937 : Birth of of Maung Aye, number 2 in the Burma military junta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maung_Aye
1941 : Hong Kong falls under Japanese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong
1947 : The constitution of the Republic of China (KMT) gos into effect
1949 : Birth of Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Muslim League and twice Prime Minister of Pakistan http://www.pmln.org.pk/profile.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6959782.stm
1968 : Death of Ooka Shohei, Japanese novelist, born in 1909 http://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/bunka/bunjinroku/ooka_e.htm
1972 : Death of Rajaji (Rajagopalachari), India’s freedom fighter and first Indian Governor General after independence http://www.ceeby.com/people/Rajaji.cfm
1979 : Soviet forces land in Kakul, the Afghan capital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan
1994 : Death of Giani Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987) http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/zail.html
1998 : Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea surrender to the Phnom Penh regime
2003 : Second attempt to assassinate Pakistani President Musharraf causing a dozen of deads.
But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member Debbie, from United States, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/25 12:27
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26 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA ON 26 DECEMBER
1530 : Death of Babur, Emperor of the Mogul empire, born in 1484 http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MUGHAL/BABUR.HTM
1536 : Birth of Yi-I, Korean Confucius scholar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_I
1666 : Birth of Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Guru of Sikhism who died in 1708 http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Guru_Gobind_Singh
1754 : French representative Charles Godeheu signs a treaty by which France will withdraw from the territory it took in the sub-continent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Godeheu
1893 : Birth of Mao Zedong, President of CCP and founder the People Republic of China in October 1945, died in September 1976 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDmao.htm
1838 : Chiang Kai-shek rejects a Japanese peace offer
1941 : Under the Japanese attack, Manila, Philippines capital, is declared opened city by American authorities
1949 : Birth of José Ramos Horta, President of East-Timor and Peace Prize Nobel laureate http://www.ramos-horta.org/
1957 : Opening, in Cairo, of an unofficial solida rity Afrique-Asia conference
1962 : Birth of Marina Khan, Pakistani actress http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/ichikawa.html
1962 : China signs a border agreement with Outer Mongolia
1968 : José Maria Sison, expelled from the pro-Moscow PKP in April, founded a new maoist communist party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Maria_Sison
1976 : The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded http://www.cpnuml.org/history/index.htm
1978 : Indira Gandhi, arrested on December 19, is freed. http://www.indiragandhi.com/
1979 : Soviet Special forces troops take over presidential place in Kabul, Afghanistan
1981 : Death of Savithri, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savithri http://www.abhinethri.com/vinsavitri01.html
1983 : After December 18 general elections, Yasuhiro Nakasone is reelected Japanese Prime Minister http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/Cambridge/entries/024/Yasuhiro-
Nakasone.html
1985 : Birth of Yuu Shirota, Japanese actor and singer http://asianheartthrob.blogspot.com/2007/03/yuu-shirota-japan.html
1999 : Death of Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (1992-1997) http://www.indianpoliticians.com/profile/17/
2004 : A tsunami in Sumatra island make 225,000 people died, mainly in Aceh http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/26/
newsid_4631000/4631713.stml
But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member Jasminchen, from China, birthday. From all of us, have an happy birthday
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27 DECEMBRE 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 27 DECEMBER
1723 : Emperor Yongzheng acceds to the throne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongzheng_Emperor
1796 : Birth of Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet who died in February 1869 http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories/greatindians/gi013.shtml
1923 : Namba Dausuke, a Japanese communist student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namba_Daisuke
1931 : Birth of Le Kha Phieu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from December 1997 to April 2001 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%AA_Kh%E1%BA%A3_Phi%C3%AAu
1945 : The Moscow Conference founds an Soviet-US commission in charge to establish a national government in Korea.
1949 : The Netherlands officially reconizes Indonesia independence. United States of Indonesia is proclaimed
1967 : North Vietnam rejects President Johnson offer to cease North Vietnam in exchange with negociations. Its demands the end of the bombing first.
1969 : In Japan DLP wins the legislative elections.
1972 : Marshal Kim Il Sung, head of the North-Korean governement, becomes head of state. http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/kim-il-sung.html
1975 : China frees three Soviet airforce pilots prisoners since 1974
1979 : The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan. Overthroned president Hafizullah Amin is executed, replaced by Babrak Karmal http://www.afghanland.com/history/amin.html
1981 : Foundation in Beijing of the “Taiwan National Compatriots Association” for Taiwanese living on Continental China
1996 : Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidify their buffer zone around Kabul
2001 : The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations witn the USA
2002 : North Korea orders United Nations nuclear inspectors to leave the country to leave the country and said it would restart a labatory capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons
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28 DECEMBER 2007
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 28 DECEMBER
1176 : Birth of Emperor Rokujo, 79th Japanese Emperor from 1165 to 1168 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Rokuj%C5%8D
1308 : Hanazono, 95th Emperor of Japan is enthroned and reigns up to March 1318). Not to be confused with Go-Hanazono (1419-1471) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Hanazono
1367 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshiakira
1505 : Birth of Japanese warlord Ouchi Yoshitaka http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ouchi-yoshitaka/
1857 : Franco-British navies bomb Guangzhou (Canton)
1898 : Birth of Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese Admiral, garrison commander on Wake Island during WWII. Tried then hanged in 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigematsu_Sakaibara http://www.ussyorktown.com/yorktown/massacre.html
1902 : Birth of Chinese writer Shen Congwen who died in 1988 http://www.chinesecultureonline.org/literature.jsp?catName=contemporary¢erName=shencongwen
1934 : Birth of Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor who died in September 1932 http://shishido0.tripod.com/ishihara.html
1942 : Japanes planes bomb Calcutta in British India
1945 : Birth of Nepal king Birendra, killed by his son in 2001 http://www.nepalhomepage.com/news/century_poll/english/birendra.html
1950 : In Korea, the Chinese forces cross the 38th parallel
1952 : Birth of Arun Jaitley, Indian politician who has been several times a minister in JVP governments
http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=27
1962 : Agreement between China and Pakistan on their Kashmir border
1972 : In Thailand, a Palestinian commando from Black September movement, attacks the Israeli ambassy
1979 : President Jimmy Carter dénounces the Soviet Union invasion of Aghanistan as « a grave threat to the peace »
1983 : Birth of Mike Ho (Ho Jun-Xiang), Taiwanese actor and model http://men.stareastasia.com/mike-ho/
Today is Nepal National day<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/28 19:23
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