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ON 17 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on May 17, 2008

1155 : Birth of Jien, Japanese poet and historian who died on 28 October 1225 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jien

1336 : Death of Go-Fushimi, the 93rd emperor of Japan (1298-1301), born on 5 April 1288 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Fushimi

1917 : Death of Charles Brooke, second White Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo) since 3 August 1868 http://www.lonker.net/travel_borneo_7.htm

1940 : Birth of Reynato Puno, Filipino Supreme Court Chief Justice http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/justices/cj.puno.php

1954 : In the Philippines, Luis Taruc, who has been excluded from the Philippine Communist Party, surrenders http://cityofsanfernando.blogspot.com/2005/05/ka-luis-m-taruc-june-21- 1913-may-4.html

1964 : In Burma, all the 50 and 100 kyat banknotes are demonetized without compensation

1967 : In Hong Kong, beginning of fights between police and Maoist demonstrators till May 23

1980 : General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea declares martial law in order to suppress students demonstration http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ChunDooH.html

1981 : In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina comes back after exile in India http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/biography/hasina.html

1992 : In Thailand, the so called Black May begins. Thai police and protestors start attacking one another. By midnight, the Thai government declares a state of emergency and military troops open fire http://angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/blackmay/blackmay01.shtml

1993 : In Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe becomes prime minister till August 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranil_Wickremasinghe

1995 : The Chinese authorities arrest the six year old Gedhun Choekuyi Nyima, recognized by the Dalai Lama as the successor of the 10th Panchen Lama, and his family. Since nobody knows what happened to them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20qndcB389A

1997 : In South Korea, Kim Hyung-chul, son of the President Kim Dae-jung is arrested as involved in the Hanbo scandal

2000 : In Indonesia, for the first time, 24 soldiers are jailed for massacres of civilians in Aceh

2004 : In Myanmar, the National Convention, in charge to write a new constitution, convened after more than eight years of suspension

2007 : In Thailand, the Defense National Council orders three private radio stations to be closed because they gave interviews to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

2007 : A train, for the first time, cross the border between the two Koreas on few meters
 
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ON 18 MAI IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on Mai 18, 2008

1450 : Death of Sejong, 4th king (1418-1450) of the Joseon Korean dynasty, born on 6 May 1397 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great_of_Joseon

1498 : Vasco de Gama reaches the port of Calicut (Khozhikoto) in India http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06374a.htm http://www.calicut.net/

1584 : Death of Ikeda Motosuke, samurai commander, born in 1559 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikeda_Motosuke

1869 : Surrender and dissolution of the Ezo Republic to Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezo_Republic

1913 : Birth of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, 6th president on India (1977-1982) who died on 1st June 1996 http://pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org/reddy.html

1916 : In China, Chen Qimei is assassinated. Chiang Kai-shek succeeds him as leader of the Chinese Revolutionary Party in Shanghai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qimei

1916 : In Vietnam, Khai dinh is the 12 emperor of the Nguyen dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khai_Dinh

1951 : United Nations adopts a resolution on the boycot of strategic goods to Communist China

1955 : A security treaty is signed between Cambodia and the USA

1955 : Birth of Chow Yun-Fat, Hong Kong actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000334/ http://chowofhongkong.com/

1967 : In Vietnam, the US troops cross the demilitarized zone

1980 : In South Korea, Gwangju uprising up to May 27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Massacre

1963 : birth of Mari Lijima, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Iijima

1974 : India detonates its first nuclear weapon. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5013

1989 : In Beijing, more than one-million people demonstrate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2671

2001 : In Karachi (Pakistan), extremist Sunni Tekrik chief, Saleem Qadri, is shot http://www.geocities.com/sipahisahaba/2001/05182001.htm http://www.newsline.com.pk/NewsJune2001/coverstory4.htm


2002 : Kim Hong-gul, third son of South Korea president Kim Dae-jung is arrested on charge of corruption. One of his brother is already in jail http://www.iht.com/articles/2002/06/22/t5_46.php

2006 : In Nepal, the parliament, which has been restore, passes a law curtailing the power of the monarchy, making Nepal a secular country

2007 : Death of Yoyoy Villame, Filipino novelty singer and movie actor, born on 18 November 1932 http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/ view_article.php?article_id=66711
 
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ON 19 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on May 19, 2008

1526 : Death of Go-Kashiwabara, 104th Japanese emperor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Kashiwabara_of_Japan

1890 : Birth of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese communist leader who died on 2nd September 1969 http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/hochiminh.html

1904 : Death of Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist, born in March 1839 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsetji_Tata

1921 : Birth of Yuri Kochiyama, Japanese American human rights activist http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2004/sites/kochiyama/ main.html

1925 : Birth of Pol Pot, leader of the Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/78988.stm

1926 : Birth of Swami Kriyananda, Indian teacher and author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Kriyananda

1939 : Birth of Nancy Khan, Hong Kong actress http://www.snappville.com/nhanz

1949 : Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek impose Martial Law on Taiwan

1951 : US begins counter offensive in Korea

1954 : Signature of an mutual assistance treaty between USA and Pakistan

1964 : In Laos, US Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1855

1967 : US bombs Hanoi

1972: South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1854

1989 : A 4:50 am, Chinese communist Party General secretary Zhao Ziyang goes Tian’anmen Square to implore the students to leave http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/heroes/zhao.html

1998 : Death of Sosuke Uno, 75th prime minister of Japan from June to August 1989 and obliged to resign after a sex scandal, born on 27 August 1922 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html

2000 : China signs an agreement with Europe Union for its entry in WTO

2001 : In the Philippines, election in the senate. On the 13 seats, the People Power Coalition supporting President Arroyo wins 8 seats vis 4 for former president Estrada supporters (including his wife) and an independant.

2002 : East-Timor independence ceremony, effective on 20 May, 0 :am with UN general secretary Kofy Annan, Bill Clinton and Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1996673.stm

2002 : A new Vietnamese National Assembly is elected. All the candidates have been selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam
 
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ON 20 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on May 20, 2008

To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page

1550 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun, born on 21 April 1511 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Ashikaga_Yoshiharu

1883 : The eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesia) begins, leading ultimaly to the volcano’s destruction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa http://video.cityvox.fr/video/iLyROoaftusS.html

1894 : Birth of Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, who died in 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramacharya

1908 : In Netherlands Indies, Foundation of the Boedi Oetomo (Noble Conduct), organization led by Dr Soetomo. Educational movement which turned to politics. http://www.indonesialogue.com/destinations/boedi-oetomo-national- awakening-indonesia.html http://www.indonesia-ottawa.org/page.php?s=1000history

1941 : Birth of Goh Chok Tong, former Singaporian Premier and currently Senior Minister http://www.cabinet.gov.sg/CabinetAppointments/Mr+GOH+Chok+Tong.htm

1946 : Birth of Xanana Gusmao, former president of East-Timor and current Prime Minister http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/342145.stm

1946 : In Japan, formation of Yoshida cabinet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Yoshida

1948 : Chiang Kai-shek is formally elected President of the Republic of China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China

1954 : Chiang Kai-shek is reelected president of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

1959 : Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship

1963 : Sukarno is reelected president of Indonesia

1967 : In USA, 10,000 demonstrate against Vietnam War

1967 : Birth of Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist http://www.fas.org/irp/world/iraq/956-tni.htm

1969 : End of the Battle of Hambuger (Aptia Mountain) one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5019

1970 : 100,000 march in New York supporting US policy in Vietnam

1978 : Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek, is elected president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), till his death in January 1988

1982 : In the Afghanistan war, first exchange of prisoneers closed of the Pakistanese border

1982 : Sir Edward Youde takes office as Governor of Hong Kong

1986 : In a joint communiqué Lisbonn and Beijing annouce the beginning of talks on Macao

1989 : Chinese Premier Li Peng proclaims the Martial Law in Beijing

1992 : India launches its first satellite independently

1993 : Xanana Gusmao, leader of the East-Timor separatist insurgency (arrested in 1992) is condemn to life sentence, changed later to 20 years in prison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanana_Gusm%C3%A3o

2000 : In Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian becomes the first non KMT president http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/president.htm

2002 : East-Timor is officially independent from Indonesia

2004 : Chen Shui-bian starts his second mandate as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

2007 : The China State Space Administration director announces that China will soon proceedntonthe launching of a satellite which will turn around the moon

2007 : In Vietnam, legislative elections. 83 % of canditates are members of the Vietnam Communist Party. In the final, more than 90 % of the members of the parliament are members of the CPV
 
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ON 21 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on May 21, 2008

1260 : The Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan send his envou Hao Jing to the Chinese Song Emperor Lizong. Hao Jing is kept in prison

1951 : In Korea, the United Nations forces repel Communist forces that have cross the 38th parallele

1968 : Birth of Julie Vega, Filipina actress who died on 6 May 1985 http://video48.blogspot.com/2007/09/remembering-julie-vega.html

1969 : Birth of Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=387

1991 : Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/21/ newsid_2504000/2504739.stm

1998 : Indonesian president Suharto resigns, succeeded by vice-president B.J. Habibie http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/may1998/ined-m21.shtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgEKsnfOASw

2005 : In Indonesia, Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin, chairman of the Election National Election, is arrested on charges of corruption http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4569151.stm

2007 : Chang Chun-hsiung becomes Taiwan prime minister replacing Su Tseng-chang http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/biographies-3.html
 
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ON 22 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on May 22, 2008

748 : Death of Empress Gensho, 44th ruler of Japan (715-724), born in 680 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/empress-gensho/

1068 : Death of Go-Reizei, 70th emperor of Japan (1045-1068), born on 28 August 1025 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Reizei

1772 : Birth of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer who died on 27 September 1833 http://www.boloji.com/people/04003.htm

1885 : Birth of Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda who died on 22 September 1957 http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=45

1927 : In Xining (China) an earthquake causes more than 200,000 casualties

1946 : Shigeru Yoshida replaces Kijuro Shidera as prime minister of Japan till May 24, 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Yoshida

1960 : Birth of Hideaki Anno, Japanese director http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15

1969 : Bejing reasserts its hostility on unequals treaties which establish the borders with Russia

1972 : Birth of Annabel Chong, Singaporian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Chong http://www.freeones.com/html/a_links/Annabel_Chong/

1972 : Ceylon adopts a new constitution becoming a republic, changes its name for Sri Lanka and joins the Commonwhelth of Nations

1981 : Birth of Hara Fumina, Japanese actress http://wiki.theppn.org/Hara_Fumina http://www.babebio.com/babe/hara_fumina/

1989 : Seven retired military leaders in China denounce the imposition of martial law

1998 : In Indonesia, President Jusuf Habibie forms his cabinet keeping the majority of the ministers, except the one too closed with his predecessor ousted general Suharto http://www.bookrags.com/biography/bacharuddin-jusuf-habibie/

2000 : In South Korea, Lee Han-dong, defector from Grand National Party becomes prime minister http://english.people.com.cn/english/200005/22/eng20000522_41324.html

2002 : Khmer Rouge leader Sam Bith, 69, is arrested. He is responsible for the kidnapping and murder of three western tourists in 1994. He died in prison on 15 February 2008 http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2002/fa076_02.html

2004 : In India, Manmohan Singh forms his cabinet after Sonia Gandhi renounced to be Prime Minister http://www.indian-elections.com/dr-manmohan-singh.html

2006 : Death of Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organisation http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dr-lee-jongwook- 479449.html
 
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ON 23 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on May 23, 2008

1100 : Birth of Qinzong, ninth emperor of the Song dynasty (1126-1127) who died on June 14, 1161 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Qinzong_of_Song

1523 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, 10th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, born on September 9, 1466 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ashikaga-yoshitane/

1638 : Kandyan treaty between the Dutch and the king og Kandy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandyan_Treaty_of_1638

1898 : First US Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco

1901 : US captures leader of Philippines rebels Emilio Aguinaldo http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/aguinaldo.html

1939 : Birth of Japanese mountain-climber Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 16, 1975 http://www.everestnews.com/history/tabei.htm

1942 : Birth of K. Raghavendra Rao, Indian film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao

1944 : Chinese counter offensive against the Japanese at Hunan front

1945 : Birth of Padmarajan, Indian film director, who died on 24 January 1991 http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/padmarajan.html

1947 : Birth of Ann Hui, Hong Kong film film director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/02/22/hui.html

1951 : Signature of the 17 points agreement imposed by Beijing to Tibetan Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama which recognize Chine sovereignty on Tibet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Seventeen_Point_Agreement_for_the_Peaceful_Liberation_of_Tibet

1967 : In Hong Kong, end of the fights between Police and Maoist demonstrators which started on May 17

1974 : Birth of Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer http://women.stareastasia.com/charlie-yeung/

1975 : Birth of Kim Sung-soo, South Korean actor http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Sung-soo.php

1993 : In Cambodia, beginning of the first free elections under United Nations control, till May 28

1997 : In Banjarmasin city, Borneo island of Indonesia, fights between Muslim party PPP and Suharto party Golkar cause 123 casualties in the arson of a mall

2001 : « Private » meeting between US president George Bush and the Dalai Lama at the White House http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/05/23/dalai.bush.02/ index.html

2003 : Ong Ka Ting is elected chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Aassociation (MCA) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Ka_Ting
 
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ON 24 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

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1895 : Some pro-Qing proclaim the short lived Republic of Formosa after the Shimonoseki Treaty giving the Island to Japan (up to October 1895). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Formosa

1911 : Birth of Ne Win, Burmese dictator (1962-1988) who died in on December 5, 2002 http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/win.html

1917 : Vyner Brooke, becomes the third and last White Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo) till 15 April 1946, and died on 9 May 1963 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vyner_Brooke

1923 : Birth of Seijun Suzuki, Japanese director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840671/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seijun_Suzuki

1931 In India Sister Teresa took her initial vows as a nun

1947 : Katayama Tetsu replaces Shigeru Yoshida as prime minister of Japan until March 1948 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsu_Katayama

1964 : Senator Godwater, running Republican Party candidate to presidency, suggests using atomic weapons in North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1864

1965 : Birth of Shinichiro Watanabe, Japanese anime director http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=774

1974 : Ban on political parties is lifted in Portuguese Timor. Five political parties emerge

1975 : A group of 80 reporters and cameramen are allowed to fly out of Saigon http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/24/ newsid_2503000/2503771.stm

1980 : Birth of Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer http://www.ceciliacheung.us/

1981 : Birth of Sayaka Ando, Japanese gravure idol http://www.starasia.net/s/sayaka_ando/ http://www.babebio.com/babe/sayaka_ando/

1985 : A cyclone devastates Bangladesh causing at least 10,000 dead and 250,000 homeless

1988 : Thai Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, is crowned 37th Miss Universe http://www.geocities.com/ranny_singka/spf02.html

1991 : Birth of Erika Umeda, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Umeda_Erika http://bestuff.com/stuff/erika-umeda

1992 : The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suchinda_Kraprayoon

2001 : 15-year-old Sherpa Temba Tsheri becomes the youngest person to climb to the to of Mount Everest http://www.everestnews.com/history/youngest.htm

2004 : North Korea bans mobile phones
 
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967 : Death of Murakami, 62nd Japanese emperor (946-967), born on June 2, 926 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Murakami

1048 : Birth of Shenzong, the 6th emperor (1067-1087) of the Chinese Song dynasty, who died on April 1st 1087 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067277/Shenzong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shenzong_of_Song

1334 : Birth of Japanese Emperor Suko (1348-1351) who died in 1398 http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/000311641/

1792 : In Japan, Mount Unzen (in Kyushu island) erupts causing a big tsunami and the death of more than 14,500 people http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312395/unzen.htm

1886 : Birth of Rash Behari Bose, Indian leader against the British Raj, who died in exile on January 1, 1945 http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/24.html

1895 : In Taiwan, a pro-Qing group proclaims The Republic of Formosa with Tang Ching-sung, capital Tinan http://cta.yam.org.tw/cta31.htm http://www.famouschinese.com/virtual/Tang_Ching-sung

1907 : Birth of Yang Shangkun, Communist general, president of the People’s Republic of China (1987-1992) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Shangkun

1907 : Birth of U Nu, First and three times Burmese Prime Minister between 1948 and 1962, who died on February 14, 1995 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Nu

1912 : Birth of Princess Deokhye of Korea, who died on 21 April 1989 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Imperial_Highness_Princess_Duk-hye

1940 : Birth of Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyoshi_Araki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRIMeqSfdo4

1942 : Birth of Chien Yu, Chinese actress who died from cancer on April 10, 2000 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950472/

1953 : Birth of Stan Sakai, American Japanese-born comic writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Sakai

1954 : Birth of Kee Thuan Chye, Malaysian journalist and playwriter http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=11169

1965 : India and Pakistan borders fights

1966 : In China, the first prominent dazibao of the Cultural Revolution is posted at Beijing University http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dazibao

1968 : In South Vietnam, Communist launch a new offensive on Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1867

1969 : In South Vietnam, the National Democratic Front is formed in Saigon, led by President Nguyen Van Thieu http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1866

1972 : Birth of Hikari Ishida, Japanese actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ishida_Hikari

1973 : Birth of Ai Kobayashi, Japanese actress http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=14377

1977 : Chinese government removes ban on Shakespeare http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2678

1978 : Birth of Lee Jeong-jin http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lee_Jung_Jin http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Jeong-jin.php

1983 : Birth of Kunal Khemu, Indian actor http://www.kunalkhemu.com/labels/Biography.html

1985 : Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people

2005 : Death of Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician, born on June 6, 1930 http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/26/stories/2005052604031200.htm

2007 : In spite of international pressures, the Myanmar’s military junta extends for one year Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest
 
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ON 26 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY

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To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page

1234 : The Mongols take Kaifeng and destroy the Jin (Jurchen) dynasty http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Jin_Dynasty_(1115–1234)

1264 : Birth of Prince Koreyasu, 7th shogun (1266-1289) of the Kamakura shogunate, who died on November 25, 1326 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Koreyasu

1293 : In Japan, an earthquake strikes Kamakura, killing 30,000 people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura,_Kanagawa

1964 : China rejects an United Kingdom asking it to intervene for an end of fights in Laos

1965 : Australian troops depart for Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1868

1970 : Birth of Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki

1971 : North Vietnamese troops seize strategic Snoul city in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1869

1977 : Birth of Misaki Ito, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misaki_Ito http://www.jdorama.com/artiste_1339.htm

1988 : Vietnam announces that 50, 000 soldiers will be withdrawn from Cambodia before the end of the year ant that the remained ones will be under the command of the Kampuchea’s armed forces

1998 : British veterans reject Japanese emperor “sorrow” http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/26/ newsid_2502000/2502547.stm

1999 : For the first time since 20 years, Indian air force intervene in Kargill aera of Kashmir where Indian military positions have been occupied by rebels supported by Pakistani soldiers
 
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