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ON 7 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on August 7, 2008

479 : Death of Yūryaku 21st emperor of Japan http://www.speedylook.com/Y%C5%ABryaku.html

1461 : the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor and commits suicide by jumping down a well http://wapedia.mobi/en/Rebellion_of_Cao_Qin

1661 : Death of Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic, born in 1608 http://wapedia.mobi/en/Jin_Shengtan

1871 : Birth of Abanindranath Tagore, painter and writer, Nobel laureate 1913, who died on December 5, 1951 http://banglapedia.org/ht/T_0015.HTM http://www.chitralekha.org/abanindranath.htm

1925 : Birth of M. S. Swaminathan, Indian scientist http://ramsap.tripod.com/swami1.html

1927 : Chen Duxiu is dismissed from the chairmanship of the Chinese Communist Party

1942 : Beginning of the Battle of Guadalcanal, up to February 7, 1943 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6543 http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_guadalcanal.htm

1953 : Ratification of a Treaty of Security between USA and South Korea

1954 : Government of Pakistan approves the National Anthem, written by Hafeez Jullundhry and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla.

1955 : Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra is force to resign by the new governor General Iskander Mirza http://www.bogra.info/bogra1.html

1964 : Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving US President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2752 http://www.hbci.com/~tgort/tonkin.htm

1965 : First Vietnamese ambush on Thailand’s soil

1965 : Signature at Kuala-Lumpur of an agreement for Singapore to leave Malaysia

1967 : Vietnam War: The People's Republic of China agrees to give North Vietnam an undisclosed amount of aid in the form of a grant. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1250

1978 : Birth of Vanness Wu, Taiwanese singer http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Vanness_Wu

1978 : Indonesia establishes diplomatic relations with Kampuchea

1978 : Birth of Shirley Yeung, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Yeung http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=98

1985 : Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts.

1987 : Death of Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957-1960), born on November 13, 1896 http://www.answers.com/topic/nobusuke-kishi

2003 : Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, is sentenced to death for the Bali bomb attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2632043.stm
 
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ON 8 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

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1079 : Birth of Horikawa, 73th emperor of Japan (1087-1107), who died on August 1107 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Horikawa

1322 : In Japan, emperor Go-Daigo names Sojiji monastery as main monastery for Sōtō sect http://www.taleofgenji.org/sojiji.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soto

1509 : The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire. http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka43.htm

1604 : Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord, born in 1578 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horio_Tadauji

1810 : Eminent Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib married Maaroof, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Baksh, and moved to Delhi. http://www.mirza-ghalib.org/

1942 : Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which leads to the start of a civil disobedience movement across India against the British rule

1945 : World War II - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and commenced the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchurian_Strategic_Offensive_Operation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_August_Storm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6544

1945 : The Allied agree on an international tribunal for the Japanese war criminals

1949 : Bhutan becomes independent from Great-Britain

1951 : Birth of Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/oshii.html

1961 : Méi Lánfāng, Chinese opera performer (b. 1894) http://www.newsgd.com/culture/pic/200306240034.htm

1965 : New Delhi draws attention to a large-size infiltrations of Pakistani troops in Kashmir

1967 : Foundation at Bangkok of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4114415.stm

1973 : Kim Dea-jung, leader of the opposition, is kidnapped in an Tokyo by Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) in the purpose to kill him

1976 : State Secretary Henry go to Pakistan and warns Ali Bhutto against a civil nuclear deal with France

1978 : Opening in Hanoi between China and Vietnam on the situation of the Chinese origine Vietnamese in In Vietnam

1978 : Birth of Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress http://www.mihoshiraishi.com/ http://www.icelebz.com/celebs/miho_shiraishi/

1981 : Kaori Iida, Japanese singer and actress http://wiki.theppn.org/Iida_Kaori

1986 : Altaf Hussain's address at Nishtar Park Karachi, announcement of establishing political movement MQM. http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=6881

1986 : Opening of the first Chinese stock exchange in Shanghai

1988 : The "8888 Uprising" occurs in Burma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8888_Uprising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6D3v5A2eM

1991 : In Vietnam, Vo Van Kiet is elected prime minister (till September 25, 1997)

1993 : Japanese Prime Minister since November 1991, Kiichi Miyazawa resigns after losing a vote of no confidence

2000 : Malaysian former prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is sentenced to nine years in prison for sodomy

2002 : The two Korea agree on a place for meetings separated family since the war

2007 : Death of Ma Lik of colon cancer, Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician, born on February 23, 1952 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Lik
 
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ON 9 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on August 9, 2008

1107 : Death of Horikawa, 73rd emperor of Japan (1087-1107), born on August 8, 1079 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Horikawa

1892 : Birth of Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, Indian mathematician and librarian, who died on September 27, 1972 http://www.slais.ubc.ca/COURSES/libr517/03-04-wt2/projects/ ranganathan/contri.htm

1927 : Death of Cambodian king Sisowath. His son Sisowath Monivong becomes king of Cambodia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisowath http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/files/pix_cambodia2.html

1936 : Birth of Patrick Tse Yin, Hong Kong film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Tse_Yin http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/tse_patrick.htm

1942 - Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement. http://members.tripod.com/IndiaProject/quit.html

1942 : Battle of Savo Island - Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. http://www.microworks.net/PACIFIC/battles/savo_island.htm

1945 : Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Fat Man", is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. 70,000 people are killed instantly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/9/ newsid_3580000/3580143.stm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6545 http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0809.html#article

1952 : China adopts it law on national minorities

1952 : Birth of Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyUngsongtham- HataPra.htm

1960 : In Laos, coup d’état of General Kong Le http://www.everestinfo.org/laos2/index.php?page=Kong_Le

1965 : Singapore proclaims its independence from the Malaysian Federation http://countrystudies.us/singapore/10.htm

1967 : Important US bombing on North Vietnam, up to August 11

1971 : During an Andreï Gromiko visit (8-12 August), signature of a Treaty of Amity and Mutual Assistance between India and Soviet Union

1972 : Birth of A-Mei, Taiwanese singer http://www.perfectpeople.net/celebrity-star/2645/amei.htm http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/singer_60/a_mei/index.html

1974 : Birth of Mahesh Babu, Indian film actor http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/mahesh-babu/26434

1976 : Great-Britain establishes diplomatic relations with Kampuchea

1980 : Birth of Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0753486/ http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Ryoo_Seung-beom.php

1991 : Birth of Hansika Motwani, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansika_Motwani http://www.hansika-motwani.net/

1999 - The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru and Kimi Ga Yo as the official national flag and national anthem.
 
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ON 10 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

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1830 : Birth of Okubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samourai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji restoration, who died on May 14, 1878 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Okubo-To.html

1860 : Birth of Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician, who died on September 19, 1936 http://www.underscorerecords.com/artists/details.php?art_id=62 http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Print%20Size/3.91%20x%202.9/ VISHNU%20NARAYAN%20BHATKHANDE

1894 : Birth of Varahagiri Ventaka Giri, fourth president of India (1969-1974), who died on June 22, 1980 http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/presidents/ varahagiri.php

1904 : During the Russo-Japanese War, Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Yellow_Sea http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Battle_of_the_Yellow_Sea_by_Korechika.jpg

1905 - Russo-Japanese War: Russian and Japanese peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth.

1921 : Russian troops enter Mongolia to help against China

1944 - World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.

1945 : The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announces they would surrender. The only condition is that the status of Emperor Hirohito would remain unchanged
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6546

1948 : Death of Kwan-Ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, born on December 20, 1873 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwan-Ichi_Asakawa

1954 : Agreement between Netherlands and Indonesia that abrogates the Union linking the two countries

1955 : Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngo Ding Diem says that the general elections on reunification will not be organized so long the communist regime will refuse to his people democratic rights and human rights http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1258

1963 : Birth of Phoolan Devi, the India Bandits Queen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoolan_Devi

1965 : Clash between Indian and Pakistani border guards. Beginning of the second war beteen the two countries

1972 : North Vietnamese forces attempt to cut off Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1257

1978 : Birth of Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Claire_Yiu http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/yiu_claire.htm

1980 : Death of Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, president of Pakistan (mars 1969-décembre 1971), born on February 4, 1917 http://presidentyahya.com/

1981 : Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Abe_Natsumi

1983 : Khaleda Zia is elected chairwoman of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleda_Zia

1984 : Birth of Mariel Rodriguez, Filipino TV host http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_Rodriguez http://www.starmometer.com/2007/11/22/mariel-rodriguez-is-no-23-most- beautiful-pinay-of-2007/

1988 : US President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were either interned or relocated by in the United States during World War II. http://www.children-of-the-camps.org/history/civilact.html

1996 : The flag of the future Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is approved http://www.geographic.org/flags/new1/hong_kong_flags.html

1998 : Royal Proclamation of HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah as the Crown Prince of Brunei. http://www.answers.com/topic/al-muhtadee-billah-bolkiah

1999 : Near an Indian-Pakistan border area an Indian fighter jet shot down a Pakistani naval aircraft. 16 people are killed

1990 : Massacre of more than 127 Muslims in the North East Sri Lanka by the paramilitaries.

1992 : Birth of Ko Ah-seong, South Korean actress http://bestuff.com/stuff/ko-ah-seong http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Ko_Ah-seong.php

2000 : In Sri Lanka, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake becomes prime minister until December 2001 http://www.priu.gov.lk/PrimeMinister/formerprimeministers.html
 
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ON 11 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

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1786 - Captain Francis Light established the British colony of Penang in Malaysia

1833 : Birth of Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician, who died on May 26, 1877 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Kido_Takayoshi

1863 : To prevent Siam and Annam attacks, Cambodian king Norodom I sign a Protectorate agreement with France

1872 : Birth of Kijuro Shidehara, 44th Japanese Prime Minister (October 1945-May 1946) who died in March 1951 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24204552

1892 : Birth of Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist, who died on September 9, 1962 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Yoshikawa

1912 : Birth of Thanom Kittikachorn, twice premier of Thailand, who died on June 16, 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanom_Kittikachorn

1937 : Birth of John Abraham, Indian film director, who died on May 31, 1987 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008943/bio

1943 : Birth of General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/Biography.aspx

1945 : Allies refuse Japan’s surrender offer to retain Emperor Hirohito

1947 : During the civil war, communist offensive in Central China

1954 : A formal peace takes hold Indochina, ending more than seven years of fighting between the French and the Communist Vietminh

1959 : Laos appeals the United Nations on its territory violations by North Vietnam

1964 : Birth of Jim Lee, Korean-born comic book artist http://lambiek.net/artists/l/lee_jim.htm

1966 : After the Confrontasi over Borneo, Malaysia and Indonesia normalize their diplomatic relations

1967 : Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor http://www.collinchou.com/HOME.html

1972 - Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit depart South Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1262

1974 : Birth of Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star http://www.hadiqakiani.net/biography.htm

1975 : The US vetoes the proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to the United Nations. The Securiy Council had already rejected South Korea application

1975 : Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timorese_Democratic_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fretilin

1981 : Birth of Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/01/23/fiona-sit/ http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=237


2002 : In Indonesia, the People’s Representative Council (DRP) unanimously decides that starting 2004 the president and vice-president will be direcly elected by the people

2003 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

2003 : Arrestation en Thaïlande de Riduan Isamuddin, alias Hambali, chef des opérations du Jamââ Islamiya responsable de l’attentat de Bali qui avait fait 202 morts. Il est livré aux Américains.

2003 - Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, in charge of the Bali attack (202 killed) is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
 
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ON 12 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on August 12, 2008

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1424 : Death of Yongle, third emperor (1402-1424) of China Song dynasty, born on 2 May 1360 http://www.answers.com/topic/yongle-emperor http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yongle_Emperor

1604 : Birth of Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2128.html http://horse.shrine.net/samurai/iemitsu_e.html

1765 : In India, Robert Clive signs a treaty by which Great-Britain will have the monopol of the collection of taxe in Bengale, Orissa and Bihar. http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2005/03/29/ robert_clive_feature.shtml http://banglapedia.org/HT/C_0290.HTM

1864 : Assassination of Sakuma Shōzan, Japanese politician and reformer, born on March 22, 1811 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakuma_Shozan

1902 : Birth of Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian vice-president (1945-1956) who died on March 14, 1980 http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/heroes/nb_hatta.html

1909 : Birth of Muhammad Ali Bogra, Pakistan premier (1953-1955), who died on July 15, 1963 http://pakistanweb.com/html/bogra.htm

1910 : Birth of Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore, who died on November 23, 1970 http://www.istana.gov.sg/FormerPresidents/YusofIshak/

1919 : Birth of Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist, who died on December 31, 1971 http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/vikram-sarabhai.html

1924 : Birth of general Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, dictator of Pakistan (1977-1988), who died on August 17, 1988 http://www.dictatorofthemonth.com/Zia/May2003ZiaEN.htm

1947 : Birth of Jirō Taniguchi, Japanese mangaka http://lambiek.net/artists/t/taniguchi.htm

1948 : United States and the Republic of China recognize the Seoul new government as the one corresponding to the November 14, 1947, resolution of the United Nations

1952 : Birth of Chen Kaige, Chinese film director http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_38464.htm

1955 : After the forced resignation of Muhammad Ali Bogra, Chaudry Mohammed Ali is sworn in as 4th Pakistan’s PM (up to September 12, 1956) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Chaudhary_Muhammad_Ali.jpeg

1967 : Birth of Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Andy_Hui http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=31

1969 : In South Vietnam, Viet Cong launch a new offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1264

1969 : Birth of Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor http://www.geocities.com/aga_muhlach_2000/

1971 : Seoul ask Pyongyang the resumption of negociations between the two Red Cross

1977 : Birth of Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor and singer http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Park_Yong-ha.php

1978 : Signature at Beijing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the PRC (entered into force on 23 October) http://www.taiwandocuments.org/beijing.htm

1984 : Birth of Marian Rivera, a Philippine actress http://marianrivera.mycelebsite.info/

1985 : Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Ogura in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520 including Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. It is the worst single-plane air disaster. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/12/ newsid_2529000/2529031.stm http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=20896&page=gr


2002 : Inter-Korean talks at Seoul. It is decided to reopen roads and railways between the two countries

2004 : Lee Hsien Loong is appointed Prime Minister, succeeding Goh Chok Tong http://www.cabinet.gov.sg/CabinetAppointments/Mr+Lee+Hsien+Loong.htm

2005 - Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, is fatally shot by an LTTE sniper at his home. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4147196.stm

2005 : Very rare Civil unrest provoked in the Maldives
 
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1536 : Buddhist monks from Kyoto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).

1937 The Battle of Shanghai begins. Shanghai will be captured in November http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=85

1954 - Radio Pakistan broadcasts National Anthem of Pakistan for the first time.

1960 : Yun Bo-seon president of South Korea up to March 1962 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869740,00.html?promoid=googlep

1960 : Birth of Koji Kondo, Japanese composer http://squarehaven.com/people/Koji-Kondo/

1963 : Birth of Sridevi, Indian actress http://www.sridevi.org/biography-1.html http://www.bollygals.com/sridevi/

1965 : Death Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan, born on December 3, 1899 http://www.answers.com/topic/hayato-ikeda

1965 : US Marine Corps launches a massive operation with 76 anti-SAM mission, but it fails

1965 : Birth of Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Matsuo http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=146

1966 : Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ruler of neutral Cambodia, criticizes the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1265

1966 : In China, the Cultural Revolution is launched http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/13/ newsid_4537000/4537605.stm

1969 : Military clash between China and Soviet Union in Xinjiang

1972 : In Vietnam War, communist sappers raid Long Binh ammunition dump http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1266

1999 : The Japanese Law concerning the National Flag and Anthem is enforced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Law_Concerning_the_National_Flag_and_Anthem

2000 : Death, due to lung cancer, of Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer, born April 3, 1965 http://www.jazbah.org/naziah1.php

2001 : Japanese Prime Minister Juniciro Koizumi, pays a controversial visit to the Yasukumi Shintoist memorial where are buried all the Japanese warriors killed since 1853, including the generals sentenced to death for war crimes

2004 : In the Maldives, state of emergency is proclaimed after a 3,000 thousand demonstration demanding the release of four democrats. Police arrest 286 people

2007 : In China, finally, 1340 people, including 367 mentally handicapped have been freed from forced labor by the police in the brickyards scandal
 
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1183 : Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taira_no_Munemori

1204 : Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (1002-1203) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoriie

1297 : Birth of Emperor Hanazono, 95th Japanese Emperor (1308-1318) who died on December 2, 1348 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Hanazono

1573 : Death of Saito Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord, born in 1548 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Saito_Tatsuoki

1885 : Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.

1900 : In Beijing, the legation compound, biesieged by the Boxer is freed by an international force http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6989

1917 : During World War I, China declares war on Germany and Austria

1945 : In the afternoon, Japan’s surrender is made public http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6551

1945 : By several agreements signed in Moscow, Soviet Union and China seal their Union against Japan and solve some questions in Manchuria

1947 : Pakistan gains Independence from the British Indian Empire under the administration of United Kingdom and joins the British Commonwealth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/partition1947_01.shtml

1952 : In Nepal, end of a royal coup d’état. The king takes personally the power

1965 : Ratification by the South Korea National Assembly of the treaty signed with Japan on June 22

1971 : Pyongyang accepts the Seoul offer to resume negotiations between the two Red Cross

1973 : The constitution of 1973 comes into effect in Pakistan http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/

1973 : US bombing of Cambodia comes to a halt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1270

1979 : Birth of Yoichiro Morikawa, Japanese film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoichiro_Morikawa

2000 : In Pakistan President Musharraf introduces Local Government Ordinance

2001 : Following an agreement signed at Moscow with Pyongyang, a 930 km railway will be restored from Moscow to Seoul

2006 : In Sri Lanka, a girls school is bombed by government troops causing 61 people dead and 200 wounded
 
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ON 15 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on August 15, 2008

1549 : Saint Francis Xavier goes ashore at Kagoshima (Japan)

1863 : The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Kagoshima

1865 : Birth of Usui Mikao, founder of Reiki (d. 1926) http://www.reiki.org/FAQ/HistoryOfReiki.html#usui http://www.reiki.org/FAQ/HistoryOfReiki.html

1869 - Meiji government establishes six ministries below Pardication (ja:民部&#30465 in the bottom of Cabinet, officer-of-Shinto-Worship, and jurisdiction of Cabinet.

1872 : Birth of Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, died in December 1950 http://www.ceeby.com/people/sriaurobindo.cfm

1914 : Japan gives ultimatum to Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=50629

1939 : Foundation at Rangoon of the Communist Party of Burma(6 members). Aung San is elected General Secretary http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/c/10951350.php

1945 - Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/15/ newsid_3581000/3581971.stm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyokuon-hoso

1945 : Suicide of Japanese War Minister General Korechika Anami http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7942840

1945 : Korea is free from Japan (Liberation Day)

1945 : Birth of Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/biography/khaleda.html

1947 : India gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes an independent nation within the Commonwealth , Jawaharlal Nehru addresses the nation with the Indian Declaration of Independence and takes office as the first Prime Minister of India. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5263

1947 : Birth of Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/raakhee/10846

1948 : Birth of Japanese actress Bunjaku Han who died on November 5, 2002 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359149/

1948 : The Republic of Korea is formally established by Syngman Rhee who has been elected president on July 20

1949 : French gives back the administration of Chandernagor to the Indian authorities

1955 : The « Pacifist Movement » for the incorporation of Portugese Indies into India triggers riots in Goa

1962 : Signature of the agreement on Western New Guinea between the Netherlands and Indonesia. The territory will be administrated by the United Nations up to May 1, 1963, then by Indonesia up to a referendum late 1969.

1962 : Death of Lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary, born on December 1940 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_Feng http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/lf.html

1963 : China reveals that Soviet Union has denounced in 1959 the October 15, 1957 treaty on nuclear technologies

1966 : Birth of Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Kwan http://shirleykwanfans.com/

1969 : Woodstock begins in upstate New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1271

1969 : Birth of Kevin Cheng, Hong Kong actor and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Cheng http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t9605-0.html

1974 : Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea is killed amid an apparent assassination attempt upon President during the ceremony of the Liberation day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuk_Young-soo

1975 : Military coup in Bangladesh. President Sheikh Mujibur Rehman is killed along with all family members, except Haseena Wajid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

1975 : Miki Takeo makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by a sitting prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2321.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1330223.stm

1981 : Birth of Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress http://www.songjihyo.com/ http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Song_Ji-hyo.php

2000 : A group of 100 people from North Korea arrives in South Korea for temporary reunion with relatices they had not seen for half a century. Also a group of 100 South Koreans visits the North

2004 : Death of Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/15guj.htm

2005 : Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) and the Indonesian government http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4151980.stm

2006 : Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi makes his annual pilgrim to Yasukumi sanctuary where are buried 2,500,000 Japanese warriors, including 14 war criminals, causing a diplomatic raw with China and Korea
 
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ON 16 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY

Created on August 16, 2008

1378 : Birth of Chinese Emperor Hongxi, from September 7, 1424, to his death on May 29, 1425 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongxi_Emperor

1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting over them—a case considered equal to the act of destroying stamped government documents, which by law necessitated one hundred floggings by a bamboo rod. However, the Hongwu Emperor decided to pardon them, seeing as how their intention was not to tear up the money.

1443 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun, born on March 19, 1434 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Ashikaga-Yoshikatsu http://www.japan-photo.de/e-yoshikatsu.htm

1886 : Death of Sri Ramakrishna, Bengali saint, guru of Swami Vivekananda, born in February 1836 http://www.ramakrishna.org/rmk.htm

1913 - Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tōhoku University) admits its first female students.

1945 : Thailand denounces its declaration of on Allies

1945 : An assassination attempt is made on Japan's prime minister, Kantaro Suzuki. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWsuzuki.htm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Kantaro_Suzuki_suit.jpg

1945 : Organisation at Seoul of a committee to prepare the independence of Korea, led by Lyuh Woo Hyung

1945 : Lt Gen Jonathan Wainwright, captured by the Japanese in the Philippines, is freed by Russian forces in Manchuria http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6553

1945 : Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops. http://www.radio86.co.uk/explore-learn/china-facts/history/2174/pu-yi- the-boy-who-sat-on-the-dragon-throne

1961 : Death of Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Urdu, Pakistani scholar http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2004/maulvi_abdul_haq.html

1964 : After a January 30 coup d'état Duong Van Minh is replaced by General Nguyen Khanh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1275

1965 : The Indian troops cross the cease-fire line in Kashmir

1966 : The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1276

1969 : Varahagiri Venkata Giri is elected president of India (starting on August 24) http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/presidents/ varahagiri.php

1971 : The Bangladeshi Freedom Fighters explode several Pakastini warships in Chittagong

1997 : Noted Pakistani singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, passes away http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,452971,00.html
 
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