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ON 14 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 14, 2008

1256 : Death of Kujo Yoritsugu, 5th shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (1244-1252), born on December 17, 1239 http://www.indopedia.org/Kujo_Yoritsugu.html

1493 : Birth of Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord, who died on December 31, 1568 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/shimazu-tadayoshi/

1610 : Death of Amago Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai and warlord, born in 1540 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amago_Yoshihisa

1643 : Birth of Bahadur Shah I, Mughal emperor who rules briefly India and died in 1712 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P065

1854 : Signature at Nagasaki of the Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty

1867 : The 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, resigns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Yoshinobu http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/TOKJAPAN/SHOGUN.HTM

1882 : Foundation of the University of Punjab, today in Pakistan

1900 : Birth of Kyoko Chigusa, Japanese actor http://www.citwf.com/person127273.htm

1911 : Birth of Le Duc Tho, Vietnamese Foreign minister and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Duc_Tho


1942 : Birth of Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer and civil servant who died in February 1986 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelio_Javier

1943 : Japan declares Philippines independence. José Laurel is president up to August 14, 1945 http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/laurel.html

1947 : In Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Don Stephen Senanayake is elected Prime Minister up to 1952 http://www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/life_biography.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Senanaya.html

1949 : Chinese Red Army occupies Guangzhou (Canton)

1950 : Rev Sun Myung Moon is liberated from Hung Nam prison http://www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/life_biography.html http://members.tripod.com/~jho2/Chap07.htm


1955 : West Pakistan province is founded

1958 : Birth of Kaoru Ikeya, Japanese film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_Ikeya_(director) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216767/

1963 : Birth of Kim Jae-beom, South Korea singer http://www.koreanmovie.com/Kim_Jae_beom_ka1650/ http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Jae-beom.php

1967 : Because her involvement in protests against the Vietnam War, folk singer Joan Baez is arrested in a blockade of the military induction center in Oakland, California.

1968 :27 soldiers are arrested at the Presidio in San Francisco for their peaceful protest of stockade conditions and the Vietnam War.

1968 :The United States Department of Defense announces that the United States Army and United States Marines will be sending about 24,000 troops back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1421

1973 : Thailand's University Students protest for a democratic government. 77 are killed and 857 injured. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/14/ newsid_2534000/2534347.stm

1980 : Birth of Oh Yun-ah, Korean actress http://www.asiandb.com/browse/people_detail.pfm?code=1781

1984 : From all parts of Bangladesh, 2 million people converge to Dacca demanding the end of the two and half year Martial Law

1991 : The Norwegian Nobel Committee decides to award the Nobel Price to Aung San Suu Kyi for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights (see picture below) http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/press.html http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/kyi-bio.html

2001 : Giving in to political parties and Muslim associations, Indonesia president Megawati Sukarnoputri condemns US strikes on Afghanistan.

2004 : In Cambodia, Prince Sihamoni is unanimously selected by the throne Council as the next king (coronation on October 29) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3740282.stm

2004 : Death of Yoneo Iguchi, Japanese actor. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407277/

2006 : United Nations Security Council, unanimously votes an embargo on arms sales and luxury goods against North Korea http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/sc8853.doc.htm

2007 : In Cambodia, Prince Ranariddh, former leader of the royalist party, is sentenced in absentia to 18 months in prison http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9F06E3D81131F937A25750C0A9619C8B63
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Picture : Aung San Suu Kyi

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ON 15 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 15, 2008

1754 : Joseph François Dupleix, Governor general of the establishments in India, returns to France http://pageperso.aol.fr/book0001/dupen13.htm

1904 - The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur (Lushun) in China during the Russo-Japanese War. http://russojapanesewar.com/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War

1914 : Birth of Mohammed Zahir Shah, king of Afghanistan (1933-1973) who died on July 23, 2007 http://www.afghan-network.net/Rulers/zahir_shah.html

1916 : Birth of Admiral Liu Huaqing, father of the modernization of the Chinese PLA Navy http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Liu-Huaqing http://english.northeast.cn/system/2008/09/08/000078805.shtml http://www.franzbleeker.de/liuhuaqing.html

1918 : Death of Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian saint, born on September 28, 1835 http://www.saibabaofshirdi.net/

1931 : Birth of Aval Pakir Jainulabdeen Abduk Kalam (ancien président indien (2002-2007) http://www.abdulkalam.nic.in/profile.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laGZaS4sdeU

1932 : Tata Airlines (Now Air India) makes its first fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Airlines

1934 : Birth of N. Ramani, Indian flutist http://www.geocities.com/fluteraman/nr_guru.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jYSLvUqic

1934 : Birth of Wang Meng, Chinese writer and Minister of Culture (1986-1989) http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-09/15/content_1081430.htm

1934 - The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army successfully encircle Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March the following day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Encirclement_Campaign

1941 : Birth of Li Tung, Taiwanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437619/

1948 : Shigeru Yoshida succeeds Hitoshi Ashida as 48th Prime minister (up to February 1949) http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yoshida.html

1952 : Birth of Kunihiko Yuyama, Pokemo series film director http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3943

1957 : China and Soviet Union sign an agreement for nuclear cooperation

1965 : The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam stages the first public burning of a draft card in the United States to result in arrest under a new law. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1422

1969 : Millions march in US to protest against the continuing war in Vietnam http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1424

1979 : Beginning of Chinese leader Hua guofeng to Western Europe

1982 : Birth of Yoko Maki, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1536988/ http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Maki_Yoko_(1982) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=17780

1990 : United Nations General Assembly approves the Peace plan for Cambodia

2001 : Japan prime minister Junichiro Koizumi paies a visit to Seoul.As he did in Beijing, he expresses his remorses for old past

2001 : Death of general Zhang Xueliang, ruler of Manchuria, who forced Chiang Kai-shek to ally with the Communist for fighting the Japanese, born on June 3,1901 (see picture below) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9801E4DB123EF93AA25753C1A9679C8B63

2003 : China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission, with Yang Liwei as its first astronaut, becoming the third country to send a person into orbit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3192330.stm http://www.sinodefence.com/space/project/shenzhou5.asp http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3192844.stm

2004 : The last border small problems between China and Russia are solved

Picture : General Zhang Xueliang

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ON 16 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 16, 2008

1535 : Birth of Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord who died on 15 May1585 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niwa_Nagahide

1840 : Birth of Kuroda Kiyotaka, 2nd Japanese Prime Minister, (April 1888-October 1889), who died on August 23, 1900 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroda_Kiyotaka

1841 : Birth of Prince Hirobumi Ito, four times Prime Minister and first Japanese governor of Korea http://www.jref.com/glossary/ito_hirobumi.shtml

1866 : In Korea, after the killing of French missionaries, a group of 170 French marines, belonging to Admiral Pierre-Gustave Roze expedition, land on Ganghwa island, seize the fortress which controls the Han river, and occupy the fortified city of Ganghwa itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Campaign_against_Korea,_1866

1905 : The partition of Bengal by the British authorities provoks high level unrest http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A029 http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/P_0100.htm

1914 : Birth of Zaher Shah, last king of Afghanistan (1933-1973), who died on July 23, 2007 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mohammad-Zaher-Shah

1931 : Birth of Rosa Rosal, Filipina actress and humanitarian http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0740944/ http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/sb/sb003602.htm

1934 : Start of the Chinese Communist Party one year and four days Long March http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7052 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-06/25/ content_342539.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Landing& displayDate=10/16&categoryId=leadstory

1936 : Birth of Akira Machida, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan (2002-2006) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Machida http://www.freebase.com/view/en/akira_machida

1942 : A cyclone is the cause of 11,000 deads in Bengal

1948 : Birth of Hema Malini, Indian Actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hema_Malini http://movies.indiainfo.com/gallery/view_album.php? set_albumName=album116-Hema-Malini http://www.metacafe.com/watch/532060/ hema_malini_in_wet_sexy_chandi_jaisa_rang_hai_tera_gazal_re/

1950 : The Chinese « volunteers » start to enter in Korea to oppose the United Nations offensive in North Korea. The first Chinese offensive will be on October 25 http://english.people.com.cn/english/200010/26/eng20001026_53608.html

1951 : Assassination of Liquat Ali Khan, the first PM of Pakistan http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/10/18/stories/10181045.htm

1953 : In Vietnam, a national congress, convened in Saigon by Bao Dai, refuses the adhesion to the French Union Française “under its current form”

1964 : PRC detonates its first nuclear weapon http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1016.html#article http://www.php.isn.ethz.ch/collections/coll_china_wapa/ negin_smirnov_engl.cfm?navinfo=16034 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2454

1965 : In Indonesia, the Chinese trade mission in Jakarta is ransacked (anti-China activities after the September 30 coup)

1967 : John Baez is arrested in Vietnam protest http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/16/ newsid_2535000/2535301.stm

1973 : Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese diplomat Le Duc Tho are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the Paris peace accords. Kissinger accepted, but Tho declined the award until such time as "peace is truly established." http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/press.html

1976 : Thai army crushes students entrenched in Thammasak University http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& id=1047&Itemid=31

1979 : First official visit of Afghanistan president Babrak Karmal to Moscow http://www.answers.com/topic/babrak-karmal

1979 : The Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, arrested in late March, is sentenced to fifteen years in prison (see picture below) http://www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/wei.html

1982 : Birth of Vincy Chan, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincy_Chan http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t242158.html http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=13849
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ON 17 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 17, 2008

1748 : In India, British forces raise the siege of Pondichery, defended by Dupleix

1817 : Birth of Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian Muslim intellectual http://www.famousmuslims.com/sir%20syed.htm

1887 : Foundation of the Indochina Union including the French protectorates of Cambodia, Annam and Tonkin

1898 : Birth of Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violin teacher who died on January 26, 1998 http://www.internationalsuzuki.org/shinichisuzuki.htm

1919 : Birth of Zhao Ziyang, reformist premier of China (1980-1987) then General Secretary of the CCP (1987-1989), ousted because he was opposed to the repression of the Tiananmen Square students movement (see picture below) http://www.answers.com/topic/zhao-ziyang

1929 : Mohammed Nadir Shah proclaims himself, king of Afghanistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Nadir_Shah

1936 : Birth of Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese sismologist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Kanamori

1947 : In London, Clement Attlee and Thakin Nu sign the "Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Provisional Government of Burma Regarding the Recognition of Burmese Independence and Related Matters," (the Union of Burma will declare its independence on January 4, 1948.

1950 : Americano-Siamese security agreement

1951 : In Pakistan, the 2nd Governor-General Khawaja Nazimuddin becomes the 2nd Prime Minister (until April1953) and Ghulam Mohammad becomes the 3rd Governor-General (until October 1955) http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A055 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P012

1952 : Birth of Jahnu Barua, Indian film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0059395/ http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/jahnu-barua/12104

1953 : Signature of a friendship and association treaty between France and Laos

1953 : Franco-Cambodian agreement on the transfer of competences in military matters

1967 : Death of Puyi the last Chinese emperor, born on February 7, 1906 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Emperor

1972 : South Korean president Park Chung-hee proclaims martial law http://www.answers.com/topic/park-chunghee

1987 : Birth of Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bea_Alonzo http://www.bea-alonzo.com/

1987 : Death of Abdul Malek Ukil,Bangladeshi politician, born on October 1, 1925 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Malek_Ukil

1992 : Death of Herman Johannes, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician, born on May 28, 1912 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Johannes

1992 : Birth of Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Concepcion http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2120205/

1998 : Death of Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar and philanthropist, born in 1920 http://www.hakim-said.com.pk/bio.html

2003 : Eunuchs in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh float the political party Jiti Jitayi Politics

2005 : Death of Ba Jin, famous Chinese writer http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4351760.stm
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ON 18 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 18, 2008

1127 : Birth of Go-Shirakawa, 77th emperor of Japan (1155-1158), who died on 24 April 1192 http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/asian490/tml5/Bios/ goshirak.htm

1561 : Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts. http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php? title=Fourth_Battle_of_Kawanakajima

1653 : Birth of Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1709-1713) who died on November 17, 1713 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Abraham-van-Riebeeck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZehTAy-E0


1804 : Birth of king Mongkut (Rama IV) (1851-1868) who died on 1st October 1868 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut

1860 : Convention of Beijing puting an end to the Second Opium war. The western forces loot and burn the Imperial Summer Palaces of Qingyi yuan and Yuanming yuan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_Peking http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5448

1870 : Birth of Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Japanese scholar, who died on July 12, 1966 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Suzuki-D.html

1893 : Birth of Georges Ohsawa, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics who died on April 23, 1966 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ohsawa http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:George_Ohsawa

1907 : End of the Second Peace Conference. Signature of the Hague Convention. http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/195

1941 : Hideki Tojo becomes Japanese Prime Minister, up to July 1944 http://www.dictatorofthemonth.com/Tojo/Apr2007TojoEN.htm

1950 : Birth of Om Puri, Indian actor http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800023624/bio http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/om-puri/11434

1950 : During the Korea War, United Nations enter in Pyongyang

1950 : The Defense minister Ramon Magsaysay orders the arrest of José Lava, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines http://www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/statements/statements.pl? author=al;date=881226;language=eng

1952 : During the French Vietnam War Vietmin offensive in Thai zone

1952 : Birth of Bao Ninh, Vietnamese novelist http://www.vietnamlit.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bao_Ninh

1954 : The elected representatives of the French establishment in India decide to joint India

1955 : A communiqué from Emperor Bao Dai's office in Paris announces that he has dismissed Ngo Dinh Diem from the premiership and annulled his powers. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1428

1961 : Death of Tsuru Aoki, Japanese actress, born on September 9, 1892 http://www.silentera.com/people/actresses/Aoki-Tsuru.html

1965 : Zakir Naik, Indian Islamic speaker and doctor. http://www.irf.net/irf/drzakirnaik/index.htm

1965 : The Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) is forbidden

1972 : Visit of Henry Kissinger to Saigon (up to October 22)

1974 : Birth of Candy Lo, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/1018/

1976 : Death of Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet http://www.spock.com/Viswanatha-Satyanarayana

1976 : Birth of Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955782/bio http://www.mm52.com/chineseidols/zhouxun/

1991 : In Cambodia, the People’s Revolutionary Party (PRPK), led by Hun Sen, renounces to Marxism-Leninism, admits multiparty system and change its name for Cambodian People Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People% 27s_Revolutionary_Party_of_Kampuchea

2001 : In the frame of the international war against terrorism, for the first time, the Japanese Lower Chamber authorizes, for a short time, the sending of Japanese forces out of the Japan defense line

2002 : Death of Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer, born on February 16, 1950 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article816885.ece http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/00034101666/ http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=990

2004 : Burma Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is « permitted to retire on health ground » http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3756052.stm

2004 : Death of Veerappan, Indian bandit and smuggler, born on January 18, 1952 (see picture below) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/890783.cms http://veerappan.faithweb.com/

2006 : In Cambodia, Funcipec Party (Royalist) expels his chairman, Prince Norodom Ranarridh after he destroyed chance with the ruling party of Hun Sen. His successor is Keo Puth Rasmey.

2007 - After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21344367/ http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/pakistan.bhutto/ index.html

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ON 19 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 19, 2008

1276 : Birth of Prince Hisaaki, 8th shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, who died on November 16, 1328 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Prince-Hisaaki

1851 : Birth of Empress Myeongseong of Korea, assassinated on October 8, 1895 http://www.answers.com/topic/empress-myeongseong

1904 : Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School

1910 : Birth of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born physicist (Nobel Prize 1983) who died on August 21, 1995 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1983/ chandrasekhar-autobio.html http://www.nationalacademies.org/history/members/chandrasekhar.html

1920 : Birth of Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher, who died on October 25, 2003 http://www.s9.com/Biography/Athavale-Pandurang

1936 : Death of Lu Xun, Chinese leftist writer, born on September 25, 1881 (see picture below) http://www.marxists.org/archive/lu-xun/index.htm

1943 : Local Chinese and native Suluks rise up against the Japanese occupation of North Borneo. The revolt, staged in the capital, Jesselton, resulted in the deaths of 40 Japanese soldiers. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6622

1950 : The military of the People’s Republic of China take control of the town and the province of Chamdo, in eastern Tibet after the surrender of Tibetan leader Ngabo Ngawang Jigme, governor of Chamdo http://www.tibet.com/whitepaper/white2.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/area/tibet-potomac/historical/ taklha.html

1956 : Japan and Soviet Union sign an agreement puting an end to the state of war between the two countries

1956 : Birth of Sunny Deol, Indian actor http://www.sunnydeol.co.cc/

1962 : Incidents between Indian and Chinese troops

1965 : North Vietnamese troops launch a major assault on U.S. and South Vietnamese Special Forces Camp at Plei Me in the Central Highlands, 215 miles north of Saigon. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1430

1972 : Henry Kissinger and U.S. officials hold meetings in Saigon with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss the proposed peace treaty drafted by Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the chief North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1431

1979 : Birth of Hiromi Yanagihara, Japanese singer who died in a car accident on July 16, 1999 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiromi_Yanagihara

1993 : Benazir Bhutto, fired in 1990, is Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time, until November 1996 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A085

2001 : First US ground commandos actions in Afghanistan http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_/ai_n13962643

2001 : In Shanghai, opening of the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The 20 heads od state or of government solemnly condemn the international terrorism

2003 : Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/teresa/Sainthood.asp

2004 : Myanmar prime minister Khin Nyunt is ousted and placed under house arrest by the SPDC on charges of corruption. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3755052.stm

2007 : Philippines. Amidst corruption controversies hounding the Arroyo administration, a bomb explosion rocked Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati, which killed 11 and injured more than 100 people.

Picture : Lu Xun

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ON 20 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 20, 2008

1603 : Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed

1868 : In Japan, Beginning of the Battle of Hakodate between samurai, helped by French advisors, and the imperial army http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hakodate

1884 : Birth of Don Stephen Senanayake, Ceylon (Sri-Lanka) first prime minister http://www.answers.com/topic/don-stephen-senanayake

1897 : Birth of the last Korean crown Princess Euimin (Yi Bangja), who died on May 1, 1970 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Un

1906 : Death of Ravi Varma, Indian painter, born on 29 April 1848 (see picture below) http://www.cyberkerala.com/rajaravivarma/

1909 - Sugiyama Yasushi, Japanese painter, who died on October 20, 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugiyama_Yasushi

1928 : Birth of Li Peng, Chinese prime minister (1988-1998, nicknamed “the butcher of Tian’anmen” http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LiPeng.html http://www.answers.com/topic/li-peng

1934 : Birth of Empress Michiko, wife of the reigning Japan’s emperor Akihito http://good-times.webshots.com/album/552073943ykLFoK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Michiko_of_Japan

1935 : In China, end of the Long March. Mao Zedong arrives to Yenan http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHINAlong.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5454

1944 - General Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands, stepping ashore at Leyte, 2 1/2 years after he'd said, "I shall return." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6623 http://www.olive-drab.com/ od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1944philippines.php http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2008-10- 19&e=327&c=1

1950 : During the Korea War, UN troops enter Pyongyang, capital of North Korean

1951 : Opening of talks between Japan and South Korea to solve after World War II disputes

1958 : In Thailand, another coup d'état by army chief Sarit Thanarat takes place, allegedly because of the government failed to solve economic problems. http://www.answers.com/topic/sarit-thanarat

1962 : La Chine launches an offensive again India positions in NEFA and Laddakh. This sino-Indian war will end on November 22 http://sinoindianwar.50megs.com/4.htm

1962 : Birth of Dave Wong, Hong Kong/Taiwanese singer-songwriter http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/wong_dave.htm

1962 : Vong Savang, the son of the king of Laos Savang Vatthana is named crown Prince http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Vong-Savang http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11724227

1964 : Relations between South Vietnam, the United States, and Cambodia strongly deteriorated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1433

1967 : Death of Shigeru Yoshida, born on September 22, 1878 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yoshida.html

1967 : Birth of Marco Ngai, Hong Kong actor

1967 : Thousand of demonstrators in Oakland, California, hold the biggest protest yet against the Vietnam war http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/20/ newsid_3153000/3153144.stm

1969 : The Sino-Soviet border negotiations resume in Beijing

1971 : Second secret trip of Henry Kissinger to Beijing (up to 26)

1973 : Dalai Lama makes first UK visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/20/ newsid_2489000/2489855.stm

1977 : In Thailand, military coup d’état led by Kriangsak Chomanan who ousts Tanin Kraivixien http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriangsak_Chomanan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanin_Kraivixien

1982 : Julius Jayewardene is relected president of Sri Lanka with 52,9 % of the votes http://www.answers.com/topic/junius-richard-jayewardene

1983 : Birth of Takayuki Yamada, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takayuki_Yamada http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.1357.htm

1986 : Birth of Priyanka Sharma, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyanka_Sharma

1988 : Birth of Risa Niigaki, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risa_Niigaki http://wiki.theppn.org/Niigaki_Risa

1993 : Death of Sugiyama Yasushi, Japanese painter, born on October 20, 1909 http://www.artnet.fr/Artists/LotDetailPage.aspx? lot_id=0B583B81CB69C64DAFC276F218F6CBC0

1999 : Indian Parliament’s inaugural session after the BJP victory with Atal Bahiri Vajpayee as Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi as leader of the opposition http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/480132.stm
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.Picture : painting of Ravi Varma

ON 21 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 21, 2008

1392 : End of the reign of Go-Kameyama, born in 1347, 99th emperor of Japan (1383-1392) who will died on May 10, 1424 http://www.speedylook.com/Go-Kameyama.html

1500 : Death of Go-Tsuchimikado 103th emperor of Japan (1464-1500), born on July 3, 1442 http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Go-Tsuchimikado

1600 : Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara, which marks the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate, who in effect rule Japan until the mid-nineteenth century. Le last shogunate of Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara

1600 : Death of Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord, born in 1557 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toda_Katsushige

1816 - The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia. http://wikimapia.org/103434/Penang-Free-School

1894 : Birth of Rampo Edogawa, Japanese author and critic, who died on July 28, 1965 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Edogawa-Rampo

1895 : Japanese forces invade Taiwan and take Tinan, capital of the short-lived Republic of Formosa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Formosa http://cta.yam.org.tw/cta31.htm

1938 : The Japanese troops take Canton (Guangzhou), in China

1944 : In the first kamikaze attack, HMAS Australia is hit by a Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 pound) bomb off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.

1959 : Border incident in Laddakh (Kashmir) between Chinese and Indian troops

1959 : Birth of Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor http://men.stareastasia.com/ken-watanabe/

1959 : The United Nations General Assembly adopts the resolution 1353-XIV in which it expresses its deep concern for the situation in Tibet http://www.tibet.com/Resolution/un59.html

1967 - Thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, DC, in opposition to the Vietnam War. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2459

1970 : Japan publishes its first White Paper on Defence

1972 : North Vietnam president Phan Van Dong says he is ready to accept a cease-fire as a first step towards a settlement to the Vietnam war .

1972 : Bilateral negotiations between China and Soviet Union resume at Moscow

1987 : Death of Republic of China general Ho Ying-chin http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9B0DE1DB153FF931A15753C1A961948260 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Yingqin

1988 : Former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos and his wife, Imelda, are indicted in New York on fraud and racketeering charges. Marcos died before his trial and Imelda was acquitted in 1990.

1994 :The United States and North Korea sign an agreement putting an end to the first North Korea nuclear crisis.

1994 : North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections, putting an end to the first nuclear crisis (see picture below) http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/agreedframework

2002 : SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that the 1994 nuclear agreement with the United States is void following a U.S. decision to suspend deliveries of fuel oil. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,71057,00.html

2003 : North Korea rejected U.S. President Bush's offer of a written pledge not to attack in exchange for the communist nation agreeing to end its nuclear weapons program.
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Picture : 1994 nuclear agreement

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ON 22 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 22, 2008

794 : Emperor Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heiankyo (Kyoto)

1197 : Birth of Juntoku, 84th emperor of Japan (1210-1221), who died on October 7, 1242 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Juntoku

1331 : Kogon, first emperor to occupy the Northern Court of Japan, is enthroned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Kogon

1335 - Ex-emperor Hanazono became a Zen priest

1625 : Death of Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician, born in 1561 http://www.trentu.ca/stuorg/tja/sengoku/famousnames/kikkawa.html

1633 : Ming dynasty wins a great victory against the Dutch East India Company in the Battle of southern Fujian sea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_southern_Fujian_sea_(1633)

1894 : Birth of Mei Lanfang, Chinese opera performer, who died on August 8, 1961 (see picture below) http://www.radio86.co.uk/explore-learn/culture/1231/the-art-of- beijing-opera-mei-lanfang http://www.newsgd.com/culture/pic/200306240034.htm

1913 : Birth of Bao Dai, king of Annam emperor of Vietnam from 1926 until 1945 and as emperor of Vietnam from 1945 until 1949, who died on July 30, 1997 http://www.viettouch.com/philately/scst_baodai.html

1625 : Death of Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikkawa_Hiroie

1924 : Birth of Chin Peng, former leader of Malayan Communist Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_Peng http://www.mediamasters.com.sg/peng.htm

1928 : As Chiang Kai-shek is engaged in fighting the communists, China, expels all Russian instructors & civil servants

1946 : Birth of Yuko Maruyama, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0555483/

1953 : Laos gains independence from France, except defense matters, by the Franco-Lao Treaty of Amity and Association

1954 : Death of Jibanananda Das, Bengali poet, born on February 17, 1899 http://www.geocities.com/poetjibananandadas/

1957 : Vietnam war first United States casualties in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1437

1964 : Death of Khawaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Pakistan’s Governor-General (1948-1951) then Prime Minister (1951-1953), born on July 19, 1894 http://www.cybercity-online.net/pof/khawaja_nazimuddin.html

1969 : Birth of Lee Seung-shin, Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1800416/

1970 : Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns from Prime Minister of Malaysia http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/echoes_of_the_past/ malaysia_s_prime_ministers_part_1_tunku_abdul_rahman_1957_70_father_of _independence.html

1972 : Henry Kissinger proposes to Nguen Van Thieu a cease-fire, but the Vietnamese president rejects it as a treason http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1435

1980 : In South Korea, in a referendum, 92 % of the voters approve a new constitution that includes the dissolution of the national assembly and of all the political parties

1981 : Founding congress of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation faction led by Hareram Sharma and D.P. Singh http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Nepal-Workers-Peasants-Party

1984 : Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, accuses « foreign powers » to help Sikh activists in Punjab.

1986 : Death of Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Ye-Jianying

1998 : Pakistan's carpet weaving industry announced that they would begin to phase out child labor.

1998 : Indian actor Ajit dies from a cardiac arrest http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/25ajit.htm http://www.southdreamz.com/portfolio/actors/ajith-profile/

1999 : China ends its first-ever human rights conference in which it defied western definitions of civil liberties

2006 : Death of Choi Kyu-ha, Prime Minister, then president of South Korea (1979-1980), born on July 16, 1919 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Choi-Kyu_ha

2006 : Death of Indian film director Manoj Punj http://www.sadapunjab.com/cv/New_Channels/Punjab_In_USA_News/ Manoj_Punj_Dies_at_36/index0.html http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2006/10/26/8087/index.html
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.Picture : Mei Lanfang

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ON 23 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 23, 2008

930 : Death of Daigo, 60th Japanese emperor (897-930), born in January 885. Not confuse with Go-Daigo, the 96th emperor (1336-1339) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Daigo

1868 : In Japan, by a decree, the Meiji era is set up. The emperor Mutsuhito recovers full power from the shogun (see picture)

1905 : Birth of Yen Chia-kan,who succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975, up to May 20, 1978, and who died on May 20, 1978 http://www.president.gov.tw/en/prog/news_release/document_content.php? id=1105496087&pre_id=1105498701&g_category_number=410& category_number_2=373&layer=&sub_category=

1910 : Death of Chulalongkorn (Rama V), king of Siam (Thailand) since 1868 to 1910, born on September 20, 1853. He is succeeded by Vajiravudh http://www.thailandlife.com/king_chulalongkorn.htm

1920 : Birth of Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist, who died on November 19, 1998 http://www.tornadoproject.com/fscale/tedfujita.htm

1924 : Birth of Chi Hsin, Taiwan film director

1942 - The Battle for Henderson Field begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on October 26. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Henderson_Field

1944 - World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins - The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf

1950 : Offensive of the Indonesian troops on Ambon, capital of the South Mollucas held by separatists.

1954 : Birth of Ang Lee, Taiwanese film director http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025608/bio

1955 : In South Vietnam, by a referendum organized by the PM Ngo Dinh Diem, monarchy is abolished by 98,2 % of the votes

1955 : Birth of Ryoko Sakaguchi, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160234/

1958 : After the visit of Foster Dulles (arrived on 20), Chiang Kai-shek officially renounces the use of force for the reconquest of the Mainland

1965 : In Vietnam, the 1st Cavalry division (US) and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleku province. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1438

1966 : Chinese president Liu Shaoqi makes his first self-criticism

1972 : Citing difficulties with South Vietnamese President Thieu, U.S. negotiators cable Hanoi requesting further negotiations in Paris over the proposed draft peace accord. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1439

1973 : Birth of Vivian Bang, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051930/

1978 : China (Deng Xiaoping) and Japan (Takeo Fukada) exchange treaty ratification documents in tokyo, formally ending 40 years of hostility http://www.taiwandocuments.org/beijing.htm

1981 : Birth of Lee Ki-woo, South Korean actress http://bestuff.com/stuff/lee-ki-woo http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Ki-woo.php

1981 : Devan Nair becomes third president of Singapore, until March 27, 1985 http://singaporepioneers.blogspot.com/2006/10/c-v-devan-nair.html

1983 / Birth of Sayaka Isoyama, Japanese actress