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ON 16 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 16, 2008
1898 : Birth of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director and screenwrityer http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/22/mizoguchi.html
1947 : Cambodia’s king Norodom Sihanouk establishes a parliamentary monarchy
1951 : In Korea, new communist offensive
1961 : In Geneva, opening of a conference on Laos with the participation of 14 countries including the Communist China
1961 : Park Chung-hee leads a bloodless military coup, called the 5.16 Revolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Chung-hee#Coup_d.27.C3.A9tat
1968 : Birth of Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chingmy_Yau http://www.brns.com/pages3/chgmypc1.html
1974 : First Indian nuclear test
1966 : The Chinese Communist Party issues the May 16 Notice, marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/cultrev.htm http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/crc.html
1975 : India annexes Sikkim after the mountain state held a referendum where popular wote was in favor of merging with India
1975 : Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountain-climber, is the first female to reach the summit of Mount Everest, born on 23 May 1939 http://www.steponline.com/everest/junko_tabei.asp
1982 : Birth of Joo Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and model http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Joo_Ji_Hoon
1985 : In Afghanistan, seven of the main resistance opposition organizations form a common front to oppose the Kabul communist power
1991 : China and Russia sign a frontier treaty. Only a very small border dispute is unsolved
1995 : Six year old Gedhun Choekyi Myima is nominated by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4551425.stm
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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/
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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 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-
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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/
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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
Created on May 24, 2008
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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ON 25 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 25, 2008
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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