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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 http://vngallery.blogspot.com/2006/07/sayaka-isoyama.html http://www.fanunity.com/sayaka-isoyama/bio.php


1991 : Birth of Princess Mako, daughter of Prince Akishino and granddaughter of emperor Akihito of Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mako_of_Akishino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfLP_LT_gY

1991 : End of the Paris Conference and signature of Agreements on Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia conflict, putting an end to a 21-year long war http://www.usip.org/library/pa/cambodia/agree_comppol_10231991.html http://www.cambodia.org/facts/Paris_Peace_Agreement_10231991.php

1992 : Emperor Akihito becomes the first emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil

1996 : The forces of Commandant Massoud, launch a large scale offensive against Taliban in northern of Kabul.

2003 : In New York, death of Soong Mei-ling, widow of Chiang Kai-sheik, at 105 years old http://deathaday.blogspot.com/2007/10/thousand-cranes-sadako- sasaki.html http://www.wellesley.edu/Anniversary/chiang.html

2005 : Death of Yon Hyong-muk, North Korea’s Prime Minister (1989-1992) http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/dprk/2005/dprk-051025- kcna06.htm http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_/ai_n15738227

2007 : Death of Tan Sri Dato Seri (Dr.) Lim Goh Tong, prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman, born in 1918 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/24/nation/19257500& sec=nation http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/BZLF.html

Holidays and observances

- Chulalongkorn Memorial Day in Thailand
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Picture : Japanese emperor Mutsuhito

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ON 24 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 24, 2008

1708 : Death of Takakazu Shinsuke Seki (Kowa Seki), Japanese mathematician, born in March 1642 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowa_Seki http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Seki.html

1844 : Treaty of Whampoa (Huangpu) between France and China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Whampoa

1860 : Following the Second Opium War, Article 6 of the Convention between China and the United Kingdom stipulated that China has to cede the part of Kowloon Peninsula south of present day Boundary Street, Kowloon, and Hong Kong (including Stonecutters Island) in perpetuity to Britain.

1871 : In the United States, a mob of over 500 anglos and Latinos enter Los Angeles’ Chinatown to attack, rob and brutally murder Chinese residents http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Chinese_massacre_of_1871

1898 : Birth of Chinese Marshal Peng Dehuai, who died on November 29, 1974 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Peng-Dehuai


1930 : Birth of sultan of Pahang Ahmad Shah ,7th king of Malaysia (1979-1984) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_of_Malaysia

1930 : Chiang Kai-shek changes of religion for Christianity, in fact because he wants to marry Soong Mei-ling, a Christian

1931 : Birth of Ken Utsui, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882577/

1934 : Mahatma Gandhi quits the Indian National Congress

1936 : Birth of Ryuji Nakagi, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1266624/
1944 : The Japanese aircraft carrier Zhuikaku and the battleship Musashi are sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines)

1945 : The Republic of China is a founding member and a Security Council standing member

1948 : In the local elections, the french territories in India, except Chandernagor vote for the French Union

1952 : Birth of Yoko Natsuki, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Natsuki

1953 : Birth of Hiroshi Takemura, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Takemura

1954 : Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1440

1962 : China proposes to India a cease-fire

1966 : In Manila, President Johnson meets with other Allied leaders and they pledge to withdraw troops from Vietnam within six months if North Vietnam "withdraws its forces to the North and ceases infiltration of South Vietnam." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1441

1972 : Birth of Kim Ji-su, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1790874/ http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/kimjisoo/

1977 : Beginning of the trial of former Prime Minister Ali Bhutto on charges of conspiracy to murder the father of an opponent

1984 : In inquiry commission on the murder of Benigno Aquino contradicts the official version of a hired assassin and implicates 25 military, including the Army commander, General Fabian Ver

1984 : Birth of Kaera Kimura, Japanese rock and pop singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaela_Kimura http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFAeeqIJgPw

1989 : The Khmer Rouge take control of Pailin area on the Thailand border

2005 : Immanuel C.Y. Hsu, scholar of modern Chinese intellectual and diplomatic history, born in 1923 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Immanuel-C.Y.-Hsu

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ON 25 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 25, 2008

1889 : Kuroda Kiyotaka, second prime minister of Japan resigns. He will be succeeded by Yamagata Arimoto http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kuroda-Kiyotaka http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/71.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamagata_Aritomo

1902 : Birth of Mitsuo Miura, cinematograph, who died on October 24, 1956 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594243/

1919 : Birth of Wei Li, Chinese actor, who died in 2005 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508536/filmokey

1921 : Birth of Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Japanese film producer, who died on September 20, 2000 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865807/

1926 : Birth of famous Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee, assassinated on December 16, 2007 (see picture below) http://www.getpakistan.com/home/Art/Ismail_Gulgee_091801.htm

1945 - The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to general Chen Yi in the name of the Allies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocession_Day

1947 : Birth of Shinya Owada, Japanese actor

1950 : In the Korea War, some US advance units reach the Yalu River; there they come into contact with Chinese "volunteers" who had moved into North Korea. After hard fighting in which MacArthur's units have to fall back, the Chinese retired and MacArthur continuee his offensive. http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/ff-nk.html

1951 : In Panmunjom, peace talks concerning the Korean War resumed after 63 days.

1951 : San Francisco treaty is ratified by Japan http://www.taiwandocuments.org/sanfrancisco01.htm

1955 : Death of Sadako Sasaki http://deathaday.blogspot.com/2007/10/thousand-cranes-sadako- sasaki.html

1958 : The last Chinese troops leave North Korea

1964 : Japanese prime minister Hayato Ideka resigns for « health reason » http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Hayato-Ikeda

1971 : Birth of Midori Goto, Japanese violinist http://www.gotomidori.com/index.html http://www.associatedentertainment.com/aec/National-Acts/Music- Category-1/Midori-Goto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9So5ky-38

1971 : The United Nations seat the People's Republic of China by 76 votes against 35 and 17 abstentions and expelled the Republic of China http://www.taiwandocuments.org/un2758-XXVI.htm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1025.html http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2463

1971 : Birth of Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Chu http://www.perfectpeople.net/celebrity-star/66/athena-chu.htm

1972 : Nixon suspends bombing of North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1442

1973 : President Nixon vetoes the War Powers Resolution, which would limit presidential power to commit armed forces abroad without Congressional approval. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1443

1982 : Birth of Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eman_Lam http://www.freebase.com/view/en/eman_lam

1983 : Birth of Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Han_Yeo_Reum http://www.koreanmovie.com/Han_Yeo_reum_ka275/

1994 : Death of Chinese general Yang Dezhi http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9A0CE3D9133FF93BA15753C1A962958260

2003 Death of Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher, born on October 19, 1920 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/251764.cms http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/1996_7/msg00133.html

Holidays and observances days :

- Taiwan : Retrocession Day (1945)
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. Picture : Ismail Gulgee

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ON 26 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 26, 2008

1184 : In Japan, Battle of Kojima in which Minamoto no Noriyori, with his cavalry attacks a Taira force fleeing by boat towards Shikoku. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kojima

1491 : Birth of Zhengde, Chinese Ming Dynastie emperor (1505-1521) who died on 20 April 1521 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/zhengde_en.htm

1597 : Battle of Myong-yang, a naval Bataille of the War Imjin opposing the Japanese and Korean navy http://www.speedylook.com/Battle_of_Myong-Yang.html

1633 : Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/horio-tadaharu/

1850 : Start of the Taiping insurgency in China led by Hong Xiuquan (see picture below) http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHING/TAIPING.HTM

1909 : Assassination of Prince Hirobumi Ito by an Korean independence militant http://www.jref.com/glossary/ito_hirobumi.shtml

1921 : Birth of Raul Roco, Filipino senator, who died on August 5, 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Roco

1942 : The last U.S. carrier manufactured before America's entry into World War II, the Hornet, is damaged so extensively by Japanese war planes in the Battle of Santa Cruz that it must be abandoned. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6629

1944 - World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends
After four days of furious fighting, the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest air-naval battle in history, ends with a decisive American victory over the Japanese. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5470

1947 : Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Kashmir asks to his kingdom to join Indian http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/documents/harisingh47.html

1950 : India strongly protests the invasion of Tibet by China

1955 : Proclamation of the Republic of South Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem declares himself president http://ngothelinh.tripod.com/NgoDinhDiem.html http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1444 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2465

1956 : The first constitution of the Republic of Vietnam is adopted

1962 : After Chinese aggression, India government proclaims State of emergency.

1965 : Birth of Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer http://men.stareastasia.com/aaron-kwok/

1966 : Birth of Masaharu Iwata, Japanese composer http://iwata.cocoebiz.com/ http://www.rpgfan.com/features/iwata-interview/index.html

1968 : Big battle begins in Tay Ninh Province http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1446

1972 : Birth of Miwako Kawai, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442773/

1972 : US National security adviser Henry Kissinger declared "peace is at hand" in Vietnam.

1974 : Birth of Raveena Tandon, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raveena_Tandon http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2007/07/13/9727/index.html

1979 : President of South Korea Park Chung-hee is assassinated by the Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/26/ newsid_2478000/2478353.stm

1979 : Birth of Ai Nagase, Japanese actress http://avstars.jsexnetwork.com/AV_Listing/english/_A/Ai_Nagase/ http://fhgs.av9898.com/gal/Ai+Nagase/gallery.php?actorname=Ai+Nagase& fol=hardcore&nats=MTE4OTM5MTo1OjE,0,0,0,1 http://www.xtokyo.com/model/ai-nagase/

1985 : Birth of Asin Thottumkal, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asin_Thottumkal http://asinblog.blogspot.com/

2001 : As a reward for their help in the fight against terrorism, Tokyo leaves all the applied sanctions on India and Pakistan after their nuclear 1998 tests.

2003 : Death of Kim Yong-sun, a North Korea leader, closed ally of Kim Jong-il http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200310/28/eng20031028_127048.shtml

2004 : The final vote count in the Afghan presidential election gave a resounding victory to interim leader Hamid Karzai.

2005 : Death of Rong Yiren, Chinese vice-president of the Republic (1993-1998), a friend of Deng Xiaoping and founder of the China Trust & Investment Corp (CITIC). http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1645104,00.html

2007 : Death of Khun Sa, a Burman drug lordnamed as “the Lord f the Golden Triangle” http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IK01Ae01.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7069417.stm http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/ article2805275.ece

2007 : Former Philippine president Estrada is freed http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7063479.stm
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.Picture : Hong Xiuquan

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ON 27 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 27, 2008

1605 : Death of Akbar the Great, born on November 23, 1542 http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/modern/akbar_ppg.html http://www.sangha.net/messengers/akbar.htm

1920 : Birth of Kocheril Raman Narayanan, president of India (1997-2002) who died on November 9, 2005 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-384271.html

1927 : Foundation of the first Chinese communist revolutionary in Jinggangshan (Jiangxi) by Mao Zedong http://www.showchina.org/en/Gallery/Scenery/200801/t142567.htm http://www.celaj.gov.cn/english/www/13/index.html

1937 : Birth of Koichi Ose http://imdb.com/name/nm0997681/bio

1947 : India accepts the Kashmir request to join the Union and its ask for protection against the Muslim rebellion. Indian troops are send http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7057694.stm

1958 : Iskander Mirza, the first president of Pakistan is deposed in a bloodless coup d’état by General Ayub Khan. http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A062

1962 : Birth of Ikkei Watanabe, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913814/ http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.320.htm

1966 : China launches a nuclear war-head missile

1971 : Cambodian troops battle Communists north of Phnom Penh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1448

1978 : Birth of Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician http://www.vanessa-mae.com/ http://www.vanessamae.com/

1979 : Mother Teresa is rewarded by the Peace Nobel Prize (see picture below) http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/press.html

1981 : Birth of Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Han_Hye_Jin http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=2446

1982 : China announces that its population has surpassed 1 billion

1987 : South Korean voters overwhelmingly approve a new constitution

2001 : More than 5,000 Pakistan’s Islamists start to cross the Afghan border for helping the Taliban in their jihad against United States
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.Mother Teresa

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ON 28 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 2008

1288 : Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian, born on May 17, 1155 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jien

1582 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, 14th Japanese shogun http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ashikaga-yoshihide/ http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Ashikaga-Yoshihide

1627 : Death of Nurrudin Jahangir, Mughol emperor http://www.boloji.com/history/012.htm

1837 : Birth of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan's last shogun, who died on November 22, 1913 http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/147.html

1860 : Birth of Jigoro Kano, founder of judo Kodokan who died on May 4, 1938 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigoro_Kano

1928 : Birth of Yoko Sugi, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0837476/

1945 : In Indonesia, after the Japanese defeat, the British who land to occupy the whole country by force, meet strong Indonesian resistance to their occupation of Surabaya. The fights will last until November 13.

1950 : Second Indian protest after Tibet invasion by communist China

1956 : Birth of He Depu, a cyber-dissident wha has been arrested in on 4 November 2002 for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist party congress, then condemned at 8 years in prison (see picture below) http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1817/prmID/172 http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=45106& item%5fid=45104

1958 : Replacing U Nu, general Ne Win becomes head of the caretaker government up to 4 April 1960 http://www.answers.com/topic/ne-win

1964 : US officials deny any involvement in bombing North Vietnam

1979 : Chairman Hua arrives in London for the first visit of a communist Chinese leader in UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/28/ newsid_4114000/4114964.stm

1982 : Birth of Yukari Fukui, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298009/ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=440

1982 : Birth of Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Kuraki http://www.geocities.com/zoneless/Maicom/index2.html?200827

1988 : Birth of Ko Eun-ah, South Korean actress http://www.koreanmovie.com/Ko_Eun_ah_ka743/ http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/koeunah/

1998 : An Air China jet is hijacked and flown to Taiwan by a pilot upset with his pays and working conditions. He was taken into custody.

2001 : Christians killed in Pakistan massacre http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/28/ newsid_2478000/2478093.stm

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. Picture : He Depin

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ON 29 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 29, 2008

1784 : The Dutch United East India Company (Verenigge Oos tindichu Company (VOC) defeats Bugis forces in Riau(now in Indonesia). After that, sultan of Riau dies without a successor; VOC takes complete control of Johore and Riau by treaty and VOC builds fort on Bintan. http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/riau-archipelago/history.html

1877 : Birth of Narcisa de Leon, Filipina filmproducer, who died on February 6, 1966 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcisa_de_Leon

1888 : Birth of Li Dazhao, one of the funders of the Chinese communist Party, executed on 28 April 1927 http://www.answers.com/topic/li-dazhao

1935 : Birth of Takahata Isao, animated film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahata_Isao

1936 : Birth of Akiko Kojima, Japanese model, first Asian Miss Universe 1959 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiko_Kojima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP6QswmwFbE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLfurUktnpI

1941 : Birth of Hisayuki Toriumi, Japanese director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868062/

1951 : Jean de Raymond, French representative in Cambodia is assassinated in Phnom-Penh

1952 : Shigeru Yoshida modifie son gouvernement http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yoshida.html

1953 : Non official trade agreement between China and Japan. By the way, 25,000 Japanese citizens held in China return to home

1954 : Birth of Tomoko Ai, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014420/

1956 : Birth of Etsuko Shihomi, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793399/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoYaPgD4a84

1959 : Death of the king of Laos Sisavang Vong. He is succeeded by his son Sri Savang Vatthana http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/sisavang-vong/ http://www.angelfire.com/in/Laos/King-Savang_Vatthana.html

1965 : Birth of Masahiro Takashima, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiro_Takashima http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847392/ http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.912.htm

1971 : As a result of the vietnamization of the war by president Nixon, the total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700, the mowest level since January 1966

1975 : Birth of Kelly Lin, Taiwanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lin http://female.thedailymodel.com/kelly-lin/

1977 : Death of Maeda Seison, Japanese painter, born on January 1885 (see picture below) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeda_Seison http://www.adachi-museum.or.jp/e/c_seison.html

1978 : Birth of Kumiko Higa, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1321017/ http://www.animenfo.com/animeseiyuu,434,tkxdxg,higa_kumiko.html

1981 : Birth of Reema Sen, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reema_Sen http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/gallery/Actress/4190.html

1982 : Birth of Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer http://women.stareastasia.com/ariel-lin/

1987 : Birth of Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Ogawa http://wiki.theppn.org/Ogawa_Makoto

1988 : Pakistan’s general Rahimuddin Khan resigns from his post as governor of Sindh, following the effort by president Ghulam Ishaq Khan to limit the powers Rahimuddin had accumulated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahimuddin_Khan

1999 : Super-cyclone wreaks havoc in India http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/29/ newsid_3691000/3691573.stm

2001 : In Japan, for the first time since 1945, the Japanese diet approves a law which othaurises the sending of Japanese forces out of the archipelao to fight international terrorism

2002 : In Ho Chi Minh City, a fire destroys a luxurious department store with 1500 people shopping. Over 60 people died and over 100 are missing. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.

2004 : In Cambodia, conoration of king Norodom Sihamoni, born on May 14, 1953 http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/65/King_Of_Cambodia.html

2005 : 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings kill more than 60 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_October_2005_Delhi_bombings

2006 : In Bangladesh, prime minister Khaleda Zia is forced to quit and president Lajuddin Ahmed assumes this function up to January 2007 http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/I_0002.htm
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. Painting by Maeda Seison

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ON 30 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 30, 2008

1218 : Birth of the 85th Japanese emperor Chukyo, who died on June 18, 1235 ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Chukyo

1654 : Death of the 110th Japanese emperor Go-Komyo (1643-1654), born on April 20, 1633 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Komyo_of_Japan

1859 : Rear Admiral Rigault de Genouilly quits his command in Annam (Vietnam) cheered by his soldiers http://www.speedylook.com/Charles_Rigault_de_Genouilly.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rigault_de_Genouilly

1909 : Birth of Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist, who died on January 24, 1966 http://in.rediff.com/news/homi06.htm

1932 : Birth of Barun De, Indian historian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barun_De

1945 : British Major General Hawthorn flies to Surabaya from Jakarta. Sukarno, Hatta, Mallaby, and Hawthorn sign a cease-fire. Five hours later Mallaby is killed. British bombard Surabaya as punishment, thousands are left dead or homeless. British strafe civilian refugees on highway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Surabaya http://www.jstor.org/pss/3350997

1949 : Birth of Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician, who died on 3 May 2006 after been shot by his brother (see picture below) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramod_Mahajan

1951 : In China, end of the campaign against counter-revolutionaries

1954 : In Pondicherry (India), for the last time, at 6 o’clock, as the sun sets, the French flag is lifted off the mast

1964 : During the Vietnam War, first massive attack of the National Liberation Front against the American airbase of Bienhoa resulting in the destruction of 6 B-57s (more than 20 other aircraft were damaged)

1964 : Tran Van Huong, formerly a member of the Vietminh resistance movement against the French and mayor of Saigon, is appointed prime minister of South Vietnam. He will stay in office only three months, due to bitter opposition from various Buddhist factions http://www.fact-archive.com/encyclopedia/Tran_Van_Huong

1965 : Vietnam War: Just miles from Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by wave after wave of Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. Among the dead, a sketch of Marine positions was found on the body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1454

1969 : Birth of Ha Hie-ra (Han Hee Ra), South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1141498/bio http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ha_Hee_Ra

1970 : In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.

1979 : Birth of Yukie Nakama, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620090/ http://www.arczero.com/girls/ynakama/index.shtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF4dwBNedZw

1981 : Birth of Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Ji-hyun http://www.asiafinest.com/korean/jun-ji-hyun.htm

1988 : Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church, concecrats the marriage of 6,516 couples in Seoul http://www.unification.org/rev_mrs_moon.html

2005 : Death of Shamsher Singh Sheri, Indian communist leader, born in 1942 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Shamsher-Singh-Sheri
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ON 31 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 31, 2008

1760 : Birth of Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, who died on May 10, 1849 http://www.andreas.com/hokusai.html http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hokusai_katsushika.html

1817 : Ayahito (Ninko), 120th Japanese Emperor is enthroned. He will died on 21 February 1846. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ninko_of_Japan

1864 : Birth of Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and political figure during the Qing dynasty and the republican era, twice president of the Republic of China, who died on June 3, 1929 (see picture below). http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Li-Yuanhong

1874 : Engagement between Japan and China respecting Formosa (Taiwan) after a Japanese military intervention on Taiwan http://www.taiwandocuments.org/1874treaty.htm

1875 : Birth of Vallabhbhai Patel, political and social leader of India who played a major role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation.He died on December 15, 1950. http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/9.html

1876 : A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 human deaths

1883 : Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, important Hindu religious scholar, founder of Arya Samaj, "Society of Nobles", a Hindu reform movement, born on February 12, 1824http://www.arshavidya.org/teachers_SWAMIJI.html

1887 : Birth of Chiang Kai-shek, president of the Republic of China who died on April 5, 1975 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWchaing.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6634

1922 : Birth of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia who abdicated in 2004 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SihanoukN.html

1925 : Birth of Kotayya Pratyagatma, Indian film director who died on June 8, 2001 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695581/

1929 : Birth of Yoshiki Iwama, Japanese screenwriter who died on June 13, 1999 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412534/

1929 : Birth of Fumio Watanabe, Japanese actor, who died on August 4, 2004 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913796/

1949 : Birth of Kenichi Kato, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441369/

1951 : Birth of Liu Xiaoqing, Chinese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515043/ http://chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/27/content_285199.htm

1952 : Death of U Chit Hlaing, Burmanese politician, born in 1879 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/U-Chit-Hlaing

1968 : Dong Biwu succeedes Liu Shaoqi as acting president of the People’s Republic of China, up to January 17, 1975 http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Dong+Biwu

1968 : Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1456

1970 : South president Thieu vows to never accept a coalition government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1457

1970 : Birth of Nicky Wu, Taiwanese actor and martial arts expert http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Wu http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Dojo/2058/nicky.html

1975 : After the Khmer Rouge victory in Cambodia, join communiqué between Khmer Republic and Thailand for a pacific coexistence between the two countries

1975 : Death of SD Burman, Indian musician, born on October 1, 1906 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_Burman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXu_lBFAqJY

1981 : Birth of Selina (Jiaxuan) Ren, member of Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selina_Ren http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=1547 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9-1Ibwbt8

1984 : Indira Gandhi PM since 1966 is assassinated by two of her Sikh security guards http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/ newsid_2464000/2464423.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1119.html

1990 : Death of Aya Koda, Japanese writer, born on September 1, 1904 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1021750/

2003 : Death of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, one of the greatest Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century, born on July 25, 1908 http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/01/stories/ 2003110101751300.htm

2003 : Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/ newsid_3722000/3722980.stm

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ON NOVEMBER 1 IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 1, 2008

1592 : At the battle of Pusan, the outnumbered Korean navy defeats a larger Japanese army

1886 : Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka is established http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_College

1907 : Birth of Wu Yonggang, Chinese director, who died in December 1982 http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/directors_ccwlc.html#wu http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943202/

1942 : Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Matanikau_action http://www.openstockphotography.org/stock-photography/Matanikau- Offensive

1943 - World War II: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States Marines, the 3rd Marine Division, land on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. http://www.combinedfleet.com/btl_eab.htm

1943 - World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. aircraft carrier forces attack the huge Japanese base at Rabaul. http://www.milart.com.au/rabaul/AAFortressIndex.htm

1945 : The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodong_Sinmun

1948 : Off southern Manchuria, 6,000 people are killed as a Chinese merchant ship exploses and sinks

1954 : French give back the territory of Pondicherry to the Indian sovereignty

1956 : Foundation of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh (ex Nizam), Karnataka (ex Mysore) and Kerala

1962 : Krishn Menon ceades to Jawaharlal Nehru the ministry of Defense http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com/2007/01/vk-krishna-menon.html

1963 : In Saigon, coup d’état by General Duong Van Minh. President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu are killed the following day.

1966 : Vietcong bombs Saigon http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/1/ newsid_3188000/3188067.stm

1967 : Biginning of a three-week of the National Liberation Front in the Vietnamese high hills of Dakto

1967 : During the China Cultural Revolution, founding of the first Revolutionary committee in Inner Mongolia. Others will be founded in all China.

1968 : End of the US bombings on North Vietnam which started on March 1965

1968 : Birth of Park Shin-Yang, South Korean actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661941/ http://www.parkshinyang.com/English/eng_index.php

1973 : Birth of Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress, Miss World 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai http://www.babebio.com/babe/aishwarya_rai/

1978 : Birth of Manju Warrier, Indian actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913097/ http://indulekha.com/moviegallery/2007/05/manju-warrier.html

1978 : Birth of Hao Lei, Chinese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1165040/ http://photos.jongo.com/?action=category&attribute=album_photos& albumid=10376

1983 : Yuko Ogura, Japanese model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Ogura http://www.yukoogura.net/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18-uZ-N0CnY

1984 : Anti-Sikh riots after the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/1/ newsid_2537000/2537887.stm

1987 : End of the XIIIth congress of the Chinese communist party. Zhao Ziyang becomes officially general secretary of the party as Deng Xiaoping retires from China's Communist Party's Central Committee (see picture below)

1990 : In Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif is appointed Prime Minister up to July 1993

1996 : Death of Junius Richard Jayewardene, Sri Lanka president (1978-1989), born on September 17, 1906 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius_Richard_Jayewardene
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