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ON 20 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 20, 2008
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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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ON 26 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 26, 2008
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1234 : The Mongols take Kaifeng and destroy the Jin (Jurchen) dynasty http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Jin_Dynasty_(1115–1234)
1264 : Birth of Prince Koreyasu, 7th shogun (1266-1289) of the Kamakura shogunate, who died on November 25, 1326 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Koreyasu
1293 : In Japan, an earthquake strikes Kamakura, killing 30,000 people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura,_Kanagawa
1964 : China rejects an United Kingdom asking it to intervene for an end of fights in Laos
1965 : Australian troops depart for Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1868
1970 : Birth of Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiro_Watsuki
1971 : North Vietnamese troops seize strategic Snoul city in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1869
1977 : Birth of Misaki Ito, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misaki_Ito http://www.jdorama.com/artiste_1339.htm
1988 : Vietnam announces that 50, 000 soldiers will be withdrawn from Cambodia before the end of the year ant that the remained ones will be under the command of the Kampuchea’s armed forces
1998 : British veterans reject Japanese emperor “sorrow” http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/26/
newsid_2502000/2502547.stm
1999 : For the first time since 20 years, Indian air force intervene in Kargill aera of Kashmir where Indian military positions have been occupied by rebels supported by Pakistani soldiers
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ON 27 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 27, 2008
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1644 : In China, Li Zicheng who thrown out the Ming dynasty one month before is defeated by the Manchus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Zicheng
1905 : First day of the two-day Battle of Tsushima Straits, in which the Japanese annihilated the Russian fleet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima
1918 : Birth of Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese prime minister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhiro_Nakasone
1942 : Death of Chen Duxiu, first chairman of the Chinese communist party (1921-1927), born on October 9, 1879 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9022800/Chen-Duxiu
1949 : The Chinese communist troops enter in Shanghai
1951 : Chinese communist force the Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing
1961 : Malaya Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman suggests an confederation including Singapore and British territories on Borneo island
1964 : Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru dies in office http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/27/
newsid_3690000/3690019.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0527.html#article
1965 : United States warships begin bombardments of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam for the first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1870
1970 : In Sri Lanka, Mrs Bandaranaike, leading a leftist coalition, comes back to power
1973 : Death of P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, singer and songwriter, born on March 22, 1929 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Ramlee
1980 : China is admitted to International Monetary Found
1980 : In South Korea, end of the repression against the Gwangju uprising when airborne and army troops retake the city from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4557315.stm
1989 : In Hong Kong, over 300,000 people gather at Happy Valley Racecourse in support of the Beijing Tiananmen students
1990 : First multiparty elections in Myanmar, the National League for Democracy wins 60 percent of the votes and 80 percent of the seats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_general_election%2C_1990
2001 : In the Philippines, Abu Sayyaf movement, led by Abu Sayaba, kydnnap abduct 20 people, including 3 Americans
2003 : Chinese president Hu Jintao goes to Russia for his first presidential voyage.
2006 : In spite of international pressures, the Myanmar’s military junta expends for one year Nobel Prize Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest
2006 : Death of Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor born on February 13, 1944 http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/28/stories/2006052806500600.htm http://movies.deepthi.com/malayalam/actors/oduvil-unnikrishnan.html
2007 : Death of Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer, of cervical cancer, born on February 6, 1967 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumi_Sakai http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/05/28/
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ON 28 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 28, 2008
1140 : Birth of Xin Qiji, Chinese poet who died in 1207 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041293/Xin-Qiji#49571.hook
1556 : Death of Saito Dosan, Japanese daimo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_D%C5%8Dsan
1750 : Death of Sakuramachi, 115th emperor of Japan (1735-1747), born on February 8, 1720 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sakuramachi_of_Japan
1858 : Aigun treaty between China and Russia setting the border between China and Russian Far East, but never accepted by Xianfeng Emperor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Aigun
1883 : Birth of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter and writer, who died on February 26, 1966 http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/vds.htm
1905 : End of the Battle of Tsushima resulting in the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by the Imperial Japanese Fleet led by Admiral Togo Heidhachiro http://www.russojapanesewar.com/tsushima.html
1923 : Birth of Nandamuri Takara Rama Rao, Indian actor and politician, who died on January 18, 1996 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004417/
1946 : Manuel Roxas y Acuna, becomes the first president of the Philippines until April 15, 1948 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Roxas
1946 : Birth of Satchidanandan, Indian poet http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/
index.php?obj_id=2723
1953 : Death of Hori Tatsuo, Japanese writer, born on December 28, 1904 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hori_Tatsuo
1956 : France retrocedes its territories in India
1964 : Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian premier (1947-1964) is cremated in New Delhi
1965 : France recalls its representatives at the SEATO
1966 : At a conference in Bangkok, the Malaysian and Indonesian governments declare that the conflict called Konfrontasi is over
1975 : Birth of Chaimaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmaine_Sheh http://female.thedailymodel.com/charmaine-sheh/
1990 : Afghanistan communist president Najibullah says he supports multiparty system and proposes free elections
1993 : End of the first free parlementarian elections in Cambodia under United Nations control. Number of seats : 58 Funcipec, 51 Prachéachon (Cambodian People’s Party), 10 Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party, 1 Molinaka. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Cambodia#Past_elections
1996 : Dispite the BJP victory in the parliamentary election, Vajpayee don’t get a majority in the lower chamber and resigns
1998 : Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/28/
newsid_2495000/2495045.stm
2001 : In Indonesia, the public procecutor says that he has no proof on graft accusations against president Wahid
2007 : In Japan, Agricuture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka, implicated in a corruption case, commits suicide . Born on February 25, 1945 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/may/28/japan http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/abedaijin/060926/08matsuoka_e.html
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ON 29 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 29, 2008
1425 : Death of Chinese Emperor Hongxi (1424-1225), born on August 16, 1378 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongxi_Emperor
1895 : After the signature of the Shimonoseki treaty, the Japanese start to invade Taiwan
1947 : The Indian constitutional assembly, put (in the principe) at the Dalit (intouchable) system http://www.gfa.org/dalit
1953 : New Zealander Edmund Hillary and the Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Nargay are the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29/
newsid_2492000/2492683.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0529.html#article
1960 : Sirimavo Bandaranaike, first woman to become prime minister in Asia, up to July 1972 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/964914.stm
1972 : Three members of the Japanese Red Army kill 26 at Tel Aviv airport http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29/
newsid_2542000/2542263.stm
1983 : Birth of Rama Cloproth, Indonesian blues guitarist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_Claproth
1990 : Death of Tun Hussein Onn, third Prime Minister of Malaysia from January 1976 to July 1981, born on February 12, 1922 http://www.primeministersofmalaysia.net/3.php
1997 : General elections in Indonesia. The pro-Suharto Golkar wins 74,3 percent of the votes, the Islamic PPP 22,7 percent, and the Democratic Party of Indonesia (which has expelled Megawati Sukarnoputri) only 3 percent
2006 : China and India sign a military cooperation treaty, the first treaty of this kind between the two country since the 1962 war.
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