ON DECEMBER 2 IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 2, 2008

1228 : Thai Prince Sukaphaa reaches Assam after a 13-year expedition from Mong Mao (southern China) and begins the task od establishing the Ahom kingdom (current Assam) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukaphaa

1348 : Death of Hanazono, the 95th Japanese emperor (1308-1318), born on August 14, 1297 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Hanazono

1757 : In India, lead by Robert Clive, the British retake Calcutta http://www.kolkatahub.com/travel-in-kolkata/history-of-kolkata.html

1878 : During the Second Afghan War, Battle of Peiwar Kotal won by the British http://britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/peiwar-kotal.htm

1899 : Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. 1875) http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_category.php?category=heroes& name=Gregorio%20del%20Pilar&table=ch_heroes&startpage=1&endpage=15 http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino/triad.html

1908 : Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of less than three http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyi http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/China/PuYi.html

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1917 : Han Yong-woon, found Zen awakening at Osean Monastery Korea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Yong-un

1929 : First skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Beijing at Zhoukoudian http://www.unesco.org/ext/field/beijing/whc/pkm-site.htm

1931 : Birth of Hatsumi Masaaki, Founder and head of the Bujinkan Dojo organization http://www.ninjutsu.com/soke-hatsumi.shtml

1933 : Birth of K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Veeramani

1940 : The Thai government closes its delegation in France and a French patrol ship is attacked by a Thai airplane

1941 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/naval/p/Yamamoto.htm

1950 : Birth of Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Saikal

1954 : Mutual defense treaty between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States http://usinfo.org/sino/dtreaty_e.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2/ newsid_3760000/3760378.stm

1963 : Death of Sabu Dastagir, Indian-born American actor, born on January 27, 1924 http://www.geocities.com/asuil70/sabu.html

1964 : Pope Paul VI comes to Bombay for the Eucharistic Congress

1971 : Indian offensive in East Pakistan (up to 16)

1972 : Death of Yip Man, first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun, born on July 5, 1898 http://www.lomankamwingchun.com/grandmaster-yip-man.html

1975 : In Laos, the government of Prince Souvanna Phouma is dissolved. Abdication of King Savang Vatthana and the monarchy is abolished. The country becomes a people’s democratic republic with Souphanouvong as president

1980 : Death of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1955-1956), born on July 15, 1905 http://storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P014

1985 : General Fabian Ver, chief of the Philippines armed forces, and 24 others military are acquitted of charges related to the 1983 shooting death of opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino

1988 : After the large victory of her party in the 16 November elections, Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan

1988: Bangladesh cyclone 'worst for 20 years' http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2/ newsid_2518000/2518233.stm

1989 : Vishwanath Pratap Singh is sworn in as President of India http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/government-politics/vishwanath- pratap-singh.html

1990 : Birth of Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese Actor and Singer http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yaotome_Hikaru http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SSjpFvSimI

1997 : Wasim Sajjad becomes for the second time president of Pakistan by interim prior to elections up to January http://storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P084

2002 : Visit of Vladimir Putin in China. The two countries ask North Korea to abandon its nuclear program

2003 : Assuming his responsibility for the failure of his party on the districts November, 23 elections, Jaspar Tsang Yok-sing, chairman of DAB (pro-Beijing party) who falled from 83 to 62 representatives, resigns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsang_Yok-sing


Holidays and observances

Laos National Day

3 December in Asian history

Updated on December 3, 2008

1552 : Death of Saint Francis Xavier dies in Shangchuan island, off Guangdong http://www.cin.org/franxav.html

1610 : Death of Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general http://www.samurai-archives.com/tadakatsu.html

1884 : Birth of Rejendra Prasad, first president of India from 26 January 1950 up to 19 May 1962 who died on 28 February 1963 http://www.indiatogether.org/people/rajendra_prasad.htm

1887 : Birth of prince Narukiko Higashikuni, Japanese Prime Minister http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWhigashikuni.htm

1899 : Birth of Ikeda Hayato, Japanese prime minister (1960-1964) who died on August 13, 1965 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-IkedaHayato.html

1918 : Birth of Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general, hero of the independence day, who died in September 2000 http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567650/Nasution_Abdul_Haris.html#461531068
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1925 : Birth of Kim Dae-jung, president of South Korea (1998-2005), Nobel Peace Prize 2000 http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/leader/kim.dae.jung/

1937 : Birth of Binod Bihari Verma, Indian Maithili literateur http://www.mithilaonline.com/binod.html

1941 : Birth of Lee Myung-bak, South Korea’s President since February 2008 http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Lee_Myung_Bak_PSU_07

1952 : Birth of Wan Azizhah Wan Ismail, Chairwoman of People’s Justice Party (Pari Keadilan Rakyat) in Malaysia http://www.voanews.com/burmese/archive/2006-09/2006-09-15-voa5.cfm

1958 : Nationalization of the Dutch interests in Indonesia

1971 : Indian declares war on West Pakistan aiming to help Bangladeshi separatists http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/ newsid_2519000/2519133.stm

1978 : Hanoi announces the foundation of a United National Front for the salvation of Kampuchea by former Khmer rouge who took refuge in Vietnam

1980 : Shirin Bai, sister of Quaid-i-Azam, passes away in Karachi

1982 : Birth of Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/07/opinion/fmseno.php

1984 : Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/ newsid_2698000/2698709.stm

1984 : Radio Kaboul announces that the number 2 in the prosovietic regime and minister of defense Abdul Qader has been dismissed and succeeded by Nazar Muhammad

1996 : Death in Moscow of Babrak Karmal, former president of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan http://www.afghanland.com/history/karmal.html

1997 : In Ottawa, representatives of 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnal landmine, but China (with USA and Russia) do not signs the treaty

2002 : Shanghai is chosed to be in charge of the Universal Exposition in 2010

2005 : The Democratic Progressive Party of president Chen Shui-bian suffers a big defeat in the local elections

2007 : Anson Chan, a leading pro-democracy activist, wins Hong Kong's landmark by-election, giving a huge boost to the campaign for universal suffrage in the southern Chinese territory http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2952E33F-80C8-4C1E-B73E- 55FF76272864.htm

2007 : Pakistan's Election Commission decides to bar Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister and opposition leader, from the general election on Jan. 8 because of his criminal http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/03/asia/pakistan.1-182019.php

ON 4 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 4, 2008

1696 : Death of Empress Meisho (1629-1643) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Meish%C5%8D

1829 : Britain abolishes “suttee” in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband’s funeral pyre)

1884 : Kapsin Revolution in Korea by progressive elites, quickly repressed http://www.korea-dpr.com/modern.htm

1893 : Agreement between France and United Kingdom on Siam

1894 : Birth of T.V. Soong, Chinese banker, brother-in-law of Chiang Kai-shek, who died on 24 April 1971 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._V._Soong

1895 : Birth of Fung Yu-lan (Feng Youlan), Chinese philosopher who died in 1990 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/authors/feng.youlan.html

1910 : Birth of Ramaswamy Venkataram, president of India (1987-1992) http://www.asian-affairs.com/biographies/venkataramancv.html

1918 : Birth of Gong Qiuxia, Chinese actress who died in September 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_Qiuxia

1932 : Birth of Roh Tae-woo, president of South Korea (1988-1993) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Tae-woo

1946 : Birth of Yo Inoue, Japanese actress who died in February 2003 http://www.west.net/~ke6jqp/YouInoue/youinoue.htm

1946 : Birth of Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Pei-pei

1947 : Birth of Sean Lu, Vietnamese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340503/

1950 : Pyongyang is retaken by communist forces.

1951 : Mir Waiz Maulvi Muhammad Yusouf is appointed president of Azaz Kashmir (Free Kashmir) government

1951 : Birth of Chang Yi, Chinese film director and scripwriter http://movies.nytimes.com/person/117616/Chang-Yi/filmography

1966 : Viet Cong attack Tan Son Nhut airport http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1531

1966 : Ex-mayor of Beijing, Peng Zhen, is arrested by Red Guards http://www.chinavitae.org/biography/Peng_Zhen/career http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/p/e.htm#peng-zhen

1967 - Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1530

1971 : Attack on Pakistan Navy and Karachi by the Indian Navy

1971 : UN Security Council calls emergency session to consider deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan

1978 : Birth of Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaclyn_Victor http://www.jaclynvictor.net/

1982 : After two years on work, RPC new constitution is adopted

2002 : Second Bonn Conference on Afghanistan

2005 - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage.

2007 : A new bishop, supported by Vatican, is ordained in China. He is Joseph Gan Junqiu, ordained in the Sacred Heart cathedral in Guangzhou http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10945
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2007 : In Malaysia, 29 Ethnic Indians are arrested on charge of killing attempt in the 25 November demonstrationhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F5FFE17E-4C23-4F59-97FB- DD7FD9FA1944.htm


Holidays and observances

National Day of Myanmar
Navy Day in India

ON 5 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 5, 2008

1377 : Birth of Jianwen, Ming dynasty Chinese emperor in 1398 and who died in a fire following a coup on July 13, 1402 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianwen_Emperor

1537 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, 15th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who died in October 1597 http://www.samurai-archives.com/yoshiaki.html

1898 : Birth of Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan who died in February 1982 http://www.urdupoetry.com/profile/josh.html

1905 : Birth of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, chief minister of Kashmir, who died on September 8, 1982 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Abdullah

1907 : Birth of Marshal Lin Biao, the heir of Mao Zedong after helping him to retake the power during the Cultural Revolution but who mysteriously died in an air crash in 1971 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbiao.htm

1927 : Birth of Thailand king Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/hm_king_bhumibol_2003.html

1927 : Birth of of Shoji Nishio Sensei, Japanese martial artist, who died in March 2005 http://www.aikidojo.info/html/shoji_nishio_sensei.html

1930 : Birth of Zhang Zhixin, a Chinese dissident who was gang raped then executed on 4 April 1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zhixin http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-3-4/26783.html
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1932 : Birth of Narida (Farhat Ezekiel), Indian actress, who died on February 9, 2006 http://www.4to40.com/legends/print.asp?id=1031 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618918/

1939 : Birth of Minita Chico-Nazario, Filipino Supreme Court jurist http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/justices/j.chico-nazario.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minita_Chico-Nazario

1941 : Netherlands Indies government sends a request to Australia to send forces to Ambon and Timor. Australian Air Force planes and personnel arrive on December 7.

1950 : Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India

1950 : Death of Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru http://www.ceeby.com/people/sriaurobindo.cfm

1950 : The Communists with Chinese help re-occupy Pyongyang, sweeping into South Korea and recapturing Seoul http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/ newsid_3231000/3231381.stm

1950 : Thirteen Asian governments ask Beijing to limit its intervention in Korea

1951 : Death of Abanindranath Tagore, Indian writer and painter, Nobel laureate 1913, born on August 7, 1871 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1913/tagore- bio.html http://www.chitralekha.org/abanindranath.htm

1957 : Indonesian government orders 46,000 Dutch citizens to be expelled.

1963 : Death of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, born on September 8 1892, Prime Minister of Pakistan (September 1956-October 1957) http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P016

1976 : General elections in Japan. Big loses by DLP led by prime minister Takeo Miki who resigns

1978 : The Soviet Union sign a « Friendship Treaty” with the Democreatic Republic of Afghanistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2505

1980 : Shizuka Ito, Japanese voice actress (seiy&#363 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Ito

1981 : Birth of Leila Tong Ning, Hong Kong actress http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/07/01/leila-tong-ning/

1986 : Death of Sir Edward Youde, governor of Hong kong from May 1982 to December 1986 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Youde

1995 : Sri Lanka government announces the conquest of Tamil stronghold of Jaffna http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/ newsid_4618000/4618661.stm

2001 : Early general elections in Sri Lanka, won by opposition led by Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of United National Party who will be sworn in Prime minister on 9 December.

2001 - In Germany, four Afghan factions leaders sign a pact to create a temporary administration for post-Taliban Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai and his Cabinet are planned to take over power in Afghanistan on December 22.

2002 : Death of Ne Win, the ex-dictator of Burma from 1962 to 1988 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1581413.stm

2005 : Death of Liu Binyan, a Chinese journalist and political dissident http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/ AR2005120502068.html

2007 : Thailand celebrates venerated king Bhumibol Adjulyadej (Rama IX) 80th birthday http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/21A7080E-CD7D-4CA5-911B- AAA7A8B17704.htm http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/ article_1378657.php/ Thai_king_stresses_need_for_unity_on_80th_birthday


Holidays and observances

Thailand’s King's Birthday, National Day

ON DECEMBER 6 IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 6, 2008

1240 : Kiev (Russia) under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan http://www.answers.com/topic/batu-khan

1853 : Birth of Haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature, who died on November 1931 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haraprasad_Shastri

1890 : Birth of Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist who died on January 10, 1951 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Yoshio-Nishina

1896 : D T Suzuki (1870-1966) founds the Awakening at Engakuji temple http://www.anb.org/articles/08/08-01898.html

1903 : Sumatra Aceh guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders the Dutch Captain Colijn

1912 : The new Republic of China votes for universal human rights

1933 : Birth of Jo Shishido, Japanese actor http://shishido0.tripod.com/shishido.html

1941 : US President Roosevelt launches an appeal to Japanese Emperor Hirohito for peace http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6635

1941 : Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore

1945 : Birth of Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/Biography/29109/Shekhar+Kapur.html?dataSet=1 http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/welcome.htm

1947 : Start of two days of talks between Vietnam Emperor Bao Dai and French representative Bollaert in Along Bay http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/VNbo.htm

1950 : French General de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed High Commissioner for Indochina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny

1961 : In Vietnam War, Operation Farm Gate combat missions authorized http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1534

1956 : Death of Dr. Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar, Indian Minister of Law and architect of The Constitution of India, born on August 14, 1891 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar

1963 : The Communist Party of Soviet Union launches a new call for a « truce in the opened polemic » with China Communist Party.

1965 : Pakistan’s islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduate lever

1967 : Birth of Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacken_Lee

1971 : Birth of Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese seiyuug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naozumi_Takahashi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847175/

1971 : India recognizes Bangladesh. Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with New Delhi

1971 / Birth of Huang Lei, Chinese actor http://www.hkcinemagic.com/fr/people.asp?id=4687

1971 : Puting forward a danger of invasion by North Korea, President Park Chun-hee proclaims the state of emergency

1979 : US president Carter accuses Hanoi, Moscow and Phom-Penh to block all help to Kampuchea population

1979 : Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah acting president of South Korea after the killing of president Park Chun-hee in October, is elected president. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/113970/Choi-Kyu-hah

1981 :The Communist party of Kampuchea (Khmer rouge) is officially dissolved and replaced by the Party of Democratic Kampuchea

1985 : For the first time, the violation of human rights in Afghanistan is investigated by United Nations

1990 : Resignation of Bangladesh president Ershad since 1982 after elections boycott by opposition parties http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/E_0071.htm

1990 : Death of Tunku Abdul Rahman, first Prime Minister of Malaya http://www.primeministersofmalaysia.net/1.php http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C0CE1D6173DF934A35751C1A96695820

1992 : Extremist Hindu activists destroy the 16th century built Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya starting two months of Hindu-Muslim rioting causing the death of at least 2,000 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6/ newsid_3712000/3712777.stm

2000 : Birth of Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer, born on April 17, 1942 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Mian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKQ--7giN9Y

2001 : Surrender to the Northern Alliance of Kandahar, the last strongpoint of Taliban in South Afghanistan.

2004 : Death of Fumiko Yamaji, Japanese actress, born in 1916

2004 : Hamid Karzai, elected on 9 0ctober with 55,4 % of votes and proclaimed winner on 4 November, is sworn in President of Afghanistan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3135938.stm

2007 : A Philippine court sentences 14 members of the rebel Abu Sayyaf group to life in prison for a high-profile mass kidnapping in 2001 in which five people died http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/68C6B9C3-85FE-4BCA-9D26- 13AE855072ED.htm

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ON 7 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 7, 2008

1561 : Birth of Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikkawa_Hiroie

1897 : Birth of Liu Ningyi, a senior worker’s movement leader and president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (1958-1966) who died in 1994 http://english.gov.cn/2007-12/07/content_828543.htm

1921 : Birth of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader http://www.baps.org/pramukhswami/index.htm

1941 : The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the US Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii leaving 1,500 people died http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/7/ newsid_3494000/3494108.stm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle& id=7104
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1946 : Death of Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress and dancer, born on July 18, 1871 http://www.derbycityprints.com/doc-details-895-people.htm

1949 : Ending the civil war, the government of Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.

1949 : The Chinese communist troops reach the borders of Indochina

1957 : Signature of a nippo-russian trade treaty in Tokyo

1959 : In Indonesia, Aceh is made a Propinsi Daerah Istimewa (Province and Special Area)
1970 - The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats.

1971 - Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces formation of a Coalition Government at Centre with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as Vice-Prime Minister.

1971 : Bombing of Phom-Penh by communist Khmer Rouge

1971 : Pakistan president Yayah Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as vice-prime minister http://presidentyahya.com/about.html

1972 : Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, was stabbed and seriously wounded by an assailant. The man was then shot and killed by her bodyguards.

1975 : Breaking off of diplomatic relations by Portugal, Indonesia invads EastTimor which will be the la 27th Indonesia province in July1976. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5579

1978 : Resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. Masayoshi Ohira succeeds him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_%C5%8Chira

1979 : Birth of Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayako_Fujitani http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297858/

1979 : Birth of Derek Ramsay, Filipino actor and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Ramsay http://asianheartthrob.blogspot.com/2007/02/derek-ramsey- philippines.html

1987 : Because strikes and protests Bangladesh president Ershad dissolves parliament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad

2000 : In front of the Philippine Senat, opening of the impeachment trial of president Joseph Estrada

2001 : Taliban surrender Kandahar http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/7/ newsid_3494000/3494108.stm

2001 : Surprising resignation of Xu Kuangdi, the popular mayor of Shanghai http://www.geocities.com/ccparty2002/xukuangdi.html http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Xu-Kuangdi

2001 : In Indonesia Sulawesi islands, thousands of Chritians, attacked by Muslims flee their villages. In two years, the Christian-Muslim riots cause 1,000 deads.

2001 : Death of of Subrata Mitra, Indian cinematographer, a master of black-and-white film photography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrata_Mitra http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/mno/mitra.html

2001 : Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, raja of Perlis, 58 years, is enthroned rhe 12th king of Malaysia. http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/portal_bi/rk3/rk3a.php?id=rk3_12

2002 : In Mymensingh, Bangladesh, four movies theaters were bombed within 30 minutes of each other. At least 15 people were killed and over 200 were injured.

2004 : Hamid Karzai is sworn in as president of Afghanistan http://www.president.gov.af/english/president_biography.mspx

2005 : After a by-election in Kelantan state, the islamist opposition party PAS has a majority of just one seat.

2005 : Death of Devan Nair, third president of Singapore (1981-1985) http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/ 40288182084f80c701087e001fb90154.do.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/08/news/obits09.php

2007 : A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to appear before the court personally to help resolve a property dispute http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7132124.stm

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ON 8 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 8, 2008

1326 : Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/kyoto_daitokuji_temple.htm http://www.answers.com/topic/daito-kokushi-1

1900 : Birth of Sun Li-jen, Chinese general, who died in November 1990 http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/sun/

1923 : Birth of Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Pariser_Rudolph.html

1931 : Birth of Naoki Sugiura, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Sugiura_Naoki

1935 : The Japanese military police launches a violent suppression of the religious sect Oomoto and arrests its leader Onisaburo Deguchi http://www.oomoto.or.jp/English/enKyos/seisi-en.html

1935 : Birth of Dharmendra, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmendra http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/dharmendra/9566

1941 : After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1208.html#article http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6637

1941 : The Japanese invade Hong Kong, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. They also invade the portions of Shanghai administered by European powers and bomb American bases in the Philippines.

1941 : First Japanese attack on Wake Island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island

1946 : Birth of Sharmila Tagore, Indian Actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hek90aBcTw http://www.bollywood501.com/classic_f/sharmila_tagore/main.html

1947 : Dutch and Indonesian representatives meet on board the U.S.S. Renville, a U.S. Navy transport stationed in the Philippines, which was moved Jakarta harbor for the talks.

1949 : Chiang Kai-shek moves the capital of the Republic of China from Nanjing to Beijing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2508

1952 : Birth of Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore Minister of Health http://www.cabinet.gov.sg/CabinetAppointments/Mr%2BKhaw%2BBoon% 2BWan.htm

1954 : Shigeru Yoshida, five times prime minister of Japan, resigns. He will be replaced on 10 December by Ichiro Hatoyama http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yoshida.html

1958 : Birth of Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_McIntyre http://www.geocities.com/bbee_bird/

1960 : Laotian Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma relieves the neutralist Captain Kong Le from his command http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_Le
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1960 : Birth of Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian statesman http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/11/some-things-i-dig-up-about-our- penang-chief-minister-yab-lim-guan-eng/

1962 : In Great Britain protectorate of Brunei, the Indonesian backed North Kalimantan National Army (TNKU) try to capture the sultan of Brunei who escapes and asks for British help. British emergency troops from Singapore land in the evening.

1963 : Death of Thailand Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat (Dhanarajata) http://www.bookrags.com/Sarit_Dhanarajata

1965 : Birth of Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Lau http://www.brns.com/pages/carinapc.html

1965 : In Vietnam, Operation Tiger Hound is launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1539

1965 : Birth of Yayoi Jinguji, Japanese actress http://www.artsvision.co.jp/data.php?id=582

1966 : Pope Paul VI pleads for Christmas truce in Vietnam to be followed by an amnesty and negotiations.

1966 : North Vietnam rejects Johnson's prisoner exchange proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1540

1967 : Birth of Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotono_Mitsuishi

1969 : Nixon declares that Vietnam War is ending http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1538

1971 : New Delhi announces that on their way to Dakha, its forces are beating the Pakistani troops.

1979 : Birth of Raymond Lam, Hong Kong Actor and Singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lam http://raymondlam.org/

1985 : In Bangladesh, seven countries found the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

1994 : Fire in a cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed

1995 : Gyaincain Norbu, picked by the Chinese government in November as the 11th Panchen Lama is enthroned http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Tibet_Dolan/d3/jhahkdjs.html

2001 : Death of Subrata Mitra, Indian cinematograph, born on October 12, 1930 http://www.upperstall.com/people/subrata-mitra

2003 : Taking advantage of a visit of PRC Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Washington asks Taiwan to renounce to the use of referendum on topics which could encourage separatist movement

To see the today events in Asian history

ON 9 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 9, 2008

1447 : Birth of China emperor Chenghua (1464-1487) who died in September 1487 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenghua http://teadust.com/edu/marks/MarksC.htm

1911 : Birth of Ryuzo Sejima, Japanese officer then chairman of the board of directors of Asia University who died in September 2007 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/ article2530967.ece

1916 : Death of Natsume Sōseki, Japanese novelist, born on February 9, 1867 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume_S%C5%8Dseki

1932 : Chinese province of Rehe (Jehol) is invaded by the Japanese

1935 : Opening of the Second London Naval Disarmament Conference. It resulted in the Second London Naval Treaty which was signed on March 25, 1936. Japan had leave the conference on January 15, 1936 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Second-London-Naval-Treaty

1937 : Japanese forces, under the command of Lt General Asaka Yasuhiko starts assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nanjing

1941 : The Republic of China officially declares war against Japan and also to Germany and Italy

1941 : During the World War II, the US 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon (Philippines)

1946 : First meeting of the Indian constituent assembly. The Muslim League refuses to attend.

1946 : Birth of Sonia Gandhi, Italian widow of ex-prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and leader of the Congress Party http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ca-Ge/Gandhi-Sonia.html

1946 : Birth of Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatrughan_Sinha
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1948 : In Japan, Americans renounce to a decartelization plan

1949 : Burma recognized the People’s Republic of China

1952 : Birth of Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician http://www.jamaat.org/leadership/lb.html

1955 : Birth of Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamras_Saewataporn http://cdbaby.com/cd/saewataporn

1957 : First Japanese ambassador to Israel

1960 : Relieved of his command the day before, neutralist General Kong Le deposes Laos prime minister Souvanna Phouma

1962 : Sultan of Brunei asks rebels to put down their weapons; rebellion breaks up. About 80 are killed in all, mostly rebels. Legislative Council is replaced by an Emergency Council. Brunei does not join Malaysia.

1963 : Birth of Masako, Crown Princess of Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako,_Crown_Princess_of_Japan

1970 : Death of Sir Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan, born in 1893 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Feroz-Khan-Noon

1972 : North -Vietnam and Soviet Union sign an agreement for economic and military aid by the Soviet

1974 : Takeo Miki is sworn in as 66th Japanese prime minister, after Kakuei Tanaka was obliged to resign after his implication in the Lockeed bribery scandal http://www.indopedia.org/Takeo_Miki.html

1979 : Birth of Chen Hao, Chinese actress http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/02/26/chen-hao/

1979 : Birth of Olivia Lufkin, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Lufkin http://video.google.fr/videosearch?hl=fr&q=Olivia+Lufkin&lr=lang_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X& oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

1981 : Birth of Diya Mirza, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diya_Mirza http://bollywoodpicturesgallery.com/diya_mirza_01.htm

1984 : Birth of Aya Okamoto, Japanese actress http://women.stareastasia.com/aya-okamoto/

2001 : Ranil Wickremasinghe becomes Sri Lanka’s prime minister for the second time (up tu April 2004) http://lankarising.blogspot.com/2007/08/leadership-by-ancestry- wickremasinghes.html

2001 : The Friendship bridge between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, vital for the delivering of humanitarian aid, is reopened

2002 : Indonesian diplomats and Gerakan Aceh Merdeka representatives sign a peace accord in Geneva. Details include a cease-fire to be monitored by foreign observers, and elections for an autonomous legislative body in 2004, and an agreement to allow the province to keep 70% of oil and gas revenues.

2003 : Japanese government decides to send a 1,000 strong military contingent for the reconstuction of Irak. It is the first time since 1945 that Japan sends (non-combattant) troops in a country on war.

2007 : In Pakistan, after the failure of an agreement of all the opposition parties on boycott, the PML-N of Nawaz Sharif decides to contest the coming general elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7135535.stm

ON 10 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 10, 2008

1878 : Birth of Rajaji (Rajagopalachari), India’s freedom fighter and first Indian Governor General after independence http://www.ceeby.com/people/Rajaji.cfm

1912 : Birth of Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese film director who died in July 1988 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847463/

1913 : Birth of Shunji Sakai, Japanese actor who died in August 1967 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757025/

1917 : Birth of Sultan Yahya Petra,ultan of Kelantan (1960-1979) and king of Malaysia (1975-1979) who died in March 1979 http://www.ceeby.com/people/Rajaji.cfm

1932 : Thailand adopts a constitution and becomes a constitutional monarchy

1941 : Imperial Japanese forces under the command of Masaharu Homma land on northern Luzon in the Philippines http://www.answers.com/topic/masaharu-homma

1941 : Trained in Japan, Aung San and the « Thirty heros » found the Army for Independence of Burma http://www.aungsan.com/Time_Line.htm

1941 : Japanese troops overrun Guam

1949 : The People’s Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Nationalist-held big city

1950 : Birth of Tatsuya Gashuin, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0309107/

1954 : After deposing Shigeu Yoshida, Ichiro Hatoyama sworn in as Japan Prime Minister (up to December 1956) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Hatoyama

1962 : In Colombo, opening of the six non-aligned countries conference (end on 12th). Mrs Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka Prime Minister, will lead a conciliatory mission between India and Pakistan.

1970 : US president Richard Nixon threatens to resume air bombing on North Vietnam.

1972 : In the Japanese general elections, the Democratic Liberal Party keeps absolute majority

1979 : Mother Teresa receives her Peace Nobel Prize http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/teresa- lecture.html

1980 : Official visit of Soviet leader Leonid Brejnev to India. The common communiqué don’t mention Afghanistan.

1981 : Birth of Katsuya Kobayashi, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kobayashi_Katsuya

1981 : The United Nations General Assembly approves Pakistan proposal for establishing nuclear free-zone in South Asia

2002 : Off Yemen, US and Spanish navies board a ship caring North Korean long range Scud missiles

2006 : In Hong Kong, for the first time, the democrats, with 114 delegates, can have a candidate among the 800 personalities who will elect the next Chief Executive

2007 : Afghan army troops capture the Taleban-held town of Musa Qala, taken by Taleban in February despite a deal with tribal elders when UK troop withdrew http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7135850.stm[/color]