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ON 12 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 12, 2008

764 : Tibetan troops occupy Chang’an, the capital of the Chinese Tang dynasty, for fifteen days.

1528 : Birth of Qi Jiguang, Chinese general, famous for his fighting against Japanese pirates, who died on January 5, 1588. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_Jiguang

1866 : Birth of Sun Yat-sen http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/ sun_yat_sen1.html

1914 : Birth of Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician who died on November 10, 1986 http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~camiling/bio/rdelarosa.htm

1927 : Birth of Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician (d. 1958) http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Taniyama.html

1942 : Beginning of the three-day capital naval battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Guadalcanal/index.html

1948 : In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials to death, including Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, for their role during WW2 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5518 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ International_Military_Tribunal_for_the_Far_East http://www.cnd.org/mirror/nanjing/NMTT.html

1951 : General Ridway orders to stop all new offensive. The Korea War enters into its trenchers period.

1963 : Birth of Susumu Terajima, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susumu_Terajima http://asianmediawiki.com/Susumu_Terajima

1968 : Birth of Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress/singer http://www.animenfo.com/animeseiyuu,38,sejotb,hisakawa_aya.html http://fan.artistic-dragon.net/aya/

1969 : Death in jail of president Liu Shaoqi, left without medical assistance by Maoist Red guards http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHINAliu.htm http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048569/Liu-Shaoqi

1969 : An American journalist,Seymour Hersh, reveals the massacre of the population of the Vietnam village of My Lay on 16 March 1968 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1479

1970 : In Bangladesh, a giant tsunami devastates Chittagong areas, causing more than 400,000 victims

1971 : In the Vietnam war, as part of Vietnamization, US President Richard M. Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1480

1978 : Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Singapore for a two-day visit

1984 : Birth of Sandara Park, South Korean actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandara_Park http://sandara-park.forumotion.com/forum.htm

1986 : Birth of Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Yo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOBr-IYpCXU

1990 : The current emperor of Japan Akihito is officially enthroned http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5519

1991 : In Dili (East-Timor), Indonesian forces open fire on demonstrators causing 271 deaths et 250 missing people http://www.etan.org/timor/SntaCRUZ.htm

1994 : Chandrika Kumaratunga takes her charge of president of Sri Lanka.

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2001 : Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops

2007 : In Cambodia, police arrest Ieng Sary, the former minister of the Khmer Rouge, along with his wife the former social affair minister of the Khmer Rouge government
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ON 13 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 13, 2008

1760 : Birth of Jiaqing, the sixth emperor of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty 1792-1820) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaqing_Emperor_of_China

1896 : Birth of Nobusuke Kishi, Japanese PM (1957-1960), who died on August 7, 1987 http://www.answers.com/topic/nobusuke-kishi

1907 : Birth of Sri Savang Vatthana, last king of Laos (1959-1975), who died in a Pathet Lao labor camp in June 1978 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savang_Vatthana http://www.angelfire.com/in/Laos/King-Savang_Vatthana.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9sAu_EOwn8
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1913 : Birth of Cambodian Marshal Lon Nol, president of the Khmer Republic (1972-1975), who died on November 17, 1985 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Nol

1924 : Birth of Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist, who died on November 13, 1994 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Motoo-Kimura

1942 : US and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Battle of Guadalcanal

1945 : Sukarno takes officially the charge in Indonesia Republic

1948 : Birth of Humayun Ahmed, Bangladeshi novelist and film-maker http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/humayunahmed.html

1950 : At the United Nations Tibet accuses China of aggression

1967 : Birth of Juhi Chawla, Indian actress http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/juhi_chawla/ http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/juhi-chawla/12836

1968 : USA demand that Saigon authorities should take part in a four-party conference. Saigon has always refused to talk with National Liberation Front

1969 : In United States, anti-war protesters in Washington, DC stage a symbolic March Against Death (in Vietnam) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1481

1970 : East Pakistan is devastated by a cyclone. Around 500 000 are killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7080

1972 : Birth of Takuyu Kimora, Japanese singer and actor http://men.stareastasia.com/takuya-kimura/

1975 : According to World Health Organization, smallpox is eradicated in Asia

1977 : Birth of Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer from Qingdao http://men.stareastasia.com/huang-xiaoming/

1981 : Birth of Yue Shawn, Hong Kong actor and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Yue http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/yu_shawn.htm

1982 : Birth of Koda Kumi, Japanese singer http://wiki.theppn.org/Koda_Kumi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnjDNCCkBjI&feature=related

1989 : Arrest and killing of of Rohana Wijeweera, founder of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or People’s Liberation Front, in Sri Lanka, born on 14 July 1943 http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DE18Df04.html

1994 : Death of Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist, born on November 13, 1924 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoo_Kimura

1996 : Death of Swami Rama, Himalayan yoga master, born in 1925 http://www.geocities.com/swamiramabio/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8UcrJ19VCU

2000 - Philippine House Speaker Manuel B. Villar, Jr. passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.

2001 : Northern coalition take Kabul http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1654353.stm

2002 : Death of Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese politician and writer, born in 1925 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Rishikesh-Shaha http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/2002/11/15/Nation/5101

2007 - An explosion hits the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, killing four people, including Congressman Wahab Akbar, governor of Balisan, and wounding six. http://www.newsbreak.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& id=3546&Itemid=88889066
 
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ON 14 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 14, 2008

976 : Death of Taizu, first emperor of the Song dynasty (960-976) http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/ content_22899.htm

1643 : Japanese emperor Go-Komyo is enthroned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Komyo_of_Japan

1691 : Death of Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese painter http://en.easyart.com/art-prints/Tosa-Mitsuoki/Quails-And-Flowers- 11039.html http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/citi/images/standard/WebLarge/ WebImg_000006/4517_186266.jpg

1875 : Birth of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general, who was killed on December 2, 1899 http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/delpilar.html
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1889 : Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India (1947-1954) http://www.harappa.com/sounds/nehru.html

1908 : Death of Chinese Empereur Guangxu, born in August 1871 http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/known/guangxu.htm http://reproductions.chapitre.com/repro/non_precise/PORTRAIT-OF- EMPEROR-GUANGXU-QING-DYNASTY.html

1914 : Birth of Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Malayalin journalist, born in1861 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vengayil_Kunhiraman_Nayanar

1935 : American president Roosevelt announces that The Philippines will be a Commonwealth aux Philippines and will get full independence in 1946

1945 : Sutan Sjahrir is the first Prime Minister of Indonesia (with Sukarno as president), up to June 20, 1947
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1947 : The United <nations General Assembly founds a commission in charge to organize national elections in Korea

1947 : Birth of Bharathan, a Malayalam Indian director who died in July 1998 http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/bharathan.html

1949 : Death of Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat, born on 17 April 1877 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Matsudai.html

1951 : Birth of Zhang Yimou, Chinese film director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/zhang.html http://men.stareastasia.com/zhang-yimou/

1959 : A technical cooperation agreement is signed between France and Vietnam

1965 : During the Vietnam War, the Battle of the Ia Drang begins - the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1483

1966 : US Navy bombs North Vietnam coast

1967 : During the Vietnam War, Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1485

1972 : Nixon promises Thieu that U.S. will continue to support South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1484

1977 : Death of Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement", born on September 1, 1896 http://www.krishna.com/node/57

1979 : The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution demanding the withdrawal of all foreign forces in Cambodia.

1971 : Promulgation of a constitution for Bhutan

1984 - Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. http://www.lazamboangatimes.com/cesar_climaco_latest001.html

1990 : 70 Indonesian soldiers are killed in a battle with Fretilin guerillas near Ainaro, East Timor. Army lands several thousand reinforcements later in the month.

1991 : Prince Sihanouk comes back to Cambodia after 13 years in exile

1994 : Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes Sri Lanka prime minister, up to August 2000

1999 : United Nations Security Council asks to all states to freeze taliban assets abroad.

2001 : In Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance fighters, backed by the US, enter in Kabul

2001 : Eight foreign aid workers - including two Americans - who had been accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan are freed by the Taliban.

2007 : The prime ministers of North and South Korea have begun the first direct talks in 15 years on the implementation of reconciliation pact signed in Pyongyang last month http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D1CC387F-C390-4E15-8BC1- F2AC31633EA0.htm


Holidays and observances

India : Birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru: Children's Day
 
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ON 15 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 15, 2008

1544 : Death of Jungjong, king of Joseon (Korea) since 1506, born in 1488 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Jungjong_of_Joseon

1706 : Death of Tsangyang Gyatso, the 6th dalai lama (born in 1683) http://deathaday.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-15-dalai-lama-vi.html

1867 : Sakamoto Ryoma, a Japanese revolutionary against the shogunat system is assassinated http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/horsemusket/japan/sakamoto.aspx
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1887 : Birth of Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese prime minister from March to October 1948, who died on June 20, 1959 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Ashida http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/library/06/002_41bunshoko.html

1899 : Birth of Iskander Mirza, first president of Pakistan (March 1956- October 1958) who died on November 15, 1969 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P015

1908 : Death of empress dowager Cixi, Pu Yi (two years old) becomes emperor http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/known/cixi.htm http://womenshistory.about.com/od/rulers19thcentury/p/cixi.htm

1935 : Manuel L. Quezon is inaugurated as the second president of the Philippines, up to August 1, 1944 http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/quezon.html

1942 : In World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_guadalcanal.htm

1946 : By the Linggajati agreement which is drafted, Dutch recognize Republic of Indonesia authority in Java, Sumatra and Madura. Both sides agree to form United States of Indonesia with Netherlands crown as symbolic head. On March 25, 1947, the agreement will be formally signed by the government of Republic of Indonesia and Dutch government in Jakarta http://indonesiafirst.com/linggajati-agreement/

1949 : Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathuram_Godse http://ngodse.tripod.com/

1951 : Communist rebells kill 11 people in an attack on a rubber plantation in Malaya http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/15/ newsid_3172000/3172022.stm

1956 : Birth of Ong Ka Ting, chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Association since 23 May 2003 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Ka_Ting

1967 : Hanoi rejects November 11 US president Johnson for a summit

1969 : 250,000 war protesters stage a peaceful march and rally in heart of Washington http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1115.html#article

1969 : Death of Iskander Mirza (former president of Pakistan), born on November 15, 1899 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/iskander-mirza/

1978 : In China, start of the « Beijing Spring » movement (Democracy wall)

1981 : Abdus Sattar, acting head od state since May 30 is elected president of Bangladesh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdus_Sattar

1982 : Death of Vinoba Bhave, Indian Freedom fighter, born on September 11, 1895 http://www.ceeby.com/people/vinobhabhave.cfm

1990 : Birth of Kanata Hong&#333;, Japanese actor http://bestuff.com/stuff/kanata-hongo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTAvcqMK0M

1993 : Birth of Saaya Irie, Japanese Actress, singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaya_Irie http://www.saayairie.net/

1994 : Nepal Communist Party (United Maxist-Leninist) or NPC-UML wins elections

1999 : Representatives from China and the United States sign a major trade agreement that involves China’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)

2002 : End of the 16th Chinese Communist Party congress. Hu Jintao succeeds Jiang Zemin as General Secretary, but Jiang keeps the chairmanship of the CCP Central military Commission

2005 : Princess Sayako, only daughter of emperor Akiyito, spouses a man from common birth and so losing her royal status

2006 : Pakistan parliament adopts a new law. The raped women are no more forced to have four men testimonies. Adultery is reduce from death by lapidation to five years in jail. Islamists boycott the vote

2007 - A devastating Cyclone named Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroys the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans.
 
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ON 16 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 16, 2008

1328 : Death of Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun, the 8th of the Kamakura shogunate http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Prince-Hisaaki

1873 : Thai King Chulalongkorn, who succeeded his father on October 1868, is crowned for a second time http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7905/rama5.html

1884 : Because the Russian theat, Xinjiang is formally incorporated into the Chinese empire as a province

1892 : Birth of Guo Moruo, Chinese writer, who died on June 12, 1978 http://www.answers.com/topic/guo-moruo

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1897 : Birth of Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist who is credited with creating the name « Pakistan » http://www.zyworld.com/slam33/chrono.htm

1943 : Birth of Ho Wai Ching, Hong Kong actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2246553/

1953 : In Cambodia, after Penn Nouth resigned, Chan Nak cabinet is formed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Nouth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Nak

1961 : Kennedy decides to increase military aid to Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1489

1969 - The U.S. Army announced that several had been charged with massacre and the subsequent cover-up in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968.

1971 : South-Vietnamese president Ky defends South Vietnamese operations in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1488

1971 : Birth of Koshi Rikdo, Japanese mangaka http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Koshi-Rikdo

1972 : Birth of Ryu Jin, Korean actor http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t24614.html

1980 : Birth of Lee Eun-ju, birth of South Korean actress who commited suicide in 2005 http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=21559

1981 : Birth of Lee Hye-mi, Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573014/bio http://people.empas.com/people/info/65/55/6555/

1986 : Birth of Saeko, Japanese actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Saeko http://www.saeko.biz/

1987 : Death of Zubir Said, a Singapore composer who composed the national anthem http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/independence/ref/zubir1.html http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_115_2005-01-19.html

1988 : Benazir Bhutto, daughter of former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, won the election and charge to form a government becoming first female head of government of Pakistan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5528

1996 : Mother Teresa receives honorary US citizenship

1997 : Chinese pro-democracy campaigner Wei Jingsheng arrived in the United States after being released on medical parole after nearly 18 years in prison. http://www.weijingsheng.org/wei/en.html

2000 : Bill Clinton becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.

2007 : In Pakistan, Mohammad Mian Soomo, president of the senate is sworn as caretaker Prime Minister in charge to organize the general elections scheduled for the first week of January 2008 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/863cc750-93e5-11dc-acd0-0000779fd2ac.html? nclick_check=1
 
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ON 17 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 17, 2008

641 : Death of the 34th Japanese emperor Jomei (629-641), born in 593 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jomei

1183 : In Japan, battle of Mizushima http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Battle-of-Mizushima

1600 : Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander, who launched an invasion of Korea in 1592, commits suicide http://www.ninpo.org/picturearchive/historicalportraits/ kukiyoshitaka.html http://www.shinjin.co.jp/kuki/suigun/yoshitaka1_e.htm

1612 : Birth of Dorgon (prince Rui), one of the most influential Manchu princes in the early Qing Dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorgon http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169433/Dorgon

1846 : Pagan Min is enthroned king of Burma succeeding his father Tharrawaddy Min, up to 1853 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Min

1869 : The Suez Canal is opened to traffic, offering direct sea link between Europe and Asia http://i-cias.com/e.o/suez_can.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5530

1904 : Birth of Isamu Noguchi, Japanese sculptor who died in December 1988 http://www.designboom.com/portrait/noguchi/bio.html

1905 : Birth of Teru Shimada, Japanese actor who died in June 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teru_Shimada

1905 : Eulsa treaty or Japan-Korea Protectorate treaty against the will of king Kojong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulsa_Treaty

1928 : Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and leader in the fight for freedom from Great Britain, known as “Lion of Punjab” http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/LalaLajpatRai.html

1929 : Birth of Goro Naya, Japanese actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15629

1939 : Birth of Yuya Uchida, Japanese actor http://intnl.uchidayuya.com/biography/index.html

1942 : Birth of Khang khek leu (nicknamed Dutch) who has been the head of a torture center during the Khmer Rouge rule (1975-1979) and captured in 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/340151.stm

1949 : Birth of Yashito Yashuhara, Japanese actor http://intnl.uchidayuya.com/biography/index.html

1949 : Birth of Nguyen Tan Dung, current Vietnam Prime Minister since June 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5119642.stm

1950 : Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is called upon to assume full political power (head of the State and Government) after some 80,000 Peoples Liberation Army soldiers invaded Tibet http://www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html

1965 : 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1491

1967 : Birth of Chan Ka-lin (Charine Chan), Hong Kong actress http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=334

1967 : Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."

1969 : Birth of Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=718

1970 - Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1492

1971 : In Thailand, military coup d’état. Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn seizes power http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thanom_Kittikachorn.aspx

1973 : Death of The Mother, Indian spiritual leader http://www.kheper.net/topics/Aurobindo/Mirra.htm

1975 : East-Timor declares itself independent from Portugal

1982 : General Prem is the first Thailand Prime Minister to go to China

1984 : Birth of Park Han-byul, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Han-byul http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t13218.html http://www.ampedasia.com/babes/Park-Han-Byul/

1985 : Death of Lon Nol who overthroned Sihanouk in March 1970 and proclaimed the Republic, born on November 13, 1913 http://angkor1431.tripod.com/index/id26.html

1988 : Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as the first woman leader of an Islamic country. She was elected in the first democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years. http://www.benazirbhutto.org/

1990 : Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts.

2001 : The Taliban confirmed the death of Osama bin Laden's military chief Mohammed Atef in an airstrike three days earlier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Atef

2003 : Death of Shuntaro Emi, Japanese actor, born on September 16, 1923 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256370/

2005 : Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, 60 ans, is elected the 5th president of Sri Lanka. http://www.mahindarajapaksa.com/
 
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ON 18 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 18, 2008

763 : Under king Trisong Detsen, Tibetan take Chang'an (now Xi'an), the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty Daizong http://www.thubtennima.net/KingTrisongDetsen.html
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1668 : by the Treaty of Bungaya, sultan Hasanuddin is forced to give the Gowa kingdom to the Dutch East India Company (VOC ) and Sultan Hasanuddin has no more influence outside the general area of the city of Makassar. http://asiaforvisitors.com/indonesia/sulawesi/makassar/index.html


1901 : Birth of Rajaram Vankudre Shantaran, Indian film director, dead on October 1990

1930 - S&#333;ka Ky&#333;iku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soka_Gakkai http://www.sgi.org/

1932 : Birth of Yoyoy Villame, novelty singer and movie actor, who died on May 18, 2007

1943 : Birth of Osamu Dezaki, Japanese film director

1945 : Birth of Mahinda Rajapakse, current president of Sri Lanka since November 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
1947 : Birth of Shinichi Mori, Japanese actor http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/mori/

1949 : Birth of Shigera Saiki, Japanese actor

1964 : Birth of Wan Liu-lun, Hong Kong actor

1970 : At the United Nation Malaysia said it is for the PRC as China member

1970 : U.S. President Richard Nixon responds Cambodian PM Lon Nol ask for help by requesting Congress to approve $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government ($85 million was allocated for military assistance.) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1493

1980 : Birth of Jeon Hie-ju, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1615791/ http://mv.en.vicdir.com/people-27533-0-hie-ju-jeon.htm

1981 : Birth of Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Magdangal

1984 : Death of Li Pingqian, Chinese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508496/ http://www.dianying.com/en/person/LiPingqian/profile

1984 : Birth of Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer w-inds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryohei_Chiba http://fan.unfading-scar.net/ryohei/

2003 : The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal's CPI(ML).
 
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Updated on November 19, 2008

1464 : Birth of Go-Kashiwabara, 104th emperor of Japan from 1500 up to 1526, who died on May 19, 1526 http://www.indopedia.org/Emperor_Go-Kashiwabara_of_Japan.html

1577 : Death of Matsunaga Hisahide, Japanese warlord, who assassinated the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru on June 17, 1565, born in 1565 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Matsunaga_Hisahide

1858 : Following the Sepoy’ revolt in India, the British East India Company is dissolved http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Mutiny.html

1917 : Birth of Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister, assassinated on October 31, 1984 http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Indira.html

1923 : Birth of Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer, poet, writer, dramatist and filmmaker http://athomewriting.blogspot.com/2006/11/salil-chowdhury-awakening- strains.html

1928 - "Time" magazine presented its cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine's first cover subject.

1931 : Death of Xu Zhimo Chinese poet, born in 1897 http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/denton2/courses/c503/xzm.htm

1936 : Birth of Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1986/lee- bio.html

1946 : Afghanistan joins the United Nations

1946 : A fight between a junk and customs officers in the Haiphong harbor is the pretext for France for the reconquest of North Vietnam

1951 : Birth of Zeenat Aman, Indian actress and sex symbol http://www.apunkachoice.com/people/act168/

1961 : The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches convened at New Delhi, India, during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.

1971 : Cambodians appeal to Saigon for help as communist forces move closer to Phnom Penh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1497

1973 : An Air fighter, belonging to the national air forces bombs the presidential palace in Pnom Penh.

1975 : Birth of Sushmita Sen, Indian beauty queen and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushmita_Sen http://www.sushmitasenfan.info/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEUwocvT9js

1976 : Birth of Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Shibata http://www.jpopasia.com/play/8510/jun-shibata/futari.html

1978 : For the first time, a dazibao poster criticizes Mao Zedong, saying he has been manipulated by the Gang of four

1980 : Start of three days of anti-Chinese rioting break out in Surakarta (Indonesia). Violence spreads to Semarang, Pekalongan, and Kudus. Military is brought in to restore order.

1990 : Death of Sun Li-jen (Sun Liren) a Kuomintang (KMT) general, famous for his combats against Japanese troops, nicknamed the Chinese Rommel http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=81

1998 : Michelle Lee received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Lee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497891/

1998 : Death of Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist, born on October 23, 1920 http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/2005-03-16-fujita- obit_x.htm

1999 : From Jiuquan Satellite center, China launches its first unmanned Shenzhou 1 spacecraft which landed in Inner Mongolia the following day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_1 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/shenzhou.htm

2001 : 600 partisans of Nur Misuari, leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) attack a barrack in Jolo, opposing 26 November local elections http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Modules/Modules/Separatist_Groups/ nur_misuari.htm

2005 : Mahinda Rajapaksa is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka, succeeding Chandrika Kumaratunga. Ratnasiri Wichramayake comes back as Prime Minister.

2007 : Khieu Samphan, head of state of the Khmer Rouge from 1976 to 1979, is arrested http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/11/khieu-samphan-arrested.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7101154.stm
 
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Updated on November 20, 2008

762 : Bögü, khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Luoyang, capital of the Chinese empire

1750 : Birth of Tipu (or Tippu) Sultan, Indian ruler http://www.tipusultan.org/

1903 : Birth of Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2001/ dr_ishtiaq_husain_qureshi.html

1915 : Birth of Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the China communist party from 1980 to 1987 http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2003/sites/tiananmen/ leftsidelinks/bios/hu_yo_bang.html http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/ m0018945.html

1915 : Birth of Kon Ichikawa, iconic Japanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406728/bio http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/ichikawa.htl

1938 : Death of Enzo Matsunaga, Japanese writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Matsunaga

1941 : Birth of Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Haseena-Moin

1946 : In the Battle of Marga (Indonesia), the resistance on Bali led by Ngurah Rai is defeated by Dutch forces.

1948 : American consul in China held "hostage" by communists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2490

1950 : Birth of Kiyonobu Suzuki, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840618/

1950 : During the Korea War, the US 7th Division, reaches the Yalu River on China border

1953 : French General Navarre choses Dien-Bien-Phu as strong position to stop Vietnamese communist offensive in Indochina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu

1954 : Birth of Bin Shimada, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Shimada http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793554/

1960 : Japanese prime minister wins general elections

1962 : In the war with India, Beijing decides a cease-fire and starts the withdrawal of Chinese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8Ms_uKClo

1963 : Birth of Wen Ming-na, Macau-born actress http://www.ming-na.com/

1963 : Cambodia renounces US aid and ask again for the neutralization of its country

1969 : The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lay massacre in Vietnam

1969 : Birth of Saori Yagi, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120846/

1970 : The majority of United Nations General assembly cote for given to Beijing the seat of China to Beijing, but din’t obtains the 2/3 majority required

1972 : Birth of Japanese actor Kazuo Yashiro http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946589/

1980 : In China, opening of the trial of the Gang of Four and of five generals accomplices of Marshal Lin Biao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four

1980 : For the 2nd time, the General assembly of United Nations demands the withdraw of Soviet Union from Afghanistan

1985 : First visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir to China

1988 : Egypt and China announce that they would recognize the Palestinian state proclaimed by the Palestine National Council.

1990 : The International Herald Tribune and Asian Wall Street Journal are pulled from distribution in Indonesia due to articles on the business enterprises of the Suharto family.

1991 : Cambodia Prince Sihanouk is proclaimed head of state

1992 : Xanana Gusmao, leader of the Fretilin, is captured in East Timor. He will be sentenced to life in prison

1998 : A Taliban-controlled Afghanistan court declares that Osama Bin Laden is “a man without a sin” in regard to US embassy bombing in Kenya and Tanzania

2005 : North Korea expels 11 of the 12 foreign NGO in the country.
 
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Updated on November 21, 2008

1787 : Signature of the Treaty of Versailles, an alliance signed between the French king Louis XVI and the Vietnamese Prince Nguyen Anh, the future Emperor Gia Long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles_(1787)

1811 : Birth of Zeng Guofan, Chinese general who rised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the power of the Qing dynasty http://www.answers.com/topic/zeng-guofan
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1878 : During the Second Afghan War, Battle of Ali Masjid, won by the British http://britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ali-masjid.htm

1894 : In a decisive victory of the Sino-Japanese war, Port Arthur, today Lüshun (Manchuria), falls to the Japanese. 20,000 servicemen and civilians are massacred http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28China%29

1933 : Birth Mikijiro Hira, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386179/ http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.2041.htm

1951 : Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister for the first time, up to April 1952 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Souvanna.html

1959 : Birth of Yee Chin-yen, Taiwanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947140/

1963 : The Liberal Democratic Party, in power since 1955, wins the general elections in Japan

1965 : Birth of Yuriko Yamaguchi, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko_Yamaguchi_(voice_actor) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1072

1969 : US president Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972 and that the US will keep bases there. The official agreement will be signed on December 2 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_/ai_74493364

1969 : Birth of Hineko Mita, Japanese actor

1970 : Operation Ivory Coast : A joint Air force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp to free US pilots captured by communist Vietnamese, but failed.

1970 : Death of Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman, born in November 1888 http://www.ceeby.com/people/cvraman.cfm

1971 : Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the battle of Garibput.

1973 : Birth of Alice Chan (Chan Wai), Hong Kong actress http://www.geocities.com/choiwong2001/alice.html http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=92

1975 : The governments of Hanoi and Saigon agree on the a quick fusion to assure the unification of Vietnam

1979 : A mob, the Pakistani capital Islamabad burns the US embassy to the ground of a five-hour attack in which a US is killed http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/21/ newsid_4187000/4187184.stm

1980 : Birth of Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Yiu http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=13520

1992 : Death of Kaysone Phomvihane, president of Laos since 1991 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaysone_Phomvihane

1998 : In Bangkok, death of Filipino General Fabian Ver, responsible for the assassination of opposition leader Nino Aquino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Ver

2001 : Death of the king of Malaysia, sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz shah (75 years old). His successor is the sultan of Terengganu, Mizan Zainal Abidin, 39 years old. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/761033/Salahuddin-Abdul- Aziz-Shah

2002 : Death of Japanese Prince Takamato (Norihito), born in 1954 http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-11.html

2002 : After the USA stopped the delivering of fuel to Pyongyang, North Korea declares that the nuclear pact signed in 1994 with Washington is null and void.

2004 : In Singapore, the People Action Party celebrates its 50th anniversary of its creation in the presence of Lee Kuan Yew its founder.

2006 : Historic Peace accord between Nepal’s Premier Girija Prasad Koirala and Prachanda, head of the maoist guerrilla. The civil war caused more than 12,500 dead in ten years.

2006 : Hu Jintao is the first Chinese head of state to visit India.
 
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