Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem (1 viewing) (1) Guest
Favoured: 0
|
|
|
TOPIC: Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 3 Weeks, 5 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page
ON 9 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 9, 2008
1180 : In Japan, Battle of Fugigawa, nicknamed “the battle that never took place” http://www.speedylook.com/Battle_of_Fujigawa.html
1187 : Death of Song dynasty Emperor Gaozong, born on June 12, 1107 http://chinese-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/gaozong
1867 : Tokugawa Yoshinonu, 15th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Japanese emperor. Beginning of the Meiji Restoration http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Yoshinobu_Tokugawa.html http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/TOKJAPAN/SHOGUN.HTM http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/meiji.htm
1877 : Birth of Sir Muhammad Iqbal, a Muslim poet, philosopher and politician who introduced the theory of the Two-Nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Muhammad_Iqbal
1911 : Birth of Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet, who died on September 23, 2004 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Tabish-Dehlvi
1918 : Birth of Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial art master, founder of Taekwon-Do, who died on June 15, 2002 http://www.itf-information.com/information02.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pb50lahbK4
1937 : Japanese troops take control of Shanghai(see picture below)
.
1945 : In Indonesia, Sukarno asks Sutan Sjahrir to form a Cabinet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soetan_Sjahrir
1947 : In Thailand, by a coup d’état, Marshal Luang Pibul Songgram takes again the power http://www.answers.com/topic/luang-pibul-songgram
1953 : Birth of Ti Ai, Taiwanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1027705/ http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1968
1953 : Cambodia becomes fully independent from France in the French Union
1963 : In Japan, about 450 miners were killed in a coal-dust explosion. In addition, 160 people died in a train crash.
1964 : Eisaku Sato becomes the Japanese prime minister, succeeding Ikeda Hayato http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576965/ikeda_hayato.html
1970 : During the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court of the United States votes 6 to 3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1472
1978 : A Chinese military delegation, lead by general Wu Xinguan, arrives to Manila (Philippines)
1980 : Second visit of Singapore premier Lee Kuan-yew to China
1980 : Death of Fubuki Koshiji, Japanese actress born in 1924 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467047/
1981 : General Ne Win, is replaced as head of state of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma by General San Yu (up to July 1988). Ne Win continues to be head of the only one party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Yu
1990 : A new democratic constitution is issued in Nepal
1994 : Chandrika Kumaratunga elected 1st female president of Sri Lanka
2001 : The first Japanese warship to be engaged out of the archipelago quit Sasebo for the Indian Ocean
2003 : Death of Binod Bihari Verma, Indian Maithili literateur, born on December 3, 1937 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binod_Bihari_Verma
2003 : Early general elections in Japan. DLP keeps largely the first position but the Democratic Party, the main opposition party grows from 137 to 177 MP
2004 : Death by suicide of Iris Chang, Asian author, born on March 28, 1968 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/11/
MNGB59PKL01.DTL http://www.irischang.net/biography.cfm
2005 : Death of K.R. Narayanan, President of India (1997-2002) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4421632.stm http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/10/stories/2005111012320100.htm
2005 : Malaysian Azahari Husin, brains of the main terrorist attacks in Indonesian, including the October 2002 attack in Bali, is killed in an police action in Malang (East Java) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azahari_Husin
2007 : For the first time in three years, Aung San Suu Kyi can meet the leaders of her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C63A4375-D210-499B-B958-
8C7F2411B39C.htm
Holidays and observances
Cambodia : Independence Day (1953)
Pakistan : Allama Iqbal Day (1877)
|
|
|
|
 Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 3 Weeks, 4 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, go to the bottom of this page 
ON NOVEMBER 10 IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 10, 2008
1698 : The East India Company takes possession of three villages in Bengal : Sutanaki, Kolkota and Gobindapun that they will unit to form Calcutta
1868 : Birth of Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist who died on April 26, 1957 http://www.gichinfunakoshi.com/gichin.htm
1911 : Chinese imperial army recaptures Nanjing in a blood bath
1928 : Michinomiya Hirohito (Showa) is crowned the 124th emperor of Japan (up to 1989) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5511
. 
1941 : Birth of Kyu Sakamoto, a popular Japanese singer and actor who died in August 1985 in an air crash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyu_Sakamoto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXQ31F1A-k
1943 : Indonesian nationalists Sukarno, Hatta, and Kyai Bagus Hadikusumo are flown to Tokyo to be decorated by the Emperor of Japan.
1944 : Death of Wang Jingwei, who in March 1940, formed at Nanjing a pro-Japanese government http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Wang_Jingwei.html
1945 : Battle of Surabaya between pro-independence soldiers and militia against British and Neetherlands troops. Fighting continues for three weeks. 600 Indian troops defect from the British and joined the Indonesians (celebrated as the heros's day) http://www.nusantara.com/heritage/surabaya.html
1948 : Birth of Shigesato Itoi, Japanese novelist and video game designer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigesato_Itoi http://starmen.net/credits/shigesatoitoi.php
1953 : In the Philippines, Colonel Ramon Magsaysay, with US support, is elected president of the Republic http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ramon-magsaysay/biography.html
1965 : In Shanghai, a newspaper critics a play written by Wu Han, deputy mayor of Beijing. That is the first shot who will bring to the Cultural Revolution
1971 : US table tennis team arrived in China marking the first thaw between Beijing and Washington since 1949
1971 : In Cambodia, Khmer rouge forces attack the city of Phom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine airplanes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1475
1973 : The Americain State Secretary Henry Kissinger goes to Beijing to said that the USA are ready to normalize their relations with China (In fact it will happen in January 1979)
1977 : José Maria Sison, leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines (Marxist-leninist) is arrested in San Fernando http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/0003986809/
1978 : Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Kuala Lumpur for a two-day visit
1979 : Vietnamese forces launch a mopping up operation against Khmer positions northern Cambodia
1980 : In China, beginning of the trial of the « Gang of Four » led by Jiang Qing, widow of Mao Zedong (verdict on January 21, 1981) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924552,00.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91LEZxKlkrc
1986 : Death of Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician, born on November 12, 1914 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Rogelio-de-la-Rosa
1986 : The 1972Bangladesh constitution (secular parliamentary form of democracy) is restored
1988 : Birth of Chisaki Hama, former Japanese actress and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisaki_Hama http://www.genvid.com/PGSM/cast/hama-gallery.htm
1990 : Chandra Shekhar is sworn in as India's new prime minister, succeeding Vishwanath Pratap Singh (up to June 21, 1991) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Shekhar
1995 - In Katmandu, Nepal, searchers rescued 549 hikers after a massive avalanche struck the Himalayan foothills. The disaster left 24 tourists and 32 Nepalese dead.
1997 : Border agreement between China and Kazakhstan
2004 : Death of Katy de la Cruz, Filipina jazz singer, born on February 13, 1907 http://www.geocities.com/katy_delacruz/ http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/sb/sb003517.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGIffuoJPw
2006 : Sri Lankan Tamil parliamentarian Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo http://aboutsrilanka.blogspot.com/2006/11/tna-parliamentarian-
nadarajah-raviraj.html http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2006/11/9268_image_headline.html
2007 : Malaysian police fires tear gas shell and water cannons to disperse an opposition back rally demanding changes to the electoral system http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8370EBC1-682F-4B2B-BBB0-
AE833B7F6FD3.htm
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS
Indonesia : Heros' day
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 3 Weeks, 3 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, go down to the bottom of this page
ON 11 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 11, 2008
1636 : Birth of Yan Ruoqu, great Chinese scholar who died in 1704 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/652929/Yan-Ruoqu
1675 : Death of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, 9th sikh guru, born onApril 1, 1621 http://www.sgpc.net/gurus/guruteghbahadur.asp
1743 : In now Indonesia, Pakubuwono II gives VOC Surabaya, Rembang, Jepara and claims to easternmost Java and West Madura. VOC receives a say in court appointments.
1763 : Death of Jean-François Dupleix, former governor general of the French Establishment in India http://pageperso.aol.fr/book0001/dupen23.htm
1865 : Treaty of Sinchula in which Bhutan gives up the areas east of the Teesta river to the British East India Company
1866 : Bombing of Seoul by the French feet of Admiral Roze, but the city is not taken (See “On that day” 16 October)
1873 : Dutch invade Aceh again, and maintain their positions, but would sustain heavy losses due to disease.
1921 : Opening of Washington Naval Conference between Britain, France, Japan and United States for discussions of issues in the Pacific and Far East (up to February 1922) http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1354.html
1943 : Birth of Shunsuke Ikeda, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407451/
1944 : Death of Wang Jingwei who, on March, 30, 1940, had formed a pro-Japanese gouvernent in Nanjing, born on May 4, 1883 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Jingwei
1944 : Continuing their advance in southern China, the Japanese take Guilin
1945 : in Indonesia, Sutan Sjahrir moves a proposal through KNIP to take powers away from the President and transfer them to a Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The effect is to make Sukarno's position less powerful for a while.
1950 : Nepal King Tribhuvan, deposed by Prime Minister Bahadur Rana, escapes to India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan
1952 : Birth of Ho Lily, Taiwanese actress http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1818 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/ho_lily.htm
1955 : Birth of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, king of Bhutan (1972-2006) http://www.bootan.com/bhutan/articles/king.htm
1960 : A military coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam is crushed.
1967 : One more time, US president Lyndon Johnson says he is ready to meet North Vietnam leaders
1967 : During the Vietnam War, in a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1476
1968 : Biginning of Operation Commando Hunt. The goal is interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail throught Laos into South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1477
1968 : Failed assasination attack against Ayoub Khan, head of state of Pakistan
1968 : Second Republic is declared in the Maldives under the presidency of Ibrahim Nasir, elected indirectly to a four-year presidential term by the Majlis (legislature) http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/maldives_nasir.shtml
1971 : The USA give back Okinawa to Japan
1972 : The huge American military base of Long Bing is given to South Vietnam authorities. End of the direct engagement of the USA in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1478
1977 : Kriangsak Chomanan is sworn in as Thai prime minister, up to March 1980 http://www.onpedia.com/encyclopedia/kriangsak-chomanan
1977 : Abraham Sarmiento jr, Filipino journalist and activist, dies while in prison, born on June 5, 1950 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=17115268
1978 : The tragedy of the 2500 boat people on Haï Hong ship who are denied to shore on Malaysia is revealed http://cyusof.blogspot.com/2008/10/hai-hong-saga.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCFny5Kh6qo
1987 : Birth of Yuya Tegoshi, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuya_Tegoshi http://wiki.theppn.org/Tegoshi_Yuya
1989 : Birth of Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reina_Tanaka http://bestuff.com/stuff/reina-tanaka http://girlicious.free.fr/
2001 : Theys Eluay, leader of the independence movement for Papua (Irian Jaya), is found dead in a town east of Jayapura. Several military officers will be later arrested for the murder (see picture below) http://www.insideindonesia.org/edit70/Theys2.htm http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2001/175/
Holidays and observances
South Korea : Pepero Day
Maldives : Republic Day (1968)
.
. Theys Eluay 
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 3 Weeks, 2 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, go to the bottom of this page
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.
. 
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 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FBD27CD3-9905-490A-AE58-
790A1FDB4E47.htm[/color]
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 3 Weeks, 1 Day ago
|
Karma: 25
|
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
.
. 
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
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 3 Weeks ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, go to the bottom of this page
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
.
. 
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soetan_Sjahrir
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
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 2 Weeks, 6 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, go to the bottom of this page
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
. 
.
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 Hongō, 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.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 2 Weeks, 5 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see the today events in Asian history, goto the bottom of the page
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
.
. 
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
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 2 Weeks, 4 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
To see on this day events in Asian history, go to the bottom of this page
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/
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
Jacques (Moderator)
Moderator
Posts: 1868
|
|
Re:On this day In Asian history by Jacques de Goldfiem 2 Weeks, 3 Days ago
|
Karma: 25
|
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
.
. 
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 - Sōka Kyōiku 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).
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
Forums 
