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10 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 10 JANUARY
1914 : Birth of Yu Kuo-hwa, Taiwan’s Prime Minister (1984-1989) who died in October 2000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Kuo-hwa
1942 : Japanese forces land in Indonesia
1946 : In China, the Consultative political Council decides to convene a National assembly
1963 : Sri Lanka Premier, Ms Bandaranaike, in China up to January 15. She is in charge of a good-will mission between India and China.
1972 : Sheikh Mujibur Rahman comes back to Dakha and becomes head of the government http://banglapedia.net/HT/R_0022.HTM
1974 : Birth of Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor http://www.hrithikrules.com/profile.php
1984 : Death of Prince Souvanna Phouma, four times Laotian Prime Minister between 1951 and 1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvanna_Phouma
1990 : China lift martial law imposed after Tian’anmen Square massacre
1991 : Japan ends routine fingerprinting of all adult ethnic Koreans
1995 : The world Youth Day is held in the Philippines
1997 : Tamil rebels attack a military base in Sri Lanka. 200 soldiers and 140 rebels are killed
2002 : Chinese philosopher Wang Ruoshui dies in Boston. A firm believer in communism, he spaced out Mao Zedong during the Cultural revolution and expelled from the Communiste party in 1987. http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/article?revision%5fid=2044&
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2003 : North Korea accuses the United States of provocation and announces its withdrawal from Nuclear nonproliferation treaty, while US senator Bill Richardson is in Pongyang for talks.
2004 : A « private » US members of Congress delegation is visiting North Korean nuclear installations.
2006 : Kim Jong Il starts a week-long secret visit in China. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4614848.stm<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/10 14:36
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11 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 11 JANUARY
1322 : Birth of Japanese emperor Komyo (1336-1348) who died in July 1380 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_K%C5%8Dmy%C5%8D
1359 : Birth of Japanese Go-En’yu (1371-1382) who died in January 1393 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-En%27yu
1779 : Ching-Thang Khomba (Rajarshi Bhagya) is re-coronated king of Manipur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching-Thang_Khomba
1841 : Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping, proclaims himself “Celest king of the Great Peace (Taiping)” http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2005/is_n4_v30/ai_19754255
1868 : Birth of Cai Yuanpei (Tsai Yuan-pei), Chinese educator who was the first president of the Academia Sinica, who died in March 1940 http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=72166218
1901 : Birth of Kwon Ki-ok, the first Korean female aviator, as well as being the first female pilot in China, who died in April 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwon_Ki-ok
1911 : Birth of Zenko Suzuki, Japanese Prime Minister (1980-1982) who died in July 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenko_Suzuki
1914 : Yuan Shikai, president of the Republic of China seizes all power http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/bio/xyz/yuansh.html
1942 : Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invade the Netherlands East Indies
1942 : The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur
1943 : The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China
1943 : Sino-British treaty. No mention of Hong Kong quarrel
1944 : Birth of Shibu Soren, Indian politician, president of JMM political party, condemned for murder in December 2006, then acquitted in August 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibu_Soren http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/06/stories/2006120604630100.htm
1956 : Vietnamese president Diem publishes a decree aiming to quell any opposition to his politics
1964 : Sukarno and Macapagal relaunch the idea of Maphilindo, a regional association including Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia
1972 : Death of Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/chengyi.shtml
1972 : East Pakistan rename itself Bangladesh
1973 : Beijing denounces the occupation of Paracel islands by South Vietnam
1978 : Death of Ibne Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn-e-Insha
1982 : Birth of Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Ye-jin http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Son_Ye-jin.php
1983 : Yasuhiro Nakasone is the first Japanese Prime Minister to go to South Korea since WWII
1996 : Ryutaro Ashimoto, Japanese Prime Minister, replacing Tomiichi Murayama, through July 1998 http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/apec/1997/rh_profile.html
2007 : Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed leave as interim Prime Minister. Fakhruddin Ahmed is sworn in as chief adviser of the caretaker government. Emergency law is declared. http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/01/12/d7011201011.htm
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12 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 12 JANUARY
1528 : Birth of Chinese general Qi Jiguang http://english.anhuinews.com/system/2006/07/04/001507852.shtml
1898 : Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan http://www.jref.com/glossary/ito_hirobumi.shtml
1917 : Birth of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian spiritualist http://www.tm.org/main_pages/maharishi.html
1935 : Birth of Tomiko Ishii, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411032/
1948 : Fast (up to 18) of Gandhi aiming a national reconciliation
1954 : The government of Prince Pham Buu Loc is announced http://www.vietnamgear.com/Indochina1954.aspx
1966 : In an official communiqué, Moscou gives its full support to Hanoi and National Liberation Front (South Vietnam communists)
1972 : Mujibur Rahman gives up his president charge to be head of the government in the frame of the parliamentary political system in Bangladesh
1978 : Birth of Kim Sa-rang, Korean actress, Miss Korea 2001 http://www.geocities.com/mkmcs/wtl_sarangkim.html http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Sa-rang.php
1979 : The Vietnamese install the new People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea
1988 : In China, state enterprises get their autonomy
2001 : Anson Chan, Chief secretary of Hong Kong administration, resigns because she disagrees with Tung Chee-hwa, Chief executive selected by Beijing http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501060731-1218103,00.html
2002 : In Pakistan, the president, General Musharraf bans Kashmir Islamist separatist parties Jah-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Tayaba, accused by New Delhi to be responsible of 13 December 2001 attack on Indian parliament<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/12 14:48
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13 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS THAT HAPPENED IN ASIA’s HISTORY ON 13 JANUARY
1630 : Execution of Yuan Chonghuan, Chinese Ming dynasty military commander, famous for defeating the Manchus http://sevencastles.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7C5A2F3DB6C97D9A!5860.entry
1842 : Dr William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the savety of a Garrison in Jalalabad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brydon
1904 : Treaty between China and the United States opening the Mandchuria ports ans the city of Mukden to foreigners
1933 : US Congress declares to be for the independence of Philippines despite a veto of President Herbert Hoover
1946 : The Committee of Three (USA, nationalists and communists) sign an agreement for a cease-fire and a reorganization of the Chinese forces integrating the communist forces
1948 : Birth of Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/hh/hh_profile.htm
1950 : After the United Nations Security Council have rejected a Soviet Union resolution asking the expulsion of the representative of Nationalist China, the Russian decide to boycott United Nations (up to 1st August)
1953 : Norodom Sihanouk dissolve Cambodia National Assembly
1964 : Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/13/
newsid_4098000/4098363.stm
1975 : First meeting of the China’s National people’s Congress since ten years. Amendment of the 1954 constitution
1976 : Japan saids it is ready to sign a peace treaty with China
1988 : Death of Taiwanese president Chiang Ching-kuo. Lee Teng-hui president http://www.taiwan.com.au/Polieco/Symbols/report08.html http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5221/is_2005/ai_n19135648/
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1992 : Japan apologizes for forcing tens of thousands of Korean women to serve as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II
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14 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 14 JANUARY
1701 : Death of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord, born in July 1628 http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=558 http://horse.shrine.net/samurai/mitsukuni_e.html
1702 : Birth of 114th Japanese emperor Nakamikado (1709-1735) who died in May 1737 http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Nakamikado
1905 : Birth of Takeo Fukuda, Prime Minister from December 1976 to December 1978, who died in July 1995. Father of Yasuo Fukuda, the current Prime Minister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Fukuda
1925 : Birth of Japanese author Yukio Mishima who commited suicide in November 1970 http://www.vill.yamanakako.yamanashi.jp/bungaku/mishima/index-e.html
1928 : Birth of Akiyoshi Fukae, Japanese actor http://posters.imdb.com/name/nm0297908/maindetails
1929 : After tribal revolts, Afghan king Amanullah is forced to resign http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/yest/amanullah.html
1938 : Birth of Morihiro Hosokawa, first non-LDP Japanese Prime Minister since 1955 (1993-1994) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morihiro_Hosokawa
1942 : Forces, under US general Douglas MacArthur, resist Japanese attacks on Bataan in Philippines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan
1942 : Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo
1950 : United States recalls all consular personnel from China
1955 : Birth of Junichi Ishida, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ishida_Junichi http://www.ishidajunichi.com/
1957 : Birth of Anchee Min, Chinese writer, painter and photographer http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/min_anchee.html
1961 : Opening of the 9th plenum of the VIIIth CCP Central committee (up to 18). Facing increasing economic difficulties, adoption of a more liberal politics
1966 : Indonesia closes its mission at United Nations as it prepares to withdraw from the wold organisasion
1979 : Birth of Mami Nakamura, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620115/ http://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PF022/
1980 : The United Nations General Assembly demands the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign troops in Afghanistan
1980 : Birth of Hiroshi Tamaki, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Tamaki_Hiroshi http://www.tamakihiroshi.com/
1980 : Indira Gandhi is elected Indian Prime Minister, a position she already had from 1966 to 1977
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15 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 15 JANUARY
1481 : Birth od shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi who was in charge from 1494 to 1508, and who was assassinated in September 1511 http://www.japan-101.com/history/ashikaga_oshizumi.htm http://japan-photo.de/e-yoshizumi.htm
1897 : Birth of Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet, who died in November 1931 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111522/english/intro.htm http://chineselectures.org/xuzhimo/xuzhimo.html
1923 : Birth of Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan’s president from 1988 to 2000 http://www.taiwan.com.au/Polieco/Symbols/report09.html
1925 : Birth of Liu Binyan, a Chinese journalist and political dissident http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/
AR2005120502068.html
1942 : Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Mohandas K. Gandhi as head of Indian’s National Congress Party http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/nehru.html
1951 : In Korea United Nations stop the sino-North Korean offensive
1962 : Naval incident between Indonesia and Netherland off West New Guinea
1973 : Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive actions in North Vietnam http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/15/
newsid_2530000/2530549.stm
1989 : « Private visit (up to 20 January) of Vietnamese vice-minister of Foreign Affairs Dinh Nho Liem to Beijing. First high level meeting since 1979
2002 : In Philippines, at least 32 persons are killed in Jolo while demonstrating for the release of ex-governor Nur Misuari, imprisoned for sedition. http://www.tkb.org/KeyLeader.jsp?memID=5720
2002 : The Sri Lankan government lifts all restriction of move of persons and commodities in the area held by LTTE Tamil separatists
2005 : Death of Japanese filmmaker Noriyoshi Matsura http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559676/
2006 : Yu Shyi-kun, former Prime Minister and closed to president Chen Shui-bian is elected president of Democratic Progressiste Party, replacing Su Tseng-chang who resigned after the DPP defeat in local elections on 3 December 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shyi-kun
2007 : Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Solaiman is killed in a clash on the island of Jolo http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F5736483-7ADB-437C-92C0-
77E7CB426FCE.htm
2007 : Death of Bo Yibo, Chinese politician, born in February 1908. Father of the current minister of Commerce Bo Xilai http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/16/news/obits.php
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16 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 16 JANUARY
1630 : Birth of Har Rai, seventh Sikh guru http://www.sikhs.org/guru7.htm
1710 : Death of Higashiyama, 113th emperor of Japan (1687-1709), born in October 1675. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Higashiyama_of_Japan
1761 : British take control of Pondichery against the French
1885 : Birth of Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer, and young brother of Lu Xun, who died in May 1967 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Zuoren
1946 : Birth of Kabir Bedi, Indian actor http://www.kabir-bedi.com/
1950 : Vietnam communist Viet Minh recognizes Communist China
1951 : Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi
1987 : Self-criticism by Hu Yaobang who is replaced by Zhao Ziyang as General secretary of the Communist Party of China.
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17 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 17 JANUARY
1878 : Birth of Chen Qimei, assassinated in May 1916 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qimei http://virtualshanghai.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/Image.php?ID=1897
1933 : Birth of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Coommissioner for Refugees who died in May 2003 http://www.amaana.org/agakhan/sadruddin3.htm
1940 : Birth of Anson Chan http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1672797,00.html
1941 : Chiang Kai-shek orders the New Fouth Army (South China communists forces integrated in national army to fight the Japanese) to be disbanded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Fourth_Army_Incident
1959 : Birth of Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese pop singer and actress http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-212/artist_name-momoe_yamaguchi/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Qt-s3hOpI
1964 : Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia agree for a cease-fire and a Foreign ministers conference in Bangkok
1964 : Soviet Union asks for a conference on the neutralitu of Cambodia
1967 : Birth of Song Kang-ho, Korean actor http://www.koreanfilm.org/actors.html#songkh
1971 : Birth of Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473802/
1972 : Birth of Ken Hirai, Japanese singer and songwriter http://men.stareastasia.com/ken-hirai/
1973 : By a fraudulent referendum, Ferdinand Marcos becomes « President for life » of the Philippines http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/marcos.html
1975 : Zhu Debecomes President of the PRC, replacing Dong Biwu http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDzhu.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Biwu
1981 : The Philippines president, Ferdinand Marcos lifts the martial law
1983 : Resumption of the United Nations good offices mission, lead by Diego Cordovez, for an honoured political solution of Afghan conflit
2004 : The first Japanese soldiers leave for Irak. Since1945, it is the first time that Japanese troop are send in a country on war.
2005 : Décès de Zhao Ziyang http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2989335.stm
But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer very active member LINSI , living in Hong Kong, birthday
From all of us have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/18 12:37
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18 JANUARY 2008
MAIN FACTS IN ASIA HISTORY ON 18 JANUARY
885 : Birth of Daigo, 60th Japanese emperor (897-930), who died in October 930. Not confuse with Go-Daigo, the 96th emperor (1336-1339) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Daigo
1471 : Death of Go-Hanazono, 102nd Japanese emperor (1428-1464), born in July 1419 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Hanazono_of_Japan
1915 : Japan sends “21 demands” to the Chinese government including rights on Shandong and Manchuria
1931 : Birth of Chun Doo-hwan, president of South Korea from 1980 through 1988 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ChunDooH.html
1947 : Birth of Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director http://www.kitanotakeshi.com/
1952 : South Korea extends ist territorial waters up to the “MacArthur” line
1955 : The People’s Liberation Army attacks the Nationalist held Yijiangshan islands, off Zhejiang and takes full control after a two-day battle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yijiangshan
1956 : In London, first Anglo-Malayan conference for the independence of Malaya
1960 : US and Japan sign joint defense treaty
1962 : Us begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerillas
1968 : United Nations general secretary U Thant declares that the end of US bombing on North Vietnam is the prerequisite condition before any negociations
1969 : In Paris, first meeting of the enlarged conference on Vietnam (USA, North Vietnam, South Vietnam and National Liberation Front)
1979 : Birth of Jay Chou, Taiwanse singer and producer http://jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?
s=020e05e1d87cc6592db4c1e61e9be387&t=276294 http://www.asiafinest.com/chinese/jaychou.htm
1981 : Birth of Kang Dong-won, South Korean model and actor http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Kang_Dong-won.php
2006 : Taiwan Prime Minister Frank Hsieh who in early December announced that he want resign is replaced by Su Tseng-chang
But today, the main event in Asia history is Asia Observer member PATRIS, from Pakistan, birthday
From all of us have an happy birthday<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/01/18 12:35
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