ON 23 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 23, 2008


1542 : Birth of Akbar the Great who ruled the Mughal empire in India from 1556 to 1605, who died on October 27, 1605 http://www.boloji.com/history/011.htm

1783 : Death of Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician, born on November 25 1714 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Yoriyuki-Arima

1897 : Birth of Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~naras/ncc/ http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/C_0159.htm

1922 : Birth of Vo van Kiet, Vietnamese prime minister (1991-1997) who died on June 11, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B5_V%C4%83n_Ki%E1%BB%87t

1924 : Birth of Anita Linda, Filipina actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Linda http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/ view_article.php?article_id=59608

1926 : Birth of Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher http://www.sathyasai.org/intro/message.htm http://www.srisathyasai.org.in/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWksEt0N3rs

1937 : Death of Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, born on November 30, 1858 http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/jagadish-chandra-bose.html

1943 : The US forces defeat Japanese forces in the South Pacific Tarawa atoll, opening the way to Marshall Island, US objective http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tarawa.htm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1123.html#article

1946 : The Workers Party of South Korea is founded through the merger of the Communist party of South Korea and a fraction of the People’s party of Korea. It merged with the workers Party of North Korea, forming the Workers party of Korea on June 30, 1949.

1966 : In China, during the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards attack against president Liu Shaoqi and Party secretary Deng Xiaoping

1970 : Death of Yusof bin Ishak, first Singapore president (1965-1970) born on August 12, 1910 http://www.polymernotes.org/biographies/SGP_bio_binishak.htm
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1971 : State of emergency is proclaimed in Pakistan as Indian tanks entered East Pakistan

1971 : The representatives of the Popular Republic of China officially attend the United Nations as the only one representatives of China in lieu of The Taipei delegates

1973 : Death of Japan born American actor Sessue Hayakawa http://www.silentera.com/people/actors/Hayakawa-Sessue.html

1985 - Larry Wu-tai Chin, a retired CIA analyst, is arrested and accused of spying for China. He will commit suicide a year after his conviction.

1986 : In Manila, President Aquino dismiss Defense Minister Enrile.

1994 : About 111 people, mostly women and children, are killed in a stampede after Indian police baton-charged tribal protesters in the western city of Nagpur.

1998 : Agreement between Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and his rival prince Norodom Ranariddh, ending an year and half crisis that blocked the institutions. Hun Sen will lead a government coalition

2003 : In Hong Kong, districts elections. Victory of the Democrats on the pro-Beijing DAB reduced from 83 to 64 representatives while Democratic Party up to 93

2008 : Pakistan is suspended from the Commonwealth because of its imposition of emergency rule http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7108543.stm

2008 : Arguing that Taiwan fears that because of China hostility, World Trade Organization settlements of China-Taiwan trade disputes may not be fair, Taipei blocked the WTO's appointment of the first Chinese judge to the body's highest court http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/ article_1375941.php/ Taiwan_blocks_WTOs_appointment_of_first_Chinese_judge

ON 24 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 24, 2008

654 : Death of Emperor Kotoku, 36th emperor of Japan, born in 596 http://www.speedylook.com/K%C5%8Dtoku.html

1877 : Birth of Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Bahadur_Cowasji_Petigara

1892 : The first railroad opened in the Philippines

1898 : Birth of Liu Shaoqi, president of the People’s Republic of China (1969-1968), who died in jail on November 12, 1969 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHINAliu.htm

1903 : On China, opening of the trade harbour of Port Arthur (Lüshun) to foreigners http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCshunkou

1926 : Birth of Lee Tsung-dao (Li Zhengdao), physicist, 1957 Nobel Prize laureate http://tdlee.ccast.ac.cn/eindex.html http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1957/lee- bio.html

1944 : First bombing raid against the Japanese capital from the east and by land is carried out by 88 American aircraft. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6390

1946 : Bombing of Haiphong (northern Vietnam) by the French, 6 000 are killed

1961 : Birth of Arundhati Roy, Indian writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundhati_Roy

1963 : Newly sworn-in president Lyndon B. Jhonson confirms that the US intend to continue supporting South Vietnam both military and economically http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1508

1965 : Birth of Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1323287/ http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kim_Roe_Ha

1969 : U.S. Army officials announce 1st Lt. William Calley will be court-martialed for the premeditated murder of 109 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1507

1974 : Birth of Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor http://www.yamamototaro.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945500/

1979 : US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange

1987 : In China, Li Peng becomes prime minister, succeding Zhao Ziyang who has been named Secretary General of the Communist Party http://chinavitae.com/biography/Li_Peng/full

1989 : Australia proposes to put Cambodia under UN administration up to general elections

2001 : Nur Misuari, the former leader of the Autonomus Muslim aera in the Philippines, who led a mutiny against Manila government, is arrested as he reaches Malaysia by boat
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2001 : Taliban soldiers surrender their last stronghold in northern Afghanistan, the city of Kunduz

2004 : Death of Wong Jim, Hong Kong songwriter, born on March 16, 1941 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Jim http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/wong_jim.htm

2007 : After having dismissed seven petitions, the Pakistan’s Suprem Court valids the 6 October election of General Musharraf as president http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=32756

Holidays and observances

Lachit Divas is observed on 24th November each year in Assam, India to commemorate the heroism of the Assamese General Lachit Borphukan and the victory of Assamese army over the Mughal army in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671

ON 25 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 25, 2008

1326 : Death of Prince Koreyasu, seventh shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1266-1289), in Japan, born on May 26, 1264 http://publicliterature.org/en/wikipedia/p/pr/prince_koreyasu.html

1501 : Birth of Yi Hwang, one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, who died in 1570 http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9383156/Yi-Hwang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Hwang

1714 : Birth of Yoruyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician who died on November 23, 1783 http://www.onpedia.com/encyclopedia/yoriyuki-arima

1839 : A cyclone slams India, destroying the port city of Coringa, 20,000 ships and taking the life of 300,000 people

1904 : Birth of Chinese novelist Ba Jin, who died on October 17, 2005 http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/a-giant-of-chinese-literature/ 2005/10/20/1129775897723.html http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/bajin/ bajintimeline.html

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1910 : Birth of Chinese poet Ai Qing http://www.thefileroom.org/documents/dyn/DisplayCase.cfm/id/784

1911 : Bombing of Nanjing by republican Chinese revolutionnaries

1920 : Birth of Syed Hassan Jamalullail, king of Malaysia (1960-1965) http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/portal_bi/rk3/rk3a.php?id=rk3_3

1924 : Birth of Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic and philosopher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takaaki_Yoshimoto

1924 : Birth of Qiao Shi, Chinese politician, chairman of People’ National Assembly (1993-1998) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiao_Shi

1925 : Death of Vajiravudh, king of Siam as Rama VI (1910-1925), born on January 1, 1881 http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7905/rama6.html

1936 : Signature of the anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERanti.htm

1938 : The Japanese troops take Hankou (China)

1939 : Birth of Lalita Ahmed, Indian actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014161/

1941 : Birth of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader, who died on November 25, 2001 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riaz_Ahmed_Gohar_Shahi

1941 : A "war warning" is sent to commanders in the Pacific http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6391

1949 : First International Economic Conference opens in Karachi (Pakistan)

1950 : The PRC sends thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight the UN forces in Korea

1952 : Birth of Imran Khan, Pakistani cricket player turned politician http://www.imrankhanno1.20m.com/profile.html

1970 : Japanese author Yukio Mishima commits ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt http://www.members.tripod.com/dennismichaeliannuzz/finalDay.html http://www.vill.yamanakako.yamanashi.jp/bungaku/mishima/index-e.html http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5550

1974 : Japanese premier since July 1972 Kakuei Tanaka resigns

1974 : Death of U Thant, Burmese diplomat who was UN Secretary general from 1961 to 1971 http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg3bio.html

1977 : Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. leader of the opposition, is found "guilty" by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. http://www.notablebiographies.com/An-Ba/Aquino-Benigno.html

1978 : Birth of Ringo Shiina, Japanese musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiina_Ringo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4tQS_jdRG0

1980 : Birth of Kushan Liyanarachchi, Sri Lankan, prominent Live Buddhism Practitioner http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kushan-Liyanarachchi

1992 : Nouhak Phoumsavanh is elected president of Laos, up to February 24, 1998, and died on September 9, 2008

1998 - President Jiang Zemin arrives in Tokyo for the first visit to Japan by a Chinese head of state since World War II.

1998 - The IMF (International Monetary Fund) approves a $5.5 billion bailout for Pakistan.

2001 : Death of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Muslim Sufi, author and spiritual leader, born on November 25, 1941 (see this date)

2003 : On a Pakistani offer, a cease-fire is applied on the Line of Control in Kashmir.

2006 : Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian easily survived an impeachment vote in Taiwan's legislature Friday despite his wife's indictment on embezzlement charges and a prosecutor's statement that Chen could be indicted as well if he did not have presidential immunity. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_/ai_n16876845

2007 : Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Lahore after years of exile http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/25/asia/25pakistan.php?page=2

2007 : Malaysian police have fired tear gas and water cannon to breack up a massive street demonstration by ethnic Indians. The rally was the largest by a single ethnic group in more than a decade http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/87C4393A-8EC5-460C-BA56- F7AFE3929C23.htm
Holidays and observances

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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ON NOVEMBER 26 IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 26, 2008

666 : Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) http://www.mykoguryo.com/heroes02.htm

1288 : Birth of Go-Daigo, 96th Japanese emperor (1318-1339) http://alumni.ox.compsoc.net/~gemini/simons/historyweb/go-daigo.html

1924 : Mogolian People’s Republic is proclaimed

1937 : Shanghai, besieged since August 13, is taken by the Japanesed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shanghai

1939 : Birth of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, current Malaysia Prime Minister http://www.pmo.gov.my/website/webdb.nsf/vALLDOC/ C278C842E428542148256EEF0025E0E6

1941 : Japanese task force leaves for Pearl Harbor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6392

1949 : India's Constituent Assembly adopted the country's constitution. The country will become a republic within the British Commonwealth two months later.

1950 : Chinese troops launch an counterattack against the US forces (Battle of Chosin reservoir) stopping McArthur offensive. http://www.armchairgeneral.com/articles.php?p=2352&page=1 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2496

1954 : Birth of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader to the Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0933019.html

1963 : Legislative elections in South Korea. Victory of the Republican Democratic Party (conservative)


1967 : In Pakistan, Malik Amir Muhammad, Nawab of Kalabagh is shot dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Mohammad_Khan

1968 : Finely, South Vietnam decides to send a delegation to the Conference of Paris

1972 : Birth of Arjun Rampal, Indian actor http://bollywoodzone.wetpaint.com/page/Arjun+Rampal?t=anon

1980 : Birth of Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Ohno http://www.jdorama.com/artiste_1492.htm

1982 : Yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Nakasone.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Zenko_Suzuki.aspx

1990 : Death of Feng Youlan (Fung Yulan), Chinese philosopher, born on December 5, 1895 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C0CEFD8143DF93AA15752C1A966958260
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1990 : After 31 years Lee Kuan Yew steps down as Singapore Prime Minister but stays in the government as officially number 2

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ON 27 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 27, 2008

1127 : Birth of Chinese emperor Xiaozong (1162-1189), who died on June 28, 1194 http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/33History2419.html

1287 : Fushimi, second son of Go-Fukasuka, becomes the 92th emperor of Japan (up to August 30, 1298) http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Emperor-Fushimi-of-Japan http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Emperor_Fushimi_-_Life/id/1361091

1576 : Birth of Shimazu Tadatsune, ruler of Satsuma, the first Japanese ruler of the Ryukyu kingdom http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Shimazu_Tadatsune

1592 : Death of Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese samurai commander who died at 25 in the Battle of Bunroku http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagawa_Hidemasa

1684 : Birth of Japan's shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa http://www.speedylook.com/Yoshimune_Tokugawa.html

1911 : Birth of Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist http://inventors.about.com/od/filipinoscientists/p/Fe_del_Mundo.htm

1916 : Birth of Koji Shundo, Japanese film producer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795898/

1932 : Birth of Benigno « Ninoy » Aquino, Filipino leader of the opposition, assassinated on August 21, 1983 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9008134/Benigno-Simeon-Aquino-Jr
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1950 : Chinese eject UN troops from border with Korea

1951 : For the first time, a Beijing delegation participates the United Nations Security Council works on Korea

1957 : Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru makes an impassioned speach for nuclear disarmament, calling USA and USSR to end nuclear test and begin disarmament http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7094

1962 United Kingdom agrees to provide weaponry to India for resisting to Chinese attacks

1964 : Birth of Japanese singer Sujita Kaoru http://jdorama.com/artiste.1327.htm

1964 : Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, again, appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".

1965 : The Pentagon tells US President Lyndon B. Johnson that for winning the war, he has to increase the number of American troops in Vietnam from 120,000 to 400,000 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1513

1966 : The Pravda denounces the double game of the Chinese leader and accuses Mao Zedong

1969 : Birth of Kenix Kwok Ho Ying, Hong Kong actress http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/03/07/kenix-kwok-ho-ying/

1970 - Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, is attacked at the Manila airport by a Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.

1971 : The Asean proclaims to be a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (Zopfan) http://www.bookrags.com/research/zopfan-ema-06/

1976 : Birth of Korean actress Han Ae-ri http://www.koreanmovie.com/korean_celebrity_photo_photo25431.jpg

1977 : Birth of Mika Tan, Japanese porn star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Tan http://www.mikatan.com/pages/bio/whoami.htm

1978 : Ten of thousands Chinese demontrates shouting « Liberty and Democracy », applauding Deng Xiao ping’s name

1979 : Birth of Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa) http://bestuff.com/stuff/shin-hye-sung

1982 : Yasuhiro Nakasone elected prime minister yesterday, takes his charge after Zenko Suzuki who resigned on October 12 http://www.nndb.com/people/856/000111523/

2001 : Under the aegis of United Nations, the delegates of four Afghan factions meet in Germany for a sharing of power after the Taliban are defeated

2003 : The Taiwanese National Assembly adopts a law who authorizes the president to organize referendums, but the opposition, who has the majority in the assembly, votes an amendment excluding referendums on independence, modification of the constitution and a change of flag

2007 : In Sri Lanka, in an annual policy speech, Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of separatist Tamil LTTE says that peace is impossible http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3578153D-DCAE-4115-B294- D74D22ADA8C4.htm

ON 28 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 28, 2008

1262 : Death of Shinran, Japanese religious leader (b. 1173) http://www.akshin.net/pureland/shinranlifework.htm http://www2.hongwanji.or.jp/english/shinranshonin.html
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1592 : Birth of Huang Taiji, first emperor of the Qing dynasty (1626-1643), who died on September 21, 1643 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Taiji

1694 : Death of Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, born in 1644 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D

1780 : Signature of the Versailles Treaty of 1787, alliance 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)#cite_note-chapuis-0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imageignatures_of_the_1787_Treaty_of_Versailles.jpg

1885 : The Burmese city of Mandalay is occupied by the British forces

1890 : Death of Jyotirao Phule, Indian social reformer, born on April 11, 1827 http://www.bhagwanvalmiki.com/jyotirao.htm

1891 : Birth of Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, politician and jurist, who died on August 17, 1949 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio_Perfecto

1897 : Following the assassination of missionaries, the German take Kiao-Tchéou (Jiaozhou) in north-east of China

1929 : Birth of Japanese writer Kuniko Mukoda, who died in August 1981 http://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/yukari/e/man-detail.cgi?id=94& CGISESSID=7721432a73273dc19d8f40bb893766b3

1930 : Birth of Japanese actor Fuyukichi Maki, who died in June 1998 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538569/
1935 : Birth of Japanese Prince Hitachi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hitachi http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-06ph-01.html

1950 : At the United Nations, the USA accuse PRC of aggression

1956 : Coming from Cambodia, Zhou Enlai meets Indian premier Nehru in New Delhi.

1958 : Sixth plenum of China Communist Party VIIIth Central Committee at Wuhan. Mao Zedong quits as head of state

1958 : Birth of Eisaku Shindo, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1032678/

1958 : Birth of Li Kechun, Chinese actress http://www.dianying.com/en/person/LiKechun http://movies.nytimes.com/person/454792/Li-Kechun

1964 : National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1515

1965 : In response to US president Johnson call, Philippines president F. Marcos announces he will send troops to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1516

1967 : Birth of Tomoyo Harada, Japanese actress http://movies.nytimes.com/person/236541/Tomoyo-Harada/filmography http://haradatomoyo.com/

1969 : Birth of Yu Jun-sang, South Korean actor http://asianmediawiki.com/Jun-Sang_Yu

1975 : Fretilin (Frente Revolucionario de Timor-Leste) proclaims Independence of East-Timor from Portugal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fretilin

1975 : Birth of Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian writer http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/28/eka-kurniawan-an- unconventional-writer.html

1976 : Birth of Qi Yuwu, Chinese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_Yuwu http://geocities.com/qiyuwu715/biography.html

1976 : Birth of Kiki Widyasari, Indonesian actress http://jokobodo81.multiply.com/photos/album/24/Indonesian_Beauty_- _Kiki_Widyasari

1979 : Birth of Daniel Henney, Korean model-actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Henney http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=2070

1981 : Death of Japanese actor Kotaro Bando, born in May 1911 http://movies.nytimes.com/person/3684/Kotaro-Bando

1984 : Birth of Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joross_Gamboa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTUGJ1sfq9c

1987 : Dea Choh Hao Li, Chinese biochemist (b. 1913) http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=cli.html

1990 : Goh Chok Tang, officially succeeds Lee Kuan Yew as Premier of Singapore up to August 2004 http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Goh+Chok+Tong

1995 : Death of Toru Kumon, Japanese educator, born in March 1914 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=990CEFDB153CF934A15754C0A963958260

1998 : Japan and China sign a Joint declaration on Building a Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development http://www.taiwandocuments.org/japan02.htm

2001 : Arrest of “Tommy” (son of ex- president of Indonesia Suharto) who was on the run for one year http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/925992.stm

2006 : Death of Japanese actress Miki Odagiri, born in June 1930 http://movies.nytimes.com/person/53797/Miki-Odagiri

2006 : Thai government decides to lift the martial law in 41 out 76 provinces, including Bangkok, ten weeks after the military coup against premier ministre Thaksin Shinawatra.

2007 : The Chinese guided missile destroyer Shenzhen has docked off Tokyo in the first port visit by a Chinese warship since the Second World War http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/244DC0F3-FE6C-4B8B-9DF9- 7C2E9010DA33.htm

2007 : Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf hands over the command of the military to general Ashfaq Kayani http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7024719.stm

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ON 29 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on October 29, 2008

1784 : The Dutch United East India Company (Verenigge Oos tindichu Company (VOC) defeats Bugis forces in Riau(now in Indonesia). After that, sultan of Riau dies without a successor; VOC takes complete control of Johore and Riau by treaty and VOC builds fort on Bintan. http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/riau-archipelago/history.html

1877 : Birth of Narcisa de Leon, Filipina filmproducer, who died on February 6, 1966 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcisa_de_Leon

1888 : Birth of Li Dazhao, one of the funders of the Chinese communist Party, executed on 28 April 1927 http://www.answers.com/topic/li-dazhao

1935 : Birth of Takahata Isao, animated film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahata_Isao

1936 : Birth of Akiko Kojima, Japanese model, first Asian Miss Universe 1959 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiko_Kojima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP6QswmwFbE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLfurUktnpI

1941 : Birth of Hisayuki Toriumi, Japanese director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868062/

1951 : Jean de Raymond, French representative in Cambodia is assassinated in Phnom-Penh

1952 : Shigeru Yoshida modifies his government http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yoshida.html

1953 : Non official trade agreement between China and Japan. By the way, 25,000 Japanese citizens held in China return to home

1954 : Birth of Tomoko Ai, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014420/

1956 : Birth of Etsuko Shihomi, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793399/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoYaPgD4a84

1959 : Death of the king of Laos Sisavang Vong. He is succeeded by his son Sri Savang Vatthana http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/sisavang-vong/ http://www.angelfire.com/in/Laos/King-Savang_Vatthana.html

1965 : Birth of Masahiro Takashima, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiro_Takashima http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847392/ http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.912.htm


1971 : As a result of the vietnamization of the war by president Nixon, the total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700, the mowest level since January 1966

1975 : Birth of Kelly Lin, Taiwanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lin http://female.thedailymodel.com/kelly-lin/

1977 : Death of Maeda Seison, Japanese painter, born on January 1885 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeda_Seison http://www.adachi-museum.or.jp/e/c_seison.html

1978 : Birth of Kumiko Higa, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1321017/ http://www.animenfo.com/animeseiyuu,434,tkxdxg,higa_kumiko.html

1981 : Birth of Reema Sen, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reema_Sen http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/gallery/Actress/4190.html

1982 : Birth of Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer http://women.stareastasia.com/ariel-lin/

1987 : Birth of Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Ogawa http://wiki.theppn.org/Ogawa_Makoto

1988 : Pakistan’s general Rahimuddin Khan resigns from his post as governor of Sindh, following the effort by president Ghulam Ishaq Khan to limit the powers Rahimuddin had accumulated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahimuddin_Khan
1999 : Super-cyclone wreaks havoc in India http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/29/ newsid_3691000/3691573.stm

2001 : In Japan, for the first time since 1945, the Japanese diet approves a law which othaurises the sending of Japanese forces out of the archipelao to fight international terrorism

2002 : In Ho Chi Minh City, a fire destroys a luxurious department store with 1500 people shopping. Over 60 people died and over 100 are missing. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.

2004 : In Cambodia, conoration of king Norodom Sihamoni, born on May 14, 1953 http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/65/King_Of_Cambodia.html

2005 : 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings kill more than 60 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_October_2005_Delhi_bombings

2006 : In Bangladesh, prime minister Khaleda Zia is forced to quit and president Lajuddin Ahmed assumes this function up to January 2007 http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/I_0002.htm

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ON 30 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on November 30, 2008

1719 : Death of Yamamoto Tsunetomo, samurai, born on June 12, 1659 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Tsunetomo

1858 : Birth of Jagdish Chandra, Indian scientist who died on November 23, 1937 http://www.tuc.nrao.edu/~demerson/bose/bose.html http://www.niyam.com/writing/httech4u/indianscientists/ indianscientists.php?jcbose

1863 : Birth of Andrès Bonifacio, Filipino founder of the Katipunan secret organization in 1892 http://www.pantas.ph/lit-elib/bonifacio.html

1927 : Japan dedicates first subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long)

1937 : Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese Writer http://www.adelineyenmah.com/index2.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeline_Yen_Mah

1941 : Dutch naval forces in the Indies begin mobilizing

1946 : British forces leave Indonesia

1949 : Chinese People’s Liberation Army takes Nationalist capital Chongqing

1949 : India recognizes the People’s Republic of China

1950 : US president Truman said that the use of nuclear weapon in Korea war is always under study

1951 : Following a military coup, Phibun Songgram is re-appointed as Thai premier

1955 : Birth of Gordon Liu (Liu Jiahui), Chinese national arts film actor http://worldfilm.about.com/cs/actor1/p/Gordon_Liu.htm http://video.google.fr/videosearch?hl=fr&q=Gordon+Liu&lr=lang_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X& oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

1957 : Grenade attack on Sukarno at Cikini School in Jakarta. Six children are killed, over a hundred wounded. Sukarno escapes almost unharmed.

1962 : U Thant is unanimously elected General Secretary of United Nations, succeeding the late Hammarskjold http://www.un.org/Overview/SG/sg3bio.html

1964 : Foundation the Kabataang Makabayan or Patriot Youth (A youth communist movement) in the Philippines by José Maria Sison http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=4093

1965 : Birth of Prince Akishino (born Fumihito), second son of Emperor Akihito and father of the only one grandson in the emperor. http://www.nndb.com/people/947/000112611/

1967 : Foundation of the Pakistan People’s Party with Zukfikar Ali Bhutto as first chairman and now led by his daughter Benazir Bhutto http://www.ppp.org.pk/index.html

1972 : White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam due to the fact that troop levels are now down to 27,000.

1973 : Birth of Lim Chang-jung, South Korean actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0510514/ http://lunapark6.com/lim-chang-jung.html

1982 : The motion picture “Gandhi” has its world premiere in New Delhi

1987 : China and Laos resume full ambassadorial level relations

1987 : Afghanistan Constitution adopted

1993 : Death of Indian Jesuit theologian Sebastian Kappen http://www.answers.com/topic/sebastian-kappen

1994 : Man Mohan Adhikari is sworn in as first communist premier of Nepal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Mohan_Adhikari

Holidays and observances

Philippines : Andres Bonifacio Day

ON 1 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 1, 2008

1433 : Death of Japanese 100th emperor Go-Komatsu, born in August 1377 http://www.speedylook.com/Go-Komatsu.html

1521 : Birth of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Takeda_Shingen

1602 : Death of Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese samurai and warlord, born in 1577 http://www.samurai-archives.com/hideaki.html

1887 : By the Treaty of Tianjin, Portugal gets definitively Macao http://www.sacu.org/macao.html

1911 : Mongolia proclaims its independence from the Qing dynasty which had controlled it for 220 years, but had collapsed in that year.

1922 : Agreement on detailed arrangements for the settlement of outstanding question relative to Shantung (Shandong) between China and Japan http://untreaty.un.org/unts/60001_120000/20/29/00039444.pdf

1927 : Chiang Kai-shek marries Soong May-ling

1933 : Birth of, Japanese cartoon artist who died in September 1996 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297742/bio

1935 : Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is elected chairman of Kuomintang

1936 : Birth of Akira Kubo, Japanese actor http://www.usadojo.com/biographies/akira-kubo.htm

1942 : Foundation of the Communist party of Thailand by Indian-born Prasert Sapsunthorn

1943 : Death of Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian, founder of the modern Thai education education system as well as the modern provincial administration, born on June 21, 1859 http://everything2.com/e2node/Damrong%2520Rajanubhab

1943 : "Cairo Communiqué." result of the Cairo Conference from November 22 to discuss their policy on Japan, by the President of the U.S. Franklin Roosevelt, Prime Minister of the U.K. Winston Churchill, and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. The declaration mentioned the unconditional surrender of Japan, the restoring to China of Manchuria, Formosa and the Pescadores, and the freedom and independence of Korea. http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/shiryo/01/002_46shoshi.html

1945 : Birth of Junko Fuji, Japanese actress http://www.timeout.com/film/people/315986/junko-fuji.html

1945 : The Communist Party of Malaya, gives back the weapons provided by the British to fight the Japanese

1947 : Birth of Jinpachi Nezu, Japanese actor http://movies.go.com/jinpachi-nezu/f1061912

1954 : Security accord between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States http://www.taiwandocuments.org/usroc.htm

1956 : Mohammad Hatta, vice-president of Indonesia, resigns. (No vice-presidents again until 1973.)

1957 : Indonesian authorities take retaliations against Dutch after a failed bomb attack against failed killing of president Sukarno

1961 : The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New Guinea.

1963 - Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India.

1964 : US president Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1525

1965 : US government says it is ready to a new Geneva conference on Vietnam and accuses China to help Hanoi

1965 : The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the border.

1967 : In Pakistan, People’s Party comes into being

1968 : Death of Kim Seung-ho, South Korean actor http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/Kimseungho/fiche.html

1970 : The People’s Republic of China is recognized by Ethiopia

1971 : The Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and Ba Ray http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1524

1973 : Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia

1975 : Trip of US president Gerald Ford to China (up to 5). Il meets Mao Zedong

1977 : Death of Yuko Mochizuki, Japanese actress, born on January 1917 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595105/

1988 : Beginning of a thee-day visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen to Moscow, the first after 30 years

1988 : Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan.

1989 - Right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed forces Movement (RAM) attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d' etat.

1999 : Indonesian President Wahid begins state visit to China; issues press release stating that restrictions against ethnic Chinese and expressions of Chinese culture in Indonesia will be lifted.

2001 : Birth of Princess Aiko, the only one child of crown prince Naruhito http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa120901a.htm

2007 : Zhang Zilin is the first Chinese girl to be elected Miss Worldhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7123055.stm
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Holidays and observances

World AIDS Day

ON DECEMBER 2 IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on December 2, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Holidays and observances

Laos National Day