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3 December in Asian history
Updated on December 3, 2008
1552 : Death of Saint Francis Xavier dies in Shangchuan island, off Guangdong http://www.cin.org/franxav.html
1610 : Death of Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general http://www.samurai-archives.com/tadakatsu.html
1884 : Birth of Rejendra Prasad, first president of India from 26 January 1950 up to 19 May 1962 who died on 28 February 1963 http://www.indiatogether.org/people/rajendra_prasad.htm
1887 : Birth of prince Narukiko Higashikuni, Japanese Prime Minister http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWhigashikuni.htm
1899 : Birth of Ikeda Hayato, Japanese prime minister (1960-1964) who died on August 13, 1965 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-IkedaHayato.html
1918 : Birth of Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general, hero of the independence day, who died in September 2000 http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567650/Nasution_Abdul_Haris.html#461531068
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1925 : Birth of Kim Dae-jung, president of South Korea (1998-2005), Nobel Peace Prize 2000 http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/leader/kim.dae.jung/
1937 : Birth of Binod Bihari Verma, Indian Maithili literateur http://www.mithilaonline.com/binod.html
1941 : Birth of Lee Myung-bak, South Korea’s President since February 2008 http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Lee_Myung_Bak_PSU_07
1952 : Birth of Wan Azizhah Wan Ismail, Chairwoman of People’s Justice Party (Pari Keadilan Rakyat) in Malaysia http://www.voanews.com/burmese/archive/2006-09/2006-09-15-voa5.cfm
1958 : Nationalization of the Dutch interests in Indonesia
1971 : Indian declares war on West Pakistan aiming to help Bangladeshi separatists http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/
newsid_2519000/2519133.stm
1978 : Hanoi announces the foundation of a United National Front for the salvation of Kampuchea by former Khmer rouge who took refuge in Vietnam
1980 : Shirin Bai, sister of Quaid-i-Azam, passes away in Karachi
1982 : Birth of Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/07/opinion/fmseno.php
1984 : Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/
newsid_2698000/2698709.stm
1984 : Radio Kaboul announces that the number 2 in the prosovietic regime and minister of defense Abdul Qader has been dismissed and succeeded by Nazar Muhammad
1996 : Death in Moscow of Babrak Karmal, former president of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan http://www.afghanland.com/history/karmal.html
1997 : In Ottawa, representatives of 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnal landmine, but China (with USA and Russia) do not signs the treaty
2002 : Shanghai is chosed to be in charge of the Universal Exposition in 2010
2005 : The Democratic Progressive Party of president Chen Shui-bian suffers a big defeat in the local elections
2007 : Anson Chan, a leading pro-democracy activist, wins Hong Kong's landmark by-election, giving a huge boost to the campaign for universal suffrage in the southern Chinese territory http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2952E33F-80C8-4C1E-B73E-
55FF76272864.htm
2007 : Pakistan's Election Commission decides to bar Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister and opposition leader, from the general election on Jan. 8 because of his criminal http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/03/asia/pakistan.1-182019.php
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ON 4 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 4, 2008
1696 : Death of Empress Meisho (1629-1643) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Meish%C5%8D
1829 : Britain abolishes “suttee” in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband’s funeral pyre)
1884 : Kapsin Revolution in Korea by progressive elites, quickly repressed http://www.korea-dpr.com/modern.htm
1893 : Agreement between France and United Kingdom on Siam
1894 : Birth of T.V. Soong, Chinese banker, brother-in-law of Chiang Kai-shek, who died on 24 April 1971 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._V._Soong
1895 : Birth of Fung Yu-lan (Feng Youlan), Chinese philosopher who died in 1990 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/authors/feng.youlan.html
1910 : Birth of Ramaswamy Venkataram, president of India (1987-1992) http://www.asian-affairs.com/biographies/venkataramancv.html
1918 : Birth of Gong Qiuxia, Chinese actress who died in September 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_Qiuxia
1932 : Birth of Roh Tae-woo, president of South Korea (1988-1993) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Tae-woo
1946 : Birth of Yo Inoue, Japanese actress who died in February 2003 http://www.west.net/~ke6jqp/YouInoue/youinoue.htm
1946 : Birth of Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Pei-pei
1947 : Birth of Sean Lu, Vietnamese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1340503/
1950 : Pyongyang is retaken by communist forces.
1951 : Mir Waiz Maulvi Muhammad Yusouf is appointed president of Azaz Kashmir (Free Kashmir) government
1951 : Birth of Chang Yi, Chinese film director and scripwriter http://movies.nytimes.com/person/117616/Chang-Yi/filmography
1966 : Viet Cong attack Tan Son Nhut airport http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1531
1966 : Ex-mayor of Beijing, Peng Zhen, is arrested by Red Guards http://www.chinavitae.org/biography/Peng_Zhen/career http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/p/e.htm#peng-zhen
1967 - Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1530
1971 : Attack on Pakistan Navy and Karachi by the Indian Navy
1971 : UN Security Council calls emergency session to consider deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan
1978 : Birth of Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaclyn_Victor http://www.jaclynvictor.net/
1982 : After two years on work, RPC new constitution is adopted
2002 : Second Bonn Conference on Afghanistan
2005 - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
2007 : A new bishop, supported by Vatican, is ordained in China. He is Joseph Gan Junqiu, ordained in the Sacred Heart cathedral in Guangzhou http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10945
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2007 : In Malaysia, 29 Ethnic Indians are arrested on charge of killing attempt in the 25 November demonstrationhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F5FFE17E-4C23-4F59-97FB-
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National Day of Myanmar
Navy Day in India
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ON 5 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 5, 2008
1377 : Birth of Jianwen, Ming dynasty Chinese emperor in 1398 and who died in a fire following a coup on July 13, 1402 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianwen_Emperor
1537 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, 15th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who died in October 1597 http://www.samurai-archives.com/yoshiaki.html
1898 : Birth of Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan who died in February 1982 http://www.urdupoetry.com/profile/josh.html
1905 : Birth of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, chief minister of Kashmir, who died on September 8, 1982 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Abdullah
1907 : Birth of Marshal Lin Biao, the heir of Mao Zedong after helping him to retake the power during the Cultural Revolution but who mysteriously died in an air crash in 1971 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbiao.htm
1927 : Birth of Thailand king Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/hm_king_bhumibol_2003.html
1927 : Birth of of Shoji Nishio Sensei, Japanese martial artist, who died in March 2005 http://www.aikidojo.info/html/shoji_nishio_sensei.html
1930 : Birth of Zhang Zhixin, a Chinese dissident who was gang raped then executed on 4 April 1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zhixin http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-3-4/26783.html
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1932 : Birth of Narida (Farhat Ezekiel), Indian actress, who died on February 9, 2006 http://www.4to40.com/legends/print.asp?id=1031 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0618918/
1939 : Birth of Minita Chico-Nazario, Filipino Supreme Court jurist http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/justices/j.chico-nazario.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minita_Chico-Nazario
1941 : Netherlands Indies government sends a request to Australia to send forces to Ambon and Timor. Australian Air Force planes and personnel arrive on December 7.
1950 : Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India
1950 : Death of Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru http://www.ceeby.com/people/sriaurobindo.cfm
1950 : The Communists with Chinese help re-occupy Pyongyang, sweeping into South Korea and recapturing Seoul http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/
newsid_3231000/3231381.stm
1950 : Thirteen Asian governments ask Beijing to limit its intervention in Korea
1951 : Death of Abanindranath Tagore, Indian writer and painter, Nobel laureate 1913, born on August 7, 1871 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1913/tagore-
bio.html http://www.chitralekha.org/abanindranath.htm
1957 : Indonesian government orders 46,000 Dutch citizens to be expelled.
1963 : Death of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, born on September 8 1892, Prime Minister of Pakistan (September 1956-October 1957) http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P016
1976 : General elections in Japan. Big loses by DLP led by prime minister Takeo Miki who resigns
1978 : The Soviet Union sign a « Friendship Treaty” with the Democreatic Republic of Afghanistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2505
1980 : Shizuka Ito, Japanese voice actress (seiyū http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Ito
1981 : Birth of Leila Tong Ning, Hong Kong actress http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/07/01/leila-tong-ning/
1986 : Death of Sir Edward Youde, governor of Hong kong from May 1982 to December 1986 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Youde
1995 : Sri Lanka government announces the conquest of Tamil stronghold of Jaffna http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/5/
newsid_4618000/4618661.stm
2001 : Early general elections in Sri Lanka, won by opposition led by Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of United National Party who will be sworn in Prime minister on 9 December.
2001 - In Germany, four Afghan factions leaders sign a pact to create a temporary administration for post-Taliban Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai and his Cabinet are planned to take over power in Afghanistan on December 22.
2002 : Death of Ne Win, the ex-dictator of Burma from 1962 to 1988 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1581413.stm
2005 : Death of Liu Binyan, a Chinese journalist and political dissident http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/
AR2005120502068.html
2007 : Thailand celebrates venerated king Bhumibol Adjulyadej (Rama IX) 80th birthday http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/21A7080E-CD7D-4CA5-911B-
AAA7A8B17704.htm http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/
article_1378657.php/
Thai_king_stresses_need_for_unity_on_80th_birthday
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ON DECEMBER 6 IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 6, 2008
1240 : Kiev (Russia) under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan http://www.answers.com/topic/batu-khan
1853 : Birth of Haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature, who died on November 1931 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haraprasad_Shastri
1890 : Birth of Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist who died on January 10, 1951 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Yoshio-Nishina
1896 : D T Suzuki (1870-1966) founds the Awakening at Engakuji temple http://www.anb.org/articles/08/08-01898.html
1903 : Sumatra Aceh guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders the Dutch Captain Colijn
1912 : The new Republic of China votes for universal human rights
1933 : Birth of Jo Shishido, Japanese actor http://shishido0.tripod.com/shishido.html
1941 : US President Roosevelt launches an appeal to Japanese Emperor Hirohito for peace http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6635
1941 : Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore
1945 : Birth of Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/Biography/29109/Shekhar+Kapur.html?dataSet=1 http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/welcome.htm
1947 : Start of two days of talks between Vietnam Emperor Bao Dai and French representative Bollaert in Along Bay http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/VNbo.htm
1950 : French General de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed High Commissioner for Indochina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
1961 : In Vietnam War, Operation Farm Gate combat missions authorized http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1534
1956 : Death of Dr. Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar, Indian Minister of Law and architect of The Constitution of India, born on August 14, 1891 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar
1963 : The Communist Party of Soviet Union launches a new call for a « truce in the opened polemic » with China Communist Party.
1965 : Pakistan’s islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduate lever
1967 : Birth of Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacken_Lee
1971 : Birth of Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese seiyuug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naozumi_Takahashi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847175/
1971 : India recognizes Bangladesh. Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with New Delhi
1971 / Birth of Huang Lei, Chinese actor http://www.hkcinemagic.com/fr/people.asp?id=4687
1971 : Puting forward a danger of invasion by North Korea, President Park Chun-hee proclaims the state of emergency
1979 : US president Carter accuses Hanoi, Moscow and Phom-Penh to block all help to Kampuchea population
1979 : Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah acting president of South Korea after the killing of president Park Chun-hee in October, is elected president. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/113970/Choi-Kyu-hah
1981 :The Communist party of Kampuchea (Khmer rouge) is officially dissolved and replaced by the Party of Democratic Kampuchea
1985 : For the first time, the violation of human rights in Afghanistan is investigated by United Nations
1990 : Resignation of Bangladesh president Ershad since 1982 after elections boycott by opposition parties http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/E_0071.htm
1990 : Death of Tunku Abdul Rahman, first Prime Minister of Malaya http://www.primeministersofmalaysia.net/1.php http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9C0CE1D6173DF934A35751C1A96695820
1992 : Extremist Hindu activists destroy the 16th century built Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya starting two months of Hindu-Muslim rioting causing the death of at least 2,000 people http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6/
newsid_3712000/3712777.stm
2000 : Birth of Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer, born on April 17, 1942 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Mian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKQ--7giN9Y
2001 : Surrender to the Northern Alliance of Kandahar, the last strongpoint of Taliban in South Afghanistan.
2004 : Death of Fumiko Yamaji, Japanese actress, born in 1916
2004 : Hamid Karzai, elected on 9 0ctober with 55,4 % of votes and proclaimed winner on 4 November, is sworn in President of Afghanistan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3135938.stm
2007 : A Philippine court sentences 14 members of the rebel Abu Sayyaf group to life in prison for a high-profile mass kidnapping in 2001 in which five people died http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/68C6B9C3-85FE-4BCA-9D26-
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ON 7 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 7, 2008
1561 : Birth of Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikkawa_Hiroie
1897 : Birth of Liu Ningyi, a senior worker’s movement leader and president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (1958-1966) who died in 1994 http://english.gov.cn/2007-12/07/content_828543.htm
1921 : Birth of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader http://www.baps.org/pramukhswami/index.htm
1941 : The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the US Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii leaving 1,500 people died http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/7/
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1946 : Death of Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress and dancer, born on July 18, 1871 http://www.derbycityprints.com/doc-details-895-people.htm
1949 : Ending the civil war, the government of Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.
1949 : The Chinese communist troops reach the borders of Indochina
1957 : Signature of a nippo-russian trade treaty in Tokyo
1959 : In Indonesia, Aceh is made a Propinsi Daerah Istimewa (Province and Special Area)
1970 - The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats.
1971 - Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces formation of a Coalition Government at Centre with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as Vice-Prime Minister.
1971 : Bombing of Phom-Penh by communist Khmer Rouge
1971 : Pakistan president Yayah Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as vice-prime minister http://presidentyahya.com/about.html
1972 : Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, was stabbed and seriously wounded by an assailant. The man was then shot and killed by her bodyguards.
1975 : Breaking off of diplomatic relations by Portugal, Indonesia invads EastTimor which will be the la 27th Indonesia province in July1976. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5579
1978 : Resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. Masayoshi Ohira succeeds him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_%C5%8Chira
1979 : Birth of Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayako_Fujitani http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297858/
1979 : Birth of Derek Ramsay, Filipino actor and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Ramsay http://asianheartthrob.blogspot.com/2007/02/derek-ramsey-
philippines.html
1987 : Because strikes and protests Bangladesh president Ershad dissolves parliament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad
2000 : In front of the Philippine Senat, opening of the impeachment trial of president Joseph Estrada
2001 : Taliban surrender Kandahar http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/7/
newsid_3494000/3494108.stm
2001 : Surprising resignation of Xu Kuangdi, the popular mayor of Shanghai http://www.geocities.com/ccparty2002/xukuangdi.html http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Xu-Kuangdi
2001 : In Indonesia Sulawesi islands, thousands of Chritians, attacked by Muslims flee their villages. In two years, the Christian-Muslim riots cause 1,000 deads.
2001 : Death of of Subrata Mitra, Indian cinematographer, a master of black-and-white film photography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrata_Mitra http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/mno/mitra.html
2001 : Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, raja of Perlis, 58 years, is enthroned rhe 12th king of Malaysia. http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/portal_bi/rk3/rk3a.php?id=rk3_12
2002 : In Mymensingh, Bangladesh, four movies theaters were bombed within 30 minutes of each other. At least 15 people were killed and over 200 were injured.
2004 : Hamid Karzai is sworn in as president of Afghanistan http://www.president.gov.af/english/president_biography.mspx
2005 : After a by-election in Kelantan state, the islamist opposition party PAS has a majority of just one seat.
2005 : Death of Devan Nair, third president of Singapore (1981-1985) http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/
40288182084f80c701087e001fb90154.do.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/08/news/obits09.php
2007 : A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to appear before the court personally to help resolve a property dispute http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7132124.stm
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ON 8 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 8, 2008
1326 : Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/kyoto_daitokuji_temple.htm http://www.answers.com/topic/daito-kokushi-1
1900 : Birth of Sun Li-jen, Chinese general, who died in November 1990 http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/sun/
1923 : Birth of Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Pariser_Rudolph.html
1931 : Birth of Naoki Sugiura, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Sugiura_Naoki
1935 : The Japanese military police launches a violent suppression of the religious sect Oomoto and arrests its leader Onisaburo Deguchi http://www.oomoto.or.jp/English/enKyos/seisi-en.html
1935 : Birth of Dharmendra, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmendra http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/dharmendra/9566
1941 : After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1208.html#article http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6637
1941 : The Japanese invade Hong Kong, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. They also invade the portions of Shanghai administered by European powers and bomb American bases in the Philippines.
1941 : First Japanese attack on Wake Island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island
1946 : Birth of Sharmila Tagore, Indian Actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hek90aBcTw http://www.bollywood501.com/classic_f/sharmila_tagore/main.html
1947 : Dutch and Indonesian representatives meet on board the U.S.S. Renville, a U.S. Navy transport stationed in the Philippines, which was moved Jakarta harbor for the talks.
1949 : Chiang Kai-shek moves the capital of the Republic of China from Nanjing to Beijing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2508
1952 : Birth of Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore Minister of Health http://www.cabinet.gov.sg/CabinetAppointments/Mr%2BKhaw%2BBoon%
2BWan.htm
1954 : Shigeru Yoshida, five times prime minister of Japan, resigns. He will be replaced on 10 December by Ichiro Hatoyama http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yoshida.html
1958 : Birth of Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_McIntyre http://www.geocities.com/bbee_bird/
1960 : Laotian Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma relieves the neutralist Captain Kong Le from his command http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_Le
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1960 : Birth of Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian statesman http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/11/some-things-i-dig-up-about-our-
penang-chief-minister-yab-lim-guan-eng/
1962 : In Great Britain protectorate of Brunei, the Indonesian backed North Kalimantan National Army (TNKU) try to capture the sultan of Brunei who escapes and asks for British help. British emergency troops from Singapore land in the evening.
1963 : Death of Thailand Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat (Dhanarajata) http://www.bookrags.com/Sarit_Dhanarajata
1965 : Birth of Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Lau http://www.brns.com/pages/carinapc.html
1965 : In Vietnam, Operation Tiger Hound is launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1539
1965 : Birth of Yayoi Jinguji, Japanese actress http://www.artsvision.co.jp/data.php?id=582
1966 : Pope Paul VI pleads for Christmas truce in Vietnam to be followed by an amnesty and negotiations.
1966 : North Vietnam rejects Johnson's prisoner exchange proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1540
1967 : Birth of Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotono_Mitsuishi
1969 : Nixon declares that Vietnam War is ending http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1538
1971 : New Delhi announces that on their way to Dakha, its forces are beating the Pakistani troops.
1979 : Birth of Raymond Lam, Hong Kong Actor and Singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lam http://raymondlam.org/
1985 : In Bangladesh, seven countries found the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
1994 : Fire in a cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed
1995 : Gyaincain Norbu, picked by the Chinese government in November as the 11th Panchen Lama is enthroned http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Tibet_Dolan/d3/jhahkdjs.html
2001 : Death of Subrata Mitra, Indian cinematograph, born on October 12, 1930 http://www.upperstall.com/people/subrata-mitra
2003 : Taking advantage of a visit of PRC Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Washington asks Taiwan to renounce to the use of referendum on topics which could encourage separatist movement
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ON 9 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 9, 2008
1447 : Birth of China emperor Chenghua (1464-1487) who died in September 1487 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenghua http://teadust.com/edu/marks/MarksC.htm
1911 : Birth of Ryuzo Sejima, Japanese officer then chairman of the board of directors of Asia University who died in September 2007 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/
article2530967.ece
1916 : Death of Natsume Sōseki, Japanese novelist, born on February 9, 1867 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume_S%C5%8Dseki
1932 : Chinese province of Rehe (Jehol) is invaded by the Japanese
1935 : Opening of the Second London Naval Disarmament Conference. It resulted in the Second London Naval Treaty which was signed on March 25, 1936. Japan had leave the conference on January 15, 1936 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Second-London-Naval-Treaty
1937 : Japanese forces, under the command of Lt General Asaka Yasuhiko starts assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nanjing
1941 : The Republic of China officially declares war against Japan and also to Germany and Italy
1941 : During the World War II, the US 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon (Philippines)
1946 : First meeting of the Indian constituent assembly. The Muslim League refuses to attend.
1946 : Birth of Sonia Gandhi, Italian widow of ex-prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and leader of the Congress Party http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ca-Ge/Gandhi-Sonia.html
1946 : Birth of Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatrughan_Sinha
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1948 : In Japan, Americans renounce to a decartelization plan
1949 : Burma recognized the People’s Republic of China
1952 : Birth of Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician http://www.jamaat.org/leadership/lb.html
1955 : Birth of Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamras_Saewataporn http://cdbaby.com/cd/saewataporn
1957 : First Japanese ambassador to Israel
1960 : Relieved of his command the day before, neutralist General Kong Le deposes Laos prime minister Souvanna Phouma
1962 : Sultan of Brunei asks rebels to put down their weapons; rebellion breaks up. About 80 are killed in all, mostly rebels. Legislative Council is replaced by an Emergency Council. Brunei does not join Malaysia.
1963 : Birth of Masako, Crown Princess of Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako,_Crown_Princess_of_Japan
1970 : Death of Sir Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan, born in 1893 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Feroz-Khan-Noon
1972 : North -Vietnam and Soviet Union sign an agreement for economic and military aid by the Soviet
1974 : Takeo Miki is sworn in as 66th Japanese prime minister, after Kakuei Tanaka was obliged to resign after his implication in the Lockeed bribery scandal http://www.indopedia.org/Takeo_Miki.html
1979 : Birth of Chen Hao, Chinese actress http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/02/26/chen-hao/
1979 : Birth of Olivia Lufkin, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Lufkin http://video.google.fr/videosearch?hl=fr&q=Olivia+Lufkin&lr=lang_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&
oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#
1981 : Birth of Diya Mirza, Indian actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diya_Mirza http://bollywoodpicturesgallery.com/diya_mirza_01.htm
1984 : Birth of Aya Okamoto, Japanese actress http://women.stareastasia.com/aya-okamoto/
2001 : Ranil Wickremasinghe becomes Sri Lanka’s prime minister for the second time (up tu April 2004) http://lankarising.blogspot.com/2007/08/leadership-by-ancestry-
wickremasinghes.html
2001 : The Friendship bridge between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, vital for the delivering of humanitarian aid, is reopened
2002 : Indonesian diplomats and Gerakan Aceh Merdeka representatives sign a peace accord in Geneva. Details include a cease-fire to be monitored by foreign observers, and elections for an autonomous legislative body in 2004, and an agreement to allow the province to keep 70% of oil and gas revenues.
2003 : Japanese government decides to send a 1,000 strong military contingent for the reconstuction of Irak. It is the first time since 1945 that Japan sends (non-combattant) troops in a country on war.
2007 : In Pakistan, after the failure of an agreement of all the opposition parties on boycott, the PML-N of Nawaz Sharif decides to contest the coming general elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7135535.stm
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ON 10 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 10, 2008
1878 : Birth of Rajaji (Rajagopalachari), India’s freedom fighter and first Indian Governor General after independence http://www.ceeby.com/people/Rajaji.cfm
1912 : Birth of Tetsuji Takechi, Japanese film director who died in July 1988 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847463/
1913 : Birth of Shunji Sakai, Japanese actor who died in August 1967 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757025/
1917 : Birth of Sultan Yahya Petra,ultan of Kelantan (1960-1979) and king of Malaysia (1975-1979) who died in March 1979 http://www.ceeby.com/people/Rajaji.cfm
1932 : Thailand adopts a constitution and becomes a constitutional monarchy
1941 : Imperial Japanese forces under the command of Masaharu Homma land on northern Luzon in the Philippines http://www.answers.com/topic/masaharu-homma
1941 : Trained in Japan, Aung San and the « Thirty heros » found the Army for Independence of Burma http://www.aungsan.com/Time_Line.htm
1941 : Japanese troops overrun Guam
1949 : The People’s Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Nationalist-held big city
1950 : Birth of Tatsuya Gashuin, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0309107/
1954 : After deposing Shigeu Yoshida, Ichiro Hatoyama sworn in as Japan Prime Minister (up to December 1956) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Hatoyama
1962 : In Colombo, opening of the six non-aligned countries conference (end on 12th). Mrs Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka Prime Minister, will lead a conciliatory mission between India and Pakistan.
1970 : US president Richard Nixon threatens to resume air bombing on North Vietnam.
1972 : In the Japanese general elections, the Democratic Liberal Party keeps absolute majority
1979 : Mother Teresa receives her Peace Nobel Prize http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/teresa-
lecture.html
1980 : Official visit of Soviet leader Leonid Brejnev to India. The common communiqué don’t mention Afghanistan.
1981 : Birth of Katsuya Kobayashi, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kobayashi_Katsuya
1981 : The United Nations General Assembly approves Pakistan proposal for establishing nuclear free-zone in South Asia
2002 : Off Yemen, US and Spanish navies board a ship caring North Korean long range Scud missiles
2006 : In Hong Kong, for the first time, the democrats, with 114 delegates, can have a candidate among the 800 personalities who will elect the next Chief Executive
2007 : Afghan army troops capture the Taleban-held town of Musa Qala, taken by Taleban in February despite a deal with tribal elders when UK troop withdrew http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7135850.stm[/color]
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ON 11 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 11, 2008
1465 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, 9th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, who died on 26 April 1489 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Ashikaga-Yoshihisa
1840 : Death of 119th Japanese emperor Kokaku (1779-1817), born on 23 September 1771 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_K%C5%8Dkaku
1882 : Birth of Subramanya Barathi, Tamil poet who was a militant for India independence and died on September 1921 http://members.tripod.com/neyveliweb/bharathy.htm
1911 : Death of Nepal king Prithvi Bir Shah. His son Tribhuvan succceds him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_of_Nepal
1915 : Yuan shikai accepts to become new Chinese emperor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=10 http://www.gwpda.org/bio/xyz/yuansh.html
1927 : Communist militia, under Ye Ting command, take control of Guangzhou (Canton) and announce the formation of Guangzhou Soviet. The city will be retake by warlords three days later http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Uprising
1931 : Birth of Rajneesh, Indian religious leader, also known as Osho (Chandra Mohan Jain), Indian spiritual and philosophical figure, died in January 1990 http://www.oshoworld.com/biography/briefbio.asp http://www.religioustolerance.org/rajneesh.htm
1933 : Birth of Aquinilo Pimentel Jr, Filipino politician http://www.nenepimentel.org/
1935 : Birth of Pranad Mukherjee, a closed ally of Gandhi family and currently foreign Minister of India http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6079438.stm http://pranabmukherjee.blogspot.com/
1936: Birth of Taku Yamasaki, Japanese politician http://www.taku.net/profile/english.html
1947 : First major riot against the British during their post-war occupation of Indonesia after that they declared void the marriage of Maria Hertogh, 14 year-old Eurasian girl with a Muslim. 18 people are killed and 173 injured, mostly Europeans and Eurasians.
1954 : Birth of Prachanda (Puspa Kamal Dahal), leader of the Maoist guerilla in Nepal http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5087004.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5094948.stm
1961 : A U.S. aircraft carrier carrying Army helicopters arrived in Saigon - the first direct American military support for South Vietnam's battle against Communist guerrillas. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1546
1963 : General Thanon Kittikachorn becomes new Thailand prime minister http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0848351.html
1966 : Birth of Leon Lai (Li Ming) an Hong Kong singer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Lai
1974 : Former Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato receives his Nobel Peace Prize http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1974/sato-
lecture.html
1975 : Birth of Tomoka Kurutani, Japanese actress http://www.bobx.com/idol/tomoka-kurotani/
1980 : Birth of Jamshad, known as Arya, a Kerala-born Indian movie actor in Tamil films http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_%28actor%29
1983 : General Hossein Mohammad Ershad, who has deposed president Sattar in March 1982, proclames himself president of the Republic of Bangladesh http://search.com.bd/banglapedia/HT/E_0071.htm
1985 : The opposition to president Ferdinand Marcos chooses Corazon Aquino as its candidate for the February 1986 presidential elections.
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1991 : Salman Rushdie, Indian writer, under an Islamic death sentence for blasphemy, made his first public appearance since 1989 in New York, at a dinner marking the 200th anniversary of the First Amendment (which guarantees freedom of speech in the U.S.)
2000 : Death of Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, a prominent female pakistani politician, diplomat and author, born in July 1915 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010329/ai_n14373653
2001 : China becomes officially a member of World Trade Organization
2004 : Legislative elections in Taiwan. Defeat of the pan-green coalition supporting president Chen Shui-bian which gets 101 seats while the KMT and its allies (pan-blue coalition) get 114 seats.
2004 : Death of M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer, born on September 16, 1916 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0woA2birTHA
2006 : First election of an Aceh governor after the agreement between separatists and the Indonesian government. Irwandi Yusuf, from independentist movement Gam is elected with 39 % of vote. In 29 years, this conflict has caused 15, 000 deads. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6169303.stm
2007 : The first rail service for more than 50 years begins between North and South Koreas http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7137739.stm
2007 : India's main opposition BJP announces that its leader LK Advani, 80 years old, will be its prime ministerial candidate in the 2009 general elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7137799.stm
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ON 12 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on December 12, 2008
1754 : Death of Wu Jingzi, Chinese writer, born in 1701 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Wu-Jingzi
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1903 : Birth of Yasujiro Ozu, one of the most famous Japanese film director, who died in 1963 http://www.ozuyasujiro.com/life.htm
1911 : Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India
1912 : Birth of Prince Boun Oum, twice Laos’ prime minister : 1948-1950 and 1960-1962 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boun_Oum
1915 : Chinese president Yuan Shi-kai announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy for himself http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/bio/xyz/yuansh.html
1929 : Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese musician http://www.kendormusic.com/composer/akiyoshi.htm
1931 Japanese Government of Imukai is formed
1932 USSR and China resume diplomatic relations
1936 : In what is called “Xi’an incident” the generalissimo of Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, is arrested by general Zhang Xueliang who demands an alliance with the Red Army to fight the Japanese invaders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_incident
1937 : Japanese aircraft shell and sink US gunboat Panay on Yangzijiang in China. (Japan will apologize and eventually paid US $2.2 million in reparations) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panay_incident
1940 : Birth of Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, president of National Congress Party which was founded by him in 1999 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6167853.stm
1941 : Fifty four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesus Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; Cesar Basa, Philippine Air Force and World War II hero is killed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Villamor http://www.paf.mil.ph/history/basa.html
1941 : USMC F4F "Wildcats" sink the first 4 major Japanese ships off Wake Island.
1941 : India declares war on Japan.
1948 : During the Malayan emergency, Scots Guards allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians in the village of Batang Kali http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/
3897147.stm
1950 : Birth of Rajinikanth, Indian actor http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm
1953 : In the United Nations, Breaking off of the talks on the political pre-conference on Korea.
1963 : Birth of Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Orikasa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENkkmjGtleI
1963 : Despite December 6 call from Soviet Union to appease the contraversy, the People’s Daily accuses the Soviet of betraying Marxism.
1963 : Death of Yusujiro Ozu, Japanese film director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/ozu.html
1966 : Birth of Kouichi Nagano, Japanese voice actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10944
1967 : Birth of Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzo_Koshiro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvpZodHy7qY
1967 : Birth of Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takenobu_Mitsuyoshi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwLLwpRfl-8
1968 : Japanese writer Kawabata Yasunari receives the Nobel Prize for Literature http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1968/kawabata-
lecture-e.html
1978 : General elections in South Korea, the party in power is weakened.
1978 : In China, opening of the 3th plenum of XIth Central committee (up to December18), in which Deng Xiaoping partisans will take control on the CCP
1979 : Coup d'état of December Twelfth: South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung Hee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_of_December_Twelfth
1979 : President of Pakistan, Zia-ul-Haq, confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1979/salam-
bio.html
1989 : Britain begins the forced repatriation of Vietnamese refugees from camps in Hong Kong
1995 : Death of David Marshall, first Singapore Chief M | | | |
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