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ON 16 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 16, 2008
1328 : Death of Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun, the 8th of the Kamakura shogunate http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Prince-Hisaaki
1873 : Thai King Chulalongkorn, who succeeded his father on October 1868, is crowned for a second time http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7905/rama5.html
1884 : Because the Russian theat, Xinjiang is formally incorporated into the Chinese empire as a province
1892 : Birth of Guo Moruo, Chinese writer, who died on June 12, 1978 http://www.answers.com/topic/guo-moruo
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1897 : Birth of Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist who is credited with creating the name « Pakistan » http://www.zyworld.com/slam33/chrono.htm
1943 : Birth of Ho Wai Ching, Hong Kong actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2246553/
1953 : In Cambodia, after Penn Nouth resigned, Chan Nak cabinet is formed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Nouth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Nak
1961 : Kennedy decides to increase military aid to Saigon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1489
1969 - The U.S. Army announced that several had been charged with massacre and the subsequent cover-up in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968.
1971 : South-Vietnamese president Ky defends South Vietnamese operations in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1488
1971 : Birth of Koshi Rikdo, Japanese mangaka http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Koshi-Rikdo
1972 : Birth of Ryu Jin, Korean actor http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t24614.html
1980 : Birth of Lee Eun-ju, birth of South Korean actress who commited suicide in 2005 http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=21559
1981 : Birth of Lee Hye-mi, Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573014/bio http://people.empas.com/people/info/65/55/6555/
1986 : Birth of Saeko, Japanese actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Saeko http://www.saeko.biz/
1987 : Death of Zubir Said, a Singapore composer who composed the national anthem http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/independence/ref/zubir1.html http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_115_2005-01-19.html
1988 : Benazir Bhutto, daughter of former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, won the election and charge to form a government becoming first female head of government of Pakistan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5528
1996 : Mother Teresa receives honorary US citizenship
1997 : Chinese pro-democracy campaigner Wei Jingsheng arrived in the United States after being released on medical parole after nearly 18 years in prison. http://www.weijingsheng.org/wei/en.html
2000 : Bill Clinton becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.
2007 : In Pakistan, Mohammad Mian Soomo, president of the senate is sworn as caretaker Prime Minister in charge to organize the general elections scheduled for the first week of January 2008 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/863cc750-93e5-11dc-acd0-0000779fd2ac.html?
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ON 17 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 17, 2008
641 : Death of the 34th Japanese emperor Jomei (629-641), born in 593 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jomei
1183 : In Japan, battle of Mizushima http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Battle-of-Mizushima
1600 : Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander, who launched an invasion of Korea in 1592, commits suicide http://www.ninpo.org/picturearchive/historicalportraits/
kukiyoshitaka.html http://www.shinjin.co.jp/kuki/suigun/yoshitaka1_e.htm 
1612 : Birth of Dorgon (prince Rui), one of the most influential Manchu princes in the early Qing Dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorgon http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169433/Dorgon
1846 : Pagan Min is enthroned king of Burma succeeding his father Tharrawaddy Min, up to 1853 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Min
1869 : The Suez Canal is opened to traffic, offering direct sea link between Europe and Asia http://i-cias.com/e.o/suez_can.htm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5530
1904 : Birth of Isamu Noguchi, Japanese sculptor who died in December 1988 http://www.designboom.com/portrait/noguchi/bio.html
1905 : Birth of Teru Shimada, Japanese actor who died in June 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teru_Shimada
1905 : Eulsa treaty or Japan-Korea Protectorate treaty against the will of king Kojong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulsa_Treaty
1928 : Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and leader in the fight for freedom from Great Britain, known as “Lion of Punjab” http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/LalaLajpatRai.html
1929 : Birth of Goro Naya, Japanese actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15629
1939 : Birth of Yuya Uchida, Japanese actor http://intnl.uchidayuya.com/biography/index.html
1942 : Birth of Khang khek leu (nicknamed Dutch) who has been the head of a torture center during the Khmer Rouge rule (1975-1979) and captured in 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/340151.stm
1949 : Birth of Yashito Yashuhara, Japanese actor http://intnl.uchidayuya.com/biography/index.html
1949 : Birth of Nguyen Tan Dung, current Vietnam Prime Minister since June 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5119642.stm
1950 : Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is called upon to assume full political power (head of the State and Government) after some 80,000 Peoples Liberation Army soldiers invaded Tibet http://www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html
1965 : 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1491
1967 : Birth of Chan Ka-lin (Charine Chan), Hong Kong actress http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=334
1967 : Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
1969 : Birth of Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese actor http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=718
1970 - Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1492
1971 : In Thailand, military coup d’état. Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn seizes power http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thanom_Kittikachorn.aspx
1973 : Death of The Mother, Indian spiritual leader http://www.kheper.net/topics/Aurobindo/Mirra.htm
1975 : East-Timor declares itself independent from Portugal
1982 : General Prem is the first Thailand Prime Minister to go to China
1984 : Birth of Park Han-byul, South Korean actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Han-byul http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t13218.html http://www.ampedasia.com/babes/Park-Han-Byul/
1985 : Death of Lon Nol who overthroned Sihanouk in March 1970 and proclaimed the Republic, born on November 13, 1913 http://angkor1431.tripod.com/index/id26.html
1988 : Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as the first woman leader of an Islamic country. She was elected in the first democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years. http://www.benazirbhutto.org/
1990 : Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts.
2001 : The Taliban confirmed the death of Osama bin Laden's military chief Mohammed Atef in an airstrike three days earlier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Atef
2003 : Death of Shuntaro Emi, Japanese actor, born on September 16, 1923 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256370/
2005 : Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, 60 ans, is elected the 5th president of Sri Lanka. http://www.mahindarajapaksa.com/
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ON 18 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 18, 2008
763 : Under king Trisong Detsen, Tibetan take Chang'an (now Xi'an), the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty Daizong http://www.thubtennima.net/KingTrisongDetsen.html
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1668 : by the Treaty of Bungaya, sultan Hasanuddin is forced to give the Gowa kingdom to the Dutch East India Company (VOC ) and Sultan Hasanuddin has no more influence outside the general area of the city of Makassar. http://asiaforvisitors.com/indonesia/sulawesi/makassar/index.html
1901 : Birth of Rajaram Vankudre Shantaran, Indian film director, dead on October 1990
1930 - Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soka_Gakkai http://www.sgi.org/
1932 : Birth of Yoyoy Villame, novelty singer and movie actor, who died on May 18, 2007
1943 : Birth of Osamu Dezaki, Japanese film director
1945 : Birth of Mahinda Rajapakse, current president of Sri Lanka since November 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
1947 : Birth of Shinichi Mori, Japanese actor http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/mori/
1949 : Birth of Shigera Saiki, Japanese actor
1964 : Birth of Wan Liu-lun, Hong Kong actor
1970 : At the United Nation Malaysia said it is for the PRC as China member
1970 : U.S. President Richard Nixon responds Cambodian PM Lon Nol ask for help by requesting Congress to approve $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government ($85 million was allocated for military assistance.) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1493
1980 : Birth of Jeon Hie-ju, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1615791/ http://mv.en.vicdir.com/people-27533-0-hie-ju-jeon.htm
1981 : Birth of Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Magdangal
1984 : Death of Li Pingqian, Chinese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508496/ http://www.dianying.com/en/person/LiPingqian/profile
1984 : Birth of Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer w-inds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryohei_Chiba http://fan.unfading-scar.net/ryohei/
2003 : The congress of the Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist) decides to merge the party into Kanu Sanyal's CPI(ML).
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ON 19 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 19, 2008
1464 : Birth of Go-Kashiwabara, 104th emperor of Japan from 1500 up to 1526, who died on May 19, 1526 http://www.indopedia.org/Emperor_Go-Kashiwabara_of_Japan.html
1577 : Death of Matsunaga Hisahide, Japanese warlord, who assassinated the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru on June 17, 1565, born in 1565 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Matsunaga_Hisahide
1858 : Following the Sepoy’ revolt in India, the British East India Company is dissolved http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Mutiny.html
1917 : Birth of Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister, assassinated on October 31, 1984 http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Indira.html
1923 : Birth of Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer, poet, writer, dramatist and filmmaker http://athomewriting.blogspot.com/2006/11/salil-chowdhury-awakening-
strains.html
1928 - "Time" magazine presented its cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine's first cover subject.
1931 : Death of Xu Zhimo Chinese poet, born in 1897 http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/denton2/courses/c503/xzm.htm
1936 : Birth of Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1986/lee-
bio.html
1946 : Afghanistan joins the United Nations
1946 : A fight between a junk and customs officers in the Haiphong harbor is the pretext for France for the reconquest of North Vietnam
1951 : Birth of Zeenat Aman, Indian actress and sex symbol http://www.apunkachoice.com/people/act168/
1961 : The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches convened at New Delhi, India, during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
1971 : Cambodians appeal to Saigon for help as communist forces move closer to Phnom Penh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1497
1973 : An Air fighter, belonging to the national air forces bombs the presidential palace in Pnom Penh.
1975 : Birth of Sushmita Sen, Indian beauty queen and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushmita_Sen http://www.sushmitasenfan.info/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEUwocvT9js
1976 : Birth of Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Shibata http://www.jpopasia.com/play/8510/jun-shibata/futari.html
1978 : For the first time, a dazibao poster criticizes Mao Zedong, saying he has been manipulated by the Gang of four
1980 : Start of three days of anti-Chinese rioting break out in Surakarta (Indonesia). Violence spreads to Semarang, Pekalongan, and Kudus. Military is brought in to restore order.
1990 : Death of Sun Li-jen (Sun Liren) a Kuomintang (KMT) general, famous for his combats against Japanese troops, nicknamed the Chinese Rommel http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=81
1998 : Michelle Lee received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Lee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497891/
1998 : Death of Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist, born on October 23, 1920 http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/2005-03-16-fujita-
obit_x.htm
1999 : From Jiuquan Satellite center, China launches its first unmanned Shenzhou 1 spacecraft which landed in Inner Mongolia the following day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_1 http://www.astronautix.com/craft/shenzhou.htm
2001 : 600 partisans of Nur Misuari, leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) attack a barrack in Jolo, opposing 26 November local elections http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Modules/Modules/Separatist_Groups/
nur_misuari.htm
2005 : Mahinda Rajapaksa is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka, succeeding Chandrika Kumaratunga. Ratnasiri Wichramayake comes back as Prime Minister.
2007 : Khieu Samphan, head of state of the Khmer Rouge from 1976 to 1979, is arrested http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/11/khieu-samphan-arrested.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7101154.stm 
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ON 20 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 20, 2008
762 : Bögü, khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Luoyang, capital of the Chinese empire
1750 : Birth of Tipu (or Tippu) Sultan, Indian ruler http://www.tipusultan.org/
1903 : Birth of Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2001/
dr_ishtiaq_husain_qureshi.html
1915 : Birth of Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the China communist party from 1980 to 1987 http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2003/sites/tiananmen/
leftsidelinks/bios/hu_yo_bang.html http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/
m0018945.html
1915 : Birth of Kon Ichikawa, iconic Japanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406728/bio http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/ichikawa.htl
1938 : Death of Enzo Matsunaga, Japanese writer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Matsunaga
1941 : Birth of Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Haseena-Moin
1946 : In the Battle of Marga (Indonesia), the resistance on Bali led by Ngurah Rai is defeated by Dutch forces.
1948 : American consul in China held "hostage" by communists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2490
1950 : Birth of Kiyonobu Suzuki, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840618/
1950 : During the Korea War, the US 7th Division, reaches the Yalu River on China border
1953 : French General Navarre choses Dien-Bien-Phu as strong position to stop Vietnamese communist offensive in Indochina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu
1954 : Birth of Bin Shimada, Japanese actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Shimada http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793554/
1960 : Japanese prime minister wins general elections
1962 : In the war with India, Beijing decides a cease-fire and starts the withdrawal of Chinese forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8Ms_uKClo
1963 : Birth of Wen Ming-na, Macau-born actress http://www.ming-na.com/
1963 : Cambodia renounces US aid and ask again for the neutralization of its country
1969 : The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lay massacre in Vietnam
1969 : Birth of Saori Yagi, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120846/
1970 : The majority of United Nations General assembly cote for given to Beijing the seat of China to Beijing, but din’t obtains the 2/3 majority required
1972 : Birth of Japanese actor Kazuo Yashiro http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946589/
1980 : In China, opening of the trial of the Gang of Four and of five generals accomplices of Marshal Lin Biao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
1980 : For the 2nd time, the General assembly of United Nations demands the withdraw of Soviet Union from Afghanistan
1985 : First visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir to China
1988 : Egypt and China announce that they would recognize the Palestinian state proclaimed by the Palestine National Council.
1990 : The International Herald Tribune and Asian Wall Street Journal are pulled from distribution in Indonesia due to articles on the business enterprises of the Suharto family.
1991 : Cambodia Prince Sihanouk is proclaimed head of state
1992 : Xanana Gusmao, leader of the Fretilin, is captured in East Timor. He will be sentenced to life in prison 
1998 : A Taliban-controlled Afghanistan court declares that Osama Bin Laden is “a man without a sin” in regard to US embassy bombing in Kenya and Tanzania
2005 : North Korea expels 11 of the 12 foreign NGO in the country.
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ON 21 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 21, 2008
1787 : Signature of the Treaty of Versailles, an alliance signed between the French king Louis XVI and the Vietnamese Prince Nguyen Anh, the future Emperor Gia Long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles_(1787)
1811 : Birth of Zeng Guofan, Chinese general who rised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the power of the Qing dynasty http://www.answers.com/topic/zeng-guofan
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1878 : During the Second Afghan War, Battle of Ali Masjid, won by the British http://britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ali-masjid.htm
1894 : In a decisive victory of the Sino-Japanese war, Port Arthur, today Lüshun (Manchuria), falls to the Japanese. 20,000 servicemen and civilians are massacred http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28China%29
1933 : Birth Mikijiro Hira, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386179/ http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.2041.htm
1951 : Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister for the first time, up to April 1952 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Souvanna.html
1959 : Birth of Yee Chin-yen, Taiwanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947140/
1963 : The Liberal Democratic Party, in power since 1955, wins the general elections in Japan
1965 : Birth of Yuriko Yamaguchi, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko_Yamaguchi_(voice_actor) http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1072
1969 : US president Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972 and that the US will keep bases there. The official agreement will be signed on December 2 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_/ai_74493364
1969 : Birth of Hineko Mita, Japanese actor
1970 : Operation Ivory Coast : A joint Air force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp to free US pilots captured by communist Vietnamese, but failed.
1970 : Death of Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman, born in November 1888 http://www.ceeby.com/people/cvraman.cfm
1971 : Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the battle of Garibput.
1973 : Birth of Alice Chan (Chan Wai), Hong Kong actress http://www.geocities.com/choiwong2001/alice.html http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=92
1975 : The governments of Hanoi and Saigon agree on the a quick fusion to assure the unification of Vietnam
1979 : A mob, the Pakistani capital Islamabad burns the US embassy to the ground of a five-hour attack in which a US is killed http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/21/
newsid_4187000/4187184.stm
1980 : Birth of Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Yiu http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=13520
1992 : Death of Kaysone Phomvihane, president of Laos since 1991 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaysone_Phomvihane
1998 : In Bangkok, death of Filipino General Fabian Ver, responsible for the assassination of opposition leader Nino Aquino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Ver
2001 : Death of the king of Malaysia, sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz shah (75 years old). His successor is the sultan of Terengganu, Mizan Zainal Abidin, 39 years old. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/761033/Salahuddin-Abdul-
Aziz-Shah
2002 : Death of Japanese Prince Takamato (Norihito), born in 1954 http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-11.html
2002 : After the USA stopped the delivering of fuel to Pyongyang, North Korea declares that the nuclear pact signed in 1994 with Washington is null and void.
2004 : In Singapore, the People Action Party celebrates its 50th anniversary of its creation in the presence of Lee Kuan Yew its founder.
2006 : Historic Peace accord between Nepal’s Premier Girija Prasad Koirala and Prachanda, head of the maoist guerrilla. The civil war caused more than 12,500 dead in ten years.
2006 : Hu Jintao is the first Chinese head of state to visit India.
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ON NOVEMBER 22 IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on November 22, 2008
1848 : During the Second Sikh War, Battle of Ramnagar which leads to the death of British general Cureton http://britishbattles.com/second-sikh-war/ramnagar.htm
1884 : Birth of Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani biographer of Muhammad http://www.renaissance.com.pk/novletf94.html
1904 : Birth of Fumio Niwa, Japanese novelist, who died on 20 April 2005 http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=9,1068,0,0,1,0
1913 : Death of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who had been the last Japanese shogun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Yoshinobu
1935 : The China Clipper takes off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean (the airplane later reached its destination, Manila, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of mail). http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist8/35clipper.html
1938 : Birth Henry C. Lee, Chinese-born American criminologist http://criminalistics.suite101.com/article.cfm/profile_dr_henry_c_lee
1939 : Birth of Mulayan Sigh Yadav, Indian politician who have been chief minister of Uttar Pradesh three times http://uplegassembly.nic.in/mulayamsinghyadav.html
1940 : Birth of Hachiro Tako, Japanese actor, dead in 1985 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847717/
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1940 : Birth of Eiichi Yamamoto, Japanese film director http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945412/ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5556
1943 : U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0809820.html
1947 : Birth of Son Hak-gyu, South Korean politician, chairman of the United Democratic Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Hak-Gyu
1953 : Death of Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani biographer of Muhammad (See November 22, 1984)
1962 : Birth of Aoi Hiragi, Japanese writer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383707/
1962 : End of the Sino-Indian war, that started on October 20 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War
1963 : Birth of Yumiko Kumashiro, Japanese actress http://www.donsworld.com/Yumiko_Kumashiro.html
1965 : D.N. Aidit, head of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) is captured and killed by the Indonesian military in the aftermath of the G30S coup attempt.
1971 : India launches full-scale attack on East Pakistan to help the Bangladeshi to get their independance
1972 : the US president Richard Nixon lifts the 22 year old interdiction for US citizens to visit China
1972 : During the Vietnam War, the United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.
1973 : The Japanese government asks Israel to evacuate all the territories its took. The Philippines takes the same position
1982 : Birth of Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong singer (Twins) http://alexandraseno.blogspot.com/2007/06/iht-charlene-choi-cheuk-yin-
profile.html http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1620
1988 : Laos says that all the Vietnamese troops have left its territory
1988 : Birth of Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara, British-Indian twin novelists http://www.twins.guptara.net/
2001 : Pakistan closes the Afghan ambassy under Taleban control
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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/
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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
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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/
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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-
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Holidays and observances
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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