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ON 26 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 26, 2008
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1897 : Birth of Yun Bo-seon, president of South Korea (1960-1962), who died on July 18, 1990
http://15cwd.pa.go.kr/english/intocwd/expresident/pre_ybs/
1901 : Birth of Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician, who died on January 6, 1972 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/chengyi.shtml
1925 : birth of Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order http://fwbo.org/sangharakshita/sangharakshita_biog.html
1941 : Birth of Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/girls/wakabayashi.php3 http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/bond-girls/akiko-wakabayashi.php
1946 : Birth of Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/58548.htm
1960 : Signature of a treaty of amity between China and Afghanistan
1975 : Portuguese politic authorities and military forces hurriedly leave East Timor
1976 : In the Philippines, Kumander Dante, leader of the New People Army est captured http://www.pcij.org/i-report/edsa20/bernabe-buscayno.html
1977 : Birth of Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeko_Chiba
1978 : Birth of Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer http://www.rajakashifonline.com/
1988 : Aung San Suu Kyi adresses half-million mass rally in front of Swedagon Pagoda in Yangon, calling for a democratic government
1990 : Death of Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer, born in 1913 http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Minoru-Honda
2006 : In Pakistan, Nawab Akbar Bugti, historic chief of Baluchistan rebels is killed in a military operation http://pakistaniat.com/2006/08/26/1927-2006-nawab-akbar-bugti-killed/
2007 : Death of Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, popularly dubbed as the Bruce Lee of the Philippines, born on June 27, 1935 http://www.gmanews.tv/story/57828/Ramon-Zamora-Pinoy-Bruce-Lee-dies-
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ON 27 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 27, 2008
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663 - Remnants of the Korean Baekje Kingdom and their Yamato Japanese allies engage the combined naval forces of the Tang Chinese and Silla Koreans on the Geum River in Korea; the outcome is a significant Tang-Silla victory
1232 - The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseibai_Shikimoku
1394 : Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (1368-1383), born in 1343 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chokei
1407 : Birth of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, the 5th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1423 to 1425,died on March 17, 1425 http://www.japan-101.com/history/ashikaga_yoshinori.htm
1664 : Foundation of the French East India Company http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-EastIndF.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_East_India_Company
1883 : Krakatoa, an Indonesian volcano, erupts. It is one of the most powerful volcanic events recorded in modern times, with shock waves traveling around the Earth's surface and tsunamis killing an estimated 36,000 people world-wide.
1922 : Birth of Sosuke Uno, 75th prime minister of Japan from June to August 1989 and forced to resign after a sex scandal, died on 19 May 1998 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html
1931 : Birth of Sri Chinmoy, Indian guru who died on October 11, 2007 http://www.srichinmoybio.co.uk/srichinmoy/biography.html
1941 : Prince Fumimaro Konoye, prime minister of Japan, announces that he would like to enter into direct negotiations with President Roosevelt in order to prevent the Japanese conflict with China from expanding into world war.
1943 - Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1945 : US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1950 : Violation of the Communist China’s airspace by US jets
1957 - The Constitution of Malaysia came into force.
1959 : Liu Shaoqi replaces Mao Zedong as president of the People’s Republic of China http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LiuShaoq.html
1963 : Death of Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician, born on August 25, 1888 http://allama-mashriqi.8m.com/
1969 - The first installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's Tough Being a Man) movies is released in Japan. Director and screenplay writer Yoji Yamada went on to make 48 installments of the series, which is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running movie series.
1972 : US Aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1310
1975 : Portuguese leave East-Timor. Beginning of a civil war between political parties
1976 : Death of Mukesh, Indian singer, born on July 22, 1923 http://www.singermukesh.com/
1980 : General Chun Doo-hwan is elected president of the Republic of Korea by a body of great electors (sworn in September 1) http://www.nndb.com/people/454/000111121/
1983 : Birth of Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/wilsonchen/bio.shtml
1984 : Two rival movements of the Afghan resistance, the Hezbi-Islami of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Jamiat-Islami of Burhanuddin Rabrani become allied against the Russian
1988 : Death of Mario Montenegro, Filipino film actor, born on July 25, 1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Montenegro
2003 : In Beijing, first of a three-day negotiations on the North Korean nuclear program. Pyongyang says it is ready to declare itself a nuclear state and to test a bomb if the USA refuses to sign a non-aggression treaty
2003 : In Nepal, Maoist rebels break off the truce and resume attacks on the police
2006 : Death of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian film director (b. 1922) http://www.hrishikeshmukherjee.com/
2007 : In Thailand, the military junta announces that the first general elections under the new constitution will be on December 23
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ON 28 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on August 28, 2008
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1025 : Birth of the 70th Japanese Emperor Go-Reizei (1045-1068) who died on May 22, 1068 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Reizei
1183 : In Japan, Minamoto no Yoshinaka enters victoriously in Kyōto after the Taira clan run away three days ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshinaka
1476 : Birth of Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter (+ 1559) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kano_Motonobu http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/kano_motonobu.html
1582 : Birth of Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Taichang , who died after few months of reign in 1620 http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126670/emperors/taichang_en.htm
1620 : Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Taichang is enthroned but will mysteriously died on September 26, 1620 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichang_Emperor
1945 : At Chongqing, beginning of talks between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek (up to October 11) under US mediation
1945 : After Japanese defeat, landing of US forces in Japan
1947 : Birth of Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liza_Wang http://www.lizawang.com/home/default.htm
1947 : Birth of Shoto Tanemura, Japanese martial artist http://www.genbukan.org/Amatsu_Tatara_Martial_Art_and_/
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1951 : Birth of Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiichi_Suzuki
1956 : Official visit of Indonesian president Sukarno to Moscou marking his Marxist drifting
1966 : Birth of Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician http://www.priyadutt.org/page/biography.html
1967 : Birth of Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Kesner
1968 : At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disgreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52776
1973 : Indo-Pakistani agreement for the rapatriation of the prisoners of war
1973 : North Korea refuses to persue talks with South Korea
1974 : Birth of Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahito_Eguchi
1976 : Japan ratifies the le Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Treaty
1991 : Birth of Sarah Jane Santos, Filipino singer http://www.jailbaitwait.com/countdowns/show/Sarah_Jane_Santos http://profiles.friendster.com/49024627
1993 : In Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong, previously deputy to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, is the first directly elected president in Singapore http://www.answers.com/topic/ong-teng-cheong
1998 : Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
2004 : Shaurat Aziz becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P087
2007 : Death of Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born actress, born on 8 May 1929 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/
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ON 29 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 29, 2008
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708 : Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)
1842 : Japanese shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi orders to the daimyō (governors of provinces) to supply western ships if they request for
1842 : The Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War and gives Hong Kong to the British (see picture below) http://nanking.com/ http://www.artasialink.com/pages/nanking.htm
1871 : Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_the_han_system
1876 : Birth of Kim Gu, president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1927-1948), assassinated on June 26, 1949 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Gu
1910 : The Japan-Korean Annexation Treaty, signed on August 22, enters in force. Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony http://www.international.ucla.edu/eas/documents/kore1910.htm
1942 : The international humanitarian agency, the Red Cross, reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American POWs held by Japan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6567
1944 : British troops land on Indonesia
1950 : Taiwan question is put on United Nations Security Councy agenda
1950 : British troops arrive in Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/29/
newsid_3053000/3053107.stm
1962 : Birth of Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese composer http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/8/hiroki-kikuta/
1964 : Nguyen Khanh steps down as president of South Vietnam and Xuan Oanh, former professor at Trinity College in Connecticut, is named prime minister. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1315 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyen_Khanh http://members.tripod.com/~nguyentin/nkhanh-2.htm
1966 : In Beijing, start of a two-day demonstration in front of the Soviet Union embassy
1972 : US president Nixon announces a new withdraw of 12,000 soldiers from Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1317
1972 : Birth of Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor http://bestuff.com/stuff/bae-yong-joon
1974 : Birth of Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer http://www.rpgfan.com/features/tanioka-interview/index.html
1976 : Death of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, born on May 24, 1899 http://www.nazrul.org/main_page/main.htm
2004 : Apirak Kosayodhin, a member of the Democratic Party is elected governor of Bangkok vis 21 others candidates http://www.bangkokpost.com/bkkgov2004/apirak.html
2004 : India test-launches a nuclear capable missile able to carry a one-ton warhead. The weapon has a range of 1,560 miles
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ON 30 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 30, 2008
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1363 - Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders against the Yuan dynasty, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, who are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history, with an end on October 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Poyang
1428 : Death of Shoko, 101st emperor of Japan (1412-1428), born on 12 May 1401 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dk%C5%8D
1574 : Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Master. http://www.sikhs.org/guru4.htm
1590 : In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu captures Edo Castle. http://library.thinkquest.org/C001119/tour/parse.php3?src=edo
1619 : Death of Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimazu_Yoshihiro
1896 : Eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas.
1911 : In Japan, end of the second Katsura Taro’s government http://www.jref.com/glossary/katsura_taro.shtml
1929 : Birth of François Cheng (Chéng Bàoyi), Chinese French academician, writer, poet and calligrapher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cheng http://h05.cgpublisher.com/proposals/564/index_html
1945 : In Japan, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6568 http://www.fsmitha.com/review/takemae.htm
1951 : Signature of a defense pact between the Philippines and the United States
1962 : Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since the war and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMC_YS-11
1974 - Powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters inTokyo. 8 killed, 378 injured. Eight left-wing activists will be arrested on May 19, 1975
1979 : Birth of Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavia_Yeung http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=28
1979 : Birth of Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/chow_niki.htm http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=229
1983 : Birth of Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor http://www.jdorama.com/index.291.htm http://bestuff.com/stuff/matsumoto-jun
1999 : After months of violence by pro-Indonesia militias, under the control of United Nations, the East-Timor people, with a 98,6 per cent toll of participation chose to become independent by 78,5 per cents of the voters (see picture below)
2001 : Under United Nations control, first general election in East-Timor. Fretilin gets 55 of the 88 seats.
2001 : In Nepal, beginning of negotiations with the Maoist rebellion
2002 : Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi, announces that he will go for an historic visit to Pyongyang, on September 17
2007 : In China, Finance minister Jin Renqing, involved in a sex scandal is sacked
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ON 31 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on August 31, 2008
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1234 : Death of Go-Horikawa, 86th emperor of Japan (1221-1232), born on March 22, 1212 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Horikawa
1569 : Birth of Jahangir, Mughol emperor from 1605 to 1627 http://www.islamicart.com/library/empires/india/jahangir.html
1762 : Death of Momozono, 116th emperor of Japan (1747-1762), born on 14 April 1741 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Momozono
1907 : Birth of Ramon Magsaysay, president of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957 http://www.answers.com/topic/ramon-magsaysay
1928 : Birth of Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal, archbishop of Manila, who died on June 25, 2005 http://www.bookrags.com/biography/jaime-l-sin/
1948 : In Malaya, a Insurrectional Communist Republic is proclaimed
1951 : Following a hiking and mountain climbing trip through Asia, US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas issues a statement calling for the recognition of the communist People's Republic of China http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2776
1955 : US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles supports South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem's position regarding his refusal to hold "national and general elections" to reunify the two Vietnam states. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1321
1957 : The Federation of Malaya celebrates its independence from the United Kingdom (see picture below) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/
newsid_3534000/3534340.stm
1965 : Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announces that South Vietnam would not negotiate with the Communists without guarantees that North Vietnamese troops would be withdrawn from the South http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1322
1968 : In China, during the Cultural Revolution, Liu Shaoqi is stripted off his position of president of the PRC http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LiuShaoq.html
1983 : In the Philippines, around three million people attend the funerals of the leader of opposition senator Benigno Aquino, assassinated on August 21 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20080831-
157800/Ninoy-Aquinos-Final-March
1998 : In Aceh, the last Special Forces leave under boos
1998 : North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite.
2007 : In Afghanistan, around twenty Christian missionaries, kidnapped by Talibans are freed after Seoul government promizes to withdraw its troops and giving a big ransom
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ON SEPTEMBER 1 IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 1, 2008
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1256 : Death of Kujo Yoritsune, 4th shogun of the Mamakura shogunate (1226-1244) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujo_Yoritsune
1581 : Death of Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru, born on September 24, 1534 http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak4.html
1896 : Birth of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian theologian, who die in November 1977 http://prabhupada.krishna.org/Articles/2000/07/00048.html
1923 : The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. http://www.japan-guide.com/a/earthquake/
1926 : Birth of Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh (1991-1996) http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0542.htm
1929 : Birth of Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor, who died on April 2, 1992 http://www.ninjadojo.com/lwac/Meifumado%20Kozure%20Okami_%
20Remembering.htm
1934 : SMJK Sam Tet was founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMJK_Sam_Tet
1935 : Birth of Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Ozawa-Seiji.htm
1946 : Birth of Roh Moo-Hyun, President of South Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2535143.stm
1948 : Communist form North China People’s Republic
1947 : Birth of P.A. Sangma, Indian politician http://www.indianetzone.com/7/p.a_sangma.htm
1951 : Signature of ANZUS (Australia, New Zeland, United States) defense treaty http://australianpolitics.com/foreign/anzus/anzus-treaty.shtml
1962 : In a referendum, the Singaporean approve the fusion in the coming Federation of Malaysia by 70,8 per cent, only 3 per cent against and 25,6 per cent blank votes (see picture below)
1965 : United Nations General Secretary calls for a cease-fire between India and Pakistan
1966 : In China, during the Cultural Revolution, beginning of violent incidents between Red Guards and workers, up to the end of the month
1966 : In a speech before 100,000 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, President Charles De Gaulle of France denounces U.S. policy in Vietnam and urges the U.S. government to pull its troops out of Southeast Asia. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1327 http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/article.php3?id_article=530
1967 : Coming back from an overseeing in some provinces, Mao Zedong condemns the ultra-left and give it support to Zhou Enlai. That’s marked the slowdown of the Cultural Revolution
1970 : Birth of Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor http://korean-pop.blogspot.com/2007/12/hwang-jung-min-shows-off-
musical-talent.html
1971 : Birth of Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese composer http://squarehaven.com/people/Yoshitaka-Hirota/
1973 : Birth of Ram Kapoor, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Kapoor http://www.india-forums.com/celebrity/celebrity.asp?id=596
1978 :Thailand’s premier General Kiangsak grants an amnesty to the students who left to the insurgency
1978 : Foundation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party
1982 : Opening of the XIIth Congress of the China Communist Party, up to September 11
1983 : Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed, including US Congressmen Lawrence McDonald. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/1/
newsid_2493000/2493469.stm http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2777
1985 : Birth of Camile Velasco, Filipino-American singer http://www.myspace.com/camilevelasco
2001 : Condoleezza Rice, security adviser for US president Bush says she not oppose China nuclear capability upgrading in exchange of the Beijing OK for US TMD (Theater Missile Defense system)
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ON 2 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 2, 2008
1274 : Death of Prince Munetaka, the 6th shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266, born on December 15, 1242. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Munetaka
1820 : Death of Jiaqing, the sixth emperor of the China Qing dynasty (Emperor from 1796 to 1820), born on November 13, 1760 http://www.china-blues.com/Jiaqing.htm
1856 : Tianjing's struggle Incident in Nanjing, China. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjing's_struggle_Incident
1867 : Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. Since her death in 1914, she's called by the posthumous name Empress Shōken. http://everything2.com/e2node/Empress%2520Shoken
1879 : Birth of An Jung-Geun, Korean separatist who assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the former Resident-General of Korea. He was executed on March 26, 1910 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/an-jung-geun/
1884 : Birth of Frank Laubach, Christian Evangelical missionary in the Philippines, who died on June 11, 1970 http://www.laubach-on.ca/laubachchronology.htm
1945 : The final official surrender of Japan is signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay (see picture below) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/2/
newsid_3582000/3582545.stm http://www.taiwandocuments.org/surrender01.htm
1945 : Ho Chi Minh Vietnam declares independence from France, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5313
1962 : Birth of Prachya Pinkaew, Thai film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prachya_Pinkaew
1964 : In a paper published in the Pravda, Soviet Union accuses China of having territorial claims against it
1969 : Death of Ho Chi Minh, founder and president of North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1331 http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0519.html
1970 : Indian parliament abolishes princes’ privileges
1979 : Birth of Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ng http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=48
1982 : Birth of Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&
friendid=193883792 http://family.webshots.com/album/347362627yxfJFb
1996 : A permanent peace agreement is signed between the government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front, ending 26 years of insurgency that had killed more than 120,000 people
1998 : In Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, vice-premier and minister of Finances, in conflict with the economics policy of Prime Minister Mahathir is dismissed http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/10/
malaysia.anwar.timeline/index.html
2001 : Beijing rejects Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian offer of direct commercial relations, so long he does not recognize that Taiwan belongs to China
2001 : Zhu Rongri starts the first visit of a Chinese premier to Ireland
2003 : In Indonesia, Abu Bakar Bashir, presumed leader of Jemaah Islamiya, est condemned to four years in prison for sedition http://www.nndb.com/people/483/000045348/
2004 : In Malaysia, the Supreme Court clears former vice-premier Anwar Ibrahim of the crime of sodomy, for which he is in jail since 1998, and orders his release
2007 : In Bangladesh, former premier Sheikh Hasina is charged on corruption case
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ON 3 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 3, 2008
To see the today events in Asian history, go down at the bottom of this page
1034 : Birth of Go-Sanjo, 71st Japanese emperor (1068-1073), who died on June 15, 1073 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Sanj%C5%8D
1260 - The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire. http://www.angelfire.com/space2/writing.com.my/ainjalut.htm
1950 : A U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) of 35 men arrives in Saigon to screen French requests for American military aid, assist in the training of South Vietnamese troops, and advise on strategy. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1333
1954 - The People's Liberation Army begin shelling the ROC-controlled islands of Quemoy.
1964 : Birth of Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junaid_Jamshed http://www.junaidjamshed.info/about-junaid-jamshed.html
1967 : Nguyen Van Thieu is elected president of South Vietnam (up to 1975) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1334 http://www.reference.com/search?q=Nguyen%20Van%20Thieu
1973 : Birth of Norihiko Hibino, Japanese composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norihiko_Hibino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmB8ywJYMww
1976 : Birth of Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor http://celebs.ceeby.com/actors/vivekoberoi.cfm http://www.desiclub.com/bollywood/bios/bios_star.cfm?id=61
1982 : Birth of Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaori_Natori http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/kaori-natori-jpop-singer/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBypyTLYqRA
1984: At least 1,300 people die and hundreds more are injured as the worst storm in living memory sweeps across the southern Philippines. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3/
newsid_2496000/2496059.stm
1993 : Birth of Rina Koike, Japanese junior idol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaori_Natori http://wiki.theppn.org/Natori_Kaori
1994 : Russia and the PRC agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other
2001 : Chinese leader Jiang Zemin gets a warm welcome for his first visit to North Korea
2007 : In Bangladesh, former premier Khaleda Zia is arrested on corruption charge
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ON 4 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
Updated on September 4, 2008
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1563 : Birth of Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Wanli (1572-1620), who died on August 18, 1620 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanli_Emperor
1825 : Birth of Dadabhai Naoroji, one the founder of the Indian National Congress, who died on June 30, 1917 http://www.ceeby.com/people/dadabhainaoroji.cfm
1939 :Japan declares its neutrality in European World War II
1948 : Birth of Samuel Hui, Hong Kong singer http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Samuel-Hui
1951 : Opening of the San Francisco conference for a peace treaty with Japan (up to September 8)
1952 : Birth of Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/rishi-kapoor/10674
1959 : Laos, involved in communist insurrection asks the help of the United Nations to restore order.
1965 : Birth of Bowie Lam, Hong Kong actor and singer http://men.stareastasia.com/bowie-lam/
1967 : In Vietnam War, in Operation Swift, U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1336
1971 : Birth of Anita Yuen (Yuen Wing Yee), Hong Kong actress http://women.stareastasia.com/anita-yuen/
1978 : At least two million people have been made homeless as the worst floods in living memory hit northern India http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/4/
newsid_2496000/2496097.stm
1979 : Death of Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer, birth of January 28, 1904 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canuplin
1980 : Birth with Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitomi_Shimatani http://jpop-no-pv.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=470898474
1983 : Birth of Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese idol, (member of KAT-TUN) http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nakamaru_Yuichi
1995 : In Okinawa, Japan, the rape of a young teenager by three G.I. launches a new campaign against the presence of US troops in the island (see picture below)
1995 - The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/ http://www.iisd.ca/women.html
2000 : Visit of Russian president Putin to Japan. He rejects the Japanese claim on the Kurils Islands
2006 : In Japan, Princess Kiko, spouse of Prince Akishino, second son of Emperor Akihito, give birth to a son, Hisahito, putting an end to the dynasty problem
2007 : Death of Ryuzo Sejima, Japanese officer then chairman of the board of directors of Asia University http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/
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1995 Demonstrations against US forces in Okinawa
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