ON 5 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

Updated on September 5, 2010

1158: Nijo is enthroned as 78th emperor of Japan, up to August 3, 1165
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Nijo

1165: Death of Morihito (Nijo), 78th Japanese emperor (1158-1165), born on July 31, 1143

1398: Taejo of Choson (Joseon) , abdicates as king of Korea
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taejo_of_Joseon

1842: During the First Afghan War, the British forces, lead by Nott reach Ghuznee and drive the Afghans out before pillaging the town in revenge for the massacre of the sepoy garrison and the ill-treatment of the British officers
britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-1842.htm

1863 : Following an initial Japanese attack on western ships, British, French and Dutch fleets attack Japan in Shimonoseki Straits

1888: Birth of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher, second President of India from May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967, who died in 1975
www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/sarvepalli-radhakrishnan.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan

1905: In New Hampshire, USA, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the Russo-Japanese War with a Japanese victory
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russ...-peace-treaty-signed
portsmouthpeacetreaty.org/

1905: Birth of Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician who died on March 31, 2005
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justiniano_Montano
www.panoramio.com/photo/8613044

1942: In World War II, Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, first Japanese defeat in the Pacific War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Milne_Bay
www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_mi...ttles_milne_bay.html

1943: Birth of Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary, who died on November 8, 2007
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_Saguisag

1943: One of General MacArthur’s Parachute Regiment lands and size the port of Nazdab in New Guinea
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-f...e-more-of-new-guinea

1945: British troops land in Indochina to disarm the Japanese

1945: Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama.
www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/rose/rose.htm

1950: During the Korean War, Pohang port is captured by North Korean troops

1956: Birth of Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Indian film director
www.movietalkies.com/artists/complete-profie.asp?ArtistId=49480
www.vinodchopra.com/

1969: U.S. Army Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai Massacre.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/call...-for-my-lai-massacre

1970: Birth of Kim Hye-soo, Korean actress
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Hye-su
www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_Hye-soo.php#


1970: In the Vietnam War, Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: the United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien province, the last massive American operation
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-f...operation-of-the-war

1978: Birth of Yu Nan, Chinese actress
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Nan
www.imdb.com/name/nm0950544/
www.dailymotion.com/video/xcefna_yu-nan-dedicace_creation

1982: Birth of Cyndi Wang (Wang Xin-ling), Taiwanese actress and singer
women.stareastasia.com/cyndi-wang/
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/27/content_9721107.htm
female.thedailymodel.com/cyndi-wang/


1986: The 16-hour siege on a Pan Am jet in Pakistan has come to a bloody end, with at least 17 people dead
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/storie..._4576000/4576765.stm

1990: Massacre of 158 Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan army at the Eastern University in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_University_massacre

1995: In Afghanistan, Taliban capture Herat city

1995: Death of Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer, poet, writer and filmmaker
www.salilda.com/
www.raaga.com/channels/bengali/moviedetail.asp?mid=BC0000049

1997: In Calcutta, death of Mother Teresa, Peace Nobel Prize, born on August 26, 1910
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/storie..._2499000/2499693.stm
www.ewtn.com/motherteresa/

2000: Death of General Abdul Haris Nasution, hero of Indonesia independence, born in December 1918
www.answers.com/topic/gen-abdul-haris-nasution

2002: In Kandahar, Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai is unhurt in an assassination attempt. Kandahar governor Gul Agha Sherzai is wounded in the attack
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec02/afghan_9-5.html

2007: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signs amnesty proclamation 1377 for members of the Communist party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army for crimes commited on political beliefs

[b]2009: The Communist party chief of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang region (China[), is sacked after days of protests that left five people dead. No official reason was given for Saturday's dismissal of Li Zhi[/b]
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/...099510166606363.html
www.france24.com/en/20090905-top-officia...hina-communist-party


Holidays and observances

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

India : The birthdate of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India.

ON 6 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

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Updated on September 6, 2010

1511: Death of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi in charge from 1494 to 1508
www.spiritus-temporis.com/ashikaga-yoshizumi/

1689: By the Nertchinsk Treaty (Nibuchu in Chinese) Chinese Empereur Kangxi establishes diplomatic relations with Russia after a Chinese victory. First treaty with a European power
www.speedylook.com/Treaty_of_Nertchinsk.html

1899: U.S. secretary of state John Hay circulates a letter arguing for an Open Door policy with regard to trade with China, rather than one that would carve up China into European spheres of influence

1926: The Kuomintang Chinese nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek reach Hankou at the confluence of the Han and the Yangtze rivers; Hankou becomes the Kuomintang capital

1929: Birth of Yash Johar, famous India Bollywood film producer, who died on June 24, 2004
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash_Johar

1939: Birth of Susumu Tonegawa, Nobel prize for physiology and Medicine in 1987
nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/lau...onegawa-autobio.html

1947: United Nations adopts a resolution for the organization of elections for the constitution of a only one government of Korea

1948: Birth of Samuel Hui, Hong Kong singer
www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Samuel-Hui


1965: Indian troops invade West Pakistan, in Penjab province. General mobilization is declared in India as Pakistan asks for western help. UN Security Council asks U Thant to do his best to stop the hostilities
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/storie..._3632000/3632092.stm

1969: In North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, who died on September 2, is succeeded by a collective committee
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ho-c...cceeded-by-committee

1972: In South Vietnam, President Thieu abolishes popular elections
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thie...es-popular-elections

1976: Birth of Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyun_Young


1976: Soviet air force pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko lands a MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaid? in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States
www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?a...=Article&id=2782
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko

1977: Birth of Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyoshi_Hikawa


1981: Birth of Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer
www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8206602&publicUserId=5844801
www.lovehkfilm.com/people/cheng_yumiko.htm

1983: The Soviet Union admitted to the shooting of Korean Airlines 007. They said the pilots were not aware that their target was a civilian airplane
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_KAL-007

1989: Birth of Kim So Eun, Korean actress
wiki.d-addicts.com/Kim_So_Eun
www.hancinema.net/korean_Kim_So-eun.php

1990: First meeting between South and North PM. North Korea recognizes Seoul as a legitimate government

1998: Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa, who often adapted Western literary works and forms to Japanese subjects, dies at the age of 88 (see picture below)
encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761568412
www.bfi.org.uk/features/kurosawa/obituary.html
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9046485/Ku...ira?source=ONTHISDAY

1999: At Dili, in East Timor, militiamen attack International Red Cross building and Mgr Belo residence where 5,000 people took refuge

2002: Iajuddin Ahmed becomes president of Bangladesh (up to now)
banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/I_0002.htm

2003: In Taipei, 100 000 separatists demonstrate for the change of name from Republic of China to Taiwan

2005: Death of Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist, poet and political activist, born on July 7, 1920
www.dawn.com/2005/09/07/top14.htm

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
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hisahito_of_Akishino
people.famouswhy.com/prince_hisahito/

2008: Asif Ali Zardari is elected president of Pakistan
www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_...d=51814&Itemid=1
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7602113.stm
www.france24.com/en/20100802-profile-pak...ent-asif-ali-zardari


Holidays and observances

Pakistan : Defence Day (Pak-Army Day) Since 1965