ON 27 APRIL IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on April 27, 2019
1521: Magellan is killed in the Philippines island of Mindanao, in the Battle of Mactan, by natives led by chief Lapu-Lapu
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1452/today-in-philippine-history-april-26-1521-datu-zula-sent-to-magellan-one-of-his-sons-with-two-goats-as-present-the-battle-of-mactan
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/magellan.htm
1565: Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City#History
1599: Death of Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general, born on January 15, 1538
http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Toshiie_Maeda
1625: Death of Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior, born 22nd January 1553
http://www.oocities.org/mikethro/famousnames/mori.html
http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Terumoto_M%C5%8Dri
1644: Beijing falls to forces led by rebel Li Zicheng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Zicheng
1848: Birth of Chinese scholar and diplomat Huang Zunxian who died on March 28, 1905
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Zunxian
http://www.academia.edu/3625897/._Huang_Zunxian_%E9%BB%83%E9%81%B5%E6%86%B2_1848-1905_and_His_Association_with_Meiji_Era_Japanese_Literati_Bunjin_%E6%96%87%E4%BA%BA_The_Formation_of_the_Early_Meiji_Canon_of_Kanshi_
1856: Empress Xiaoqin is promoted to second-class concubine with the title Yifei. This followed her giving birth to the future Tongzhi emperor (1862-1874). Empress Xiaoqin eventually will become the Empress Dowager Ci Xi (1835-1908)
1882:The first civilian governor of Cochin China Le Myre de Vilers deeming the treaty of 1874 as unfulfilled, the French occupy Hanoi
1906: Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet. II. The Government of Great Britain engages not to annex Tibetan territory or to interfere in the administration of Tibet. The Government of China also undertakes not to permit any other foreign State to interfere with the territory or internal administration of Tibet
http://tibetjustice.org/materials/treaties/treaties11.html
1907: Birth of Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap, also spelled Amir Sjarifoeddin Harahap, socialist politician and one of the Indonesian Republic’s first leaders, executed on December 19, 1948 by Indonesian Republican officers following his involvement in a Communist revolt
http://www.fampeople.com/cat-amir-sjarifuddin
1910: Birth of Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek and president of the ROC (Taiwan) from May 1978 to his death on January 13, 1988
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Chiang_Ching-kuo
1911: In South Africa, Indian passive resistance is suspended when Gen. J.C. Smuts enters into negotiations with Mahatma Gandhi.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/indian-south-africans-timeline1910-1919
1912: Birth of Zohra Segal, Indian stage and film actress who died on July 10, 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohra_Segal
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/857648/
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/27-april-1912-zohra-sehgal-indian-actress-and-choreographer-was-born
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ3LGfpR_yI
1916: Death of Sheng Xuanhuai important modernist official of the late Qing dynasty, born on November 4, 1844
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheng_Xuanhuai
1945: Admiral Suzuki becomes Japan’s third Prime Minister in a year
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Suzuki-K.html
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Kantaro_Suzuki
1948: Birth of Amrit Bohra, Nepalese politician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrit_Bohra
1949: The Conference of the Commonwealth decides that India could become a republic without be obliged to quit Commonwealth
1950: Vietnam Emperor Bao Dai appoints Tran Van Huu as head of the government, replacing Nguyen Phan Long
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_V%C4%83n_H%E1%BB%AFu
1952: Katay Don Sasorith becomes prime minister of Laos succeeding Souvanna Phouma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katay_Don_Sasorith
1956: In Burma, the United National Front, leftist forces led by Burma Communist Party “White Flag” gets 30 % of the votes and 47 of the 250 seats in the National Assembly
1959: Liu Shaoqi becomes president of the People’s Republic of China, replacing Mao Zedong who stays chairman of the CCP
http://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/liu-shaoqi/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uk55RdC0Hk
1959: The last Canadian missionary leaves the People’s Republic of China
1960 : Death of Rajshekhar Basu, popular Bengali writer, born on March 16, 1880
http://www.parabaas.com/translation/database/authors/texts/parashuram.html
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150524/jsp/calcutta/story_21769.jsp#.Vx-j2PmLSUk
1962: Birth of Choi Min-sik, South Korean actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Min-sik
1962: Death of A.K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali statesman, born on 26 October 1873
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._K._Fazlul_Huq
1962: Birth of Im Sang-soo, South Korean film director and screenwriter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im_Sang-soo
http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/imsangsoo/
1972: Birth of Chinese actress Ning Jing
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ning_Jing
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/ning_jing.htm
1975: Saigon is encircled by North Vietnamese troops
1976: Birth of Faisal Saif, Indian director, critic, and writer
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2312263/
http://youthdevelopers.com/film-director-writer-critic-faisal-saif-biography-movies-marriage/
1978: In Kabul, a coup is initiated by Hafizullah Amin while he is under house arrest and the People Democratic Party of Afghanistan gains control of the country and thrown out President Sardar Mohammed Daoud who will be killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/afghan-president-is-overthrown-and-murdered
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/world/asia/01afghan.html
1989: The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=April%2027%20demonstrations
1993: Opening of the first”Wang-Koo talks” held in Singapore marking the first official discussions between Beijing and Taipei
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang-Koo_summit
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/3584.html
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDkQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1118%26context%3Dmscas&ei=iRE9VcyiKsXbaJ6egOgG&usg=AFQjCNEnOsTMZx2LwsRJdR-Jl0JZsziq2g&sig2=RwnVkswUc80di8xIuzk6yg
http://www.chinaembassy.org.sg/eng/dszyhd/t165679.htm
1997: Death of Peng Zhen, former mayor of Beijing and chairman of the National People Assembly, born on October 12, 1902
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E7D91431F934A15757C0A961958260
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-peng-zhen-1259062.html
1998: In Japan, foundation of the Democratic Party of Japan by Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan
http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/about_us/dpj_profile.html
2001: In Oslo, opening of four-day talks between the Philippine government and the communist guerilla. Next meeting is fixed on June
2005: In China, the standing committee of the National Assembly decides that the successor of the chief executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-hwa who have resigned, will just finish his term
2008: Nepal Maoist said they will not play China or India card
2008: Afghan president Hamid Karzai escapes an assassination attempt
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/karzai-escapes-assassination-attempt/
2009: Death of Feroz Khan, Bollywood actor and film maker, born on September 25, 1939
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8019917.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVe_pcezbc
2009 : Suicide of Korean actress Woo Seung-yeong, born on May 24, 1983
http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/04/rookie-actress-woo-seung-yeon-commits-suicide/
2011: The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration of the Dalai Lama declares Dr Lobsang Sangay as the third kalon tripa (prime minister)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13205481
2012: One of China’s best-known dissidents, Chen Guangcheng, has escaped from house arrest and has released a video addressed to Premier Wen Jiabao.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17865465
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17865440
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/04/201242794558183774.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17877005
2013: Death of Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese bishop, born on June 20, 1916
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2220/the_death_of_chinas_most_famous__powerful_bishop.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcH0NlAVh1A
2014: India successfully test-fires an anti-ballistic missile capable of intercepting targets outside the earth’s atmosphere, a major step in development of a missile defence system that is available to only a handful of nations
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/04/india-tests-high-altitude-interceptor-missile-20144279237382117.html
2014: The United States and the Philippines have reached a 10-year pact that would allow a larger US military presence in this south-east Asian nation as it grapples with increasingly tense territorial disputes with China, White House officials said
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/27/philippines-us-military-presence-china-dispute
2015 : South Korea’s prime minister Lee Wan Koo steps down over bribery scandal
http://asiancorrespondent.com/132448/south-koreas-prime-minister-steps-down-over-bribery-scandal/
2018: The leaders of North and South Korea sign a historic agreement, the Panmunjom Declaration, seeking a formal end to the Korean War and the “complete denuclearisation” of the peninsula
https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/korea-summit-north-and-south-agree-to-seek-peace-and-complete-denuclearisation-1.725249
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/korean-leaders-vow-to-end-war-on-the-peninsula-17029
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180427000845
