ON 9 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 9, 2019
1526: Go-Nara, born on January 26, 1497, becomes the 105th emperor of Japan, up to his death on September 27, 1557
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Nara
1716: Banda Bahadur, Sikh military commander is executed
https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Banda_Singh_Bahadur
https://learn.culturalindia.net/banda-singh-bahadur.html
1747: Momozono is enthroned as the 116th emperor of Japan, succeeding Sakuramachi. Born on April 14, 1741 and died on 31 August 1762
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Momozono_of_Japan
1752: French army surrenders to the British in Trichinopoly India
1863: Death of Dost Mohammad Khan, Ruler of Afghanistan since 1826
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dost-mohammad-khan
1885: The treaty of Tiantsin put an end to the Sino-French War. France evacuates Formosa (Taiwan) and the Pescadores. The Chinese withdraw their troops from Tonkin
http://archive.today/BCyP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tientsin_(1885)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-French_War
1892: Death of Japanese painter Yoshitoshi, born in 1839
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitoshi
http://www.google.fr/search?q=Yoshitoshi&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=iPTvTbL9CYnKhAeMgMW3CQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCUQ_AUoAQ&biw=1017&bih=463
1898: Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (Second Convention of Peking): New Territories are leased to Britain for 99 years, and are incorporated in Hong Kong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_for_the_Extension_of_Hong_Kong_Territory
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/acquisitionnewterritories.htm
https://www.thoughtco.com/china-lease-hong-kong-to-britain-195153
1900: Birsa Munda, an important figure in the Indian independence movement, dies in a British prison under mysterious circumstances. Born on November 15, 1875
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birsa_Munda
http://www.tribalzone.net/people/birsamunda.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6nwPrfIBQ
1900: In China, the Boxers destroy the race course in Peking, a few miles from the legations and the center and symbol of diplomatic social life and Western privilege.
1923: Death of Takeo Arishima, Japanese writer, born on March 4, 1878
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Arishima
1935: By the Ho-Umezu agreement, the Republic of China, under KMT administration, recognizes Japanese occupation of Northeast China
http://www.uglychinese.org/Ho-Umezu-Agreement.pdf
1945: Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki declares that Japan would fight to the last rather than accept unconditional surrender
http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/113.html
1946: Ananda Mahidob, king of Thailand (Rama VIII), 20 years old, is found dead of a bullet in his bedroom. His young brother, Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne and will be the world’s longest reigning monarch
https://www.vintag.es/2018/02/ananda-mahidol-mysterious-death-of-king.html
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/his-brothers-mysterious-death-launched-thai-king-bhumibols-70year-reign/news-story/288daecc3348b07d631849992aa17a58
1950: Diplomatic relations are established between China and Indonesia
1952: Signature of a peace treaty between India and Japan
1953: The South Korean assembly rejects the armistice conditions
1963: In India, Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes prime minister
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri
http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/oct/07spec1.htm
1964: Birth of Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress and singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroko_Yakushimaru
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Yakushimaru_Hirok
1965: The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Huy_Qu%C3%A1t
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Cao_K%E1%BB%B3
1965: During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài up to June 13, one of the largest battles in the war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dong_Xoai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vTj6_OfmdE
1971: Abdul Zahir replaces Noor Ahmad Etemadi as premier of Afghanistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Zahir_(Afghan_Prime_Minister)
1972: In the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese soldiers reach the besieged city of An Loc
http://vnafmamn.com/Valiant_Anloc.html
1972: Birth of Tomoe Hanba, Japanese voice actress
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1555
1975: Establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Philippines
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1170/today-in-philippine-history-june-9-1975-the-philippines-and-china-established-diplomatic-relations
1976: Birth of Amisha Patel, Indian actress
http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/ameesha-patel/biography.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameesha_Patel
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665349/bio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqaMg5UZCJM
1981: Birth of Anoushka Shankar, famous sitarist and daughter of Ravi Shankar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoushka_Shankar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgCpkduEQ7U
1981: Birth of Vic Zhou, Taiwanese actor, singer and model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Chou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6P6-_8d2h4
1983: Birth of Jim Tang, Hong Kong actor
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Jim_Tang
1984: Birth of Aruni Kashyap, Indian poet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruni_Kashyap
1985: Birth of Sonam Kapoor, Indian actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonam_Kapoor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnJcrA0iDM
1986: Birth of Kary Ng, Hong Kong singer and actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_Ng
1989: Deng Xiaoping congratulate the military for having restored order Tiannanmen Square
http://tsquare.tv/chronology/Deng.html
1993: Japanese crown prince Naruhito weds Masaka Owada
http://www.csmonitor.com/1993/0602/02111.html
1998: Indonesian President Habibie orders that some political prisoners to be freed and says he is ready to give a special status to East Timor
2006: Thailand celebrates the 60th anniversary of the coming to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5062534.stm
2008: Indonesian government takes action against minority Muslim sect Ahmadiyah
2010: Benigno Aquino 3 is proclaimed Philippines’ 15th president (sworn in on June 30)
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/06/20106941734617825.html
2011: Death of MF Hussain, an artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter before going into self-imposed exile during an uproar over nude images of Hindu icons
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/06/201169104654633361.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13708844
https://www.dawn.com/news/1482242/painter-provocateur-and-exile-who-was-mf-hussain
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&biw=943&bih=430&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=MF+Hussain+painting&oq=MF+Hussain+painting&aq=f&aqi=g-L8&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=32678l35658l0l9l9l0l7l7l0l223l334l0.1.1c
2013: The US and China agree that they cannot accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and pledged to work closely to end Pyongyang’s weapons programme, a senior US national security said
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/201368222617872259.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22828678
2013: North and South Korean officials sat down for their first talks in years, confronting decades of mutual distrust in a search for some positive end to months of soaring military tensions
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/06/20136914653947578.html
2014: Death of Kim Heungsou, Korean painter, born on November 17, 1919
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/kim-heungsou-painter-whose-fusion-of-figurative-and-abstract-forms-made-his-name-as–the-picasso-of-korea-9550377.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Heungsou
https://www.google.fr/search?q=Kim+Heungsou&biw=1188&bih=566&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=bLp1VcynD4rTUeWFg_AD&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
2016: Thais celebrate 70 years of revered King Bhumibol’s reign but ongoing health concerns add to anxiety about succession
http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/09/celebrations-in-bangkok-for-70-years-of-thai-king-bhumibol-s-reign/
2017: Thai man jailed 35 years for insulting monarchy on Facebook
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/06/thai-man-jailed-35-years-insulting-monarchy-facebook/#oGAPJurBx6CcsZ2r.97
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/09/man-jailed-for-35-years-in-thailand-for-insulting-monarchy-on-facebook
2017: Japan’s parliament pass a law that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would be the first imperial abdication in more than two centuries
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2097577/japanese-parliament-passes-law-allowing-emperor-akihito-abdicat
2017: Asian rivals India and Pakistan formally join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a security bloc spearheaded by China and Russia, despite bilateral tensions bubbling over Kashmir
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/209608-India-Pakistan-join-China-and-Russia-led-security-bloc
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/what-does-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-membership-mean-for-india/article18825646.ece
