ON 22 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 22, 2019
662: Birth of Rui Zong, Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who died on July 13, 716
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang
1527: Fatahillah chased away Portugal from Sunda Kelapa harbour, and peoples celebrated it as birthday of Jayakarta, Indonesia
1555 : Emperor Humayun declared his son Akbar as his heir apparent
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/june-22-1555-humanyun-declares-akbar-as-his-heir-apparent
1622: Portuguese forces repel a Dutch invasion at the two-day Battle of Macau during the Dutch–Portuguese War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Macau
1635: By an edit, shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu forbids the Japanese to leave the country and to build ships, closing the country to foreign influence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_Country_Edict_of_1635
1793: Birth of Tokugawa Ieyoshi, 12st shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1837-1853) who died In July 1853
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyoshi
1859: Birth of Tsubouchi Shōyō, Japanese author, playwright, and educator who died on February 28, 1935
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/t/o/tob/503/tsubo.html
http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/293.html?cat=93
1895: During the invasion of Taiwan, the Japanese enter in Hsinchu after small resistance from Formosan militia and Chinese soldiers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsinchu_Campaign
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/5923.html
1897: British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/chaitanya/chapekar.html
1920: Birth of Jovito Salonga, Filipino politician and activist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovito_Salonga
1922: Birth of Mona Lisa, Filipino actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(actress)
1932: Birth of Amrish Puri, Indian actor, who died on January 12, 2005
http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/amrish-puri/biography.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700869/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REwwRryUsrM
1945: Suicide of Isamu Cho, Japanese general at Okinawa, by seppuku, born on January 19, 1895
http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/C/h/Cho_Isamu.htm
1945 Suicide of Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general, at Okinawa by seppuku, born on July 31, 1887
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuru_Ushijima
1948: British king George VI renounces the title of Emperor of India
1951: Attempts at cease fire in Korean war begin
1955: Ho Chi Minh, president of North Vietnam starts a visit to Beijing and Moscow
1956: Birth of Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani politician, Foreign minister (2008-2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Mehmood_Qureshi
1962: Birth of Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Hong Kong actor, director and film producer
http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/04/15/stephen-chow/
1962: Using for the 100th time its power of veto, Soviet Union blocks a resolution of the United Nations Security Council asking India and Pakistan to open talks on Kashmir
1962: The Philippines officially claims its sovereignty on North Borneo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Borneo
1965: Signature of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea. It establish basic diplomatic relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_Basic_Relations_between_Japan_and_the_Republic_of_Korea
http://dokdo-research.com/temp15.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs6zIP0X88U
1966: Birth of Doze Niu Chen-Zer, Taiwanese director and producer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doze_Niu
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633080/
1967: Death of Li Lìsan (李立三), top leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1928 to 1930, born on November 18, 1899
https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Li%20Lisan&item_type=topic
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/cpc2011/2011-05/09/content_12475163.htm
1974: Birth of Joseph Vijay, Indian actor
http://annashvin.blogspot.com/2008/06/biography-of-vijay-joseph.html
1978: Ratification by Japan, of the January 30, 1974 treaty with South Korea on the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries
1979: At their Vienna summit, the countries of the G7 ask for the total withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan
1982: At Kuala Lumpur, the political forces opposed to the regime intalled in Phnom Penh by the Vietnamese agree to form a Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, led by Sihanouk
http://countrystudies.us/cambodia/72.htm
1987: The Taiwan National Security Law was passed in Legislative Yuan on this day, and was set to replace Martial Law which will be lifted on July 15
1987: Birth of Lee Min Ho, Korean Actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Min_Ho
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Min-ho.php
1989: Birth of Jung Yong Hwa, Korean actor and singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung_Yong-hwa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ymUR5bXk4
1995: Sam Rainsy, leader of opposition in Cambodia is expelled from parliament
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/138764.stm
2002: During the annual congress of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), Mahathir announces that he is resigning from the chairmanship of the party and the government. He will renounce an hour later at the request of the party leaders
2010: Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of Thai general Khattiya Sawasdipol, who was shot in May as he backed anti-government protesters in Bangkok
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10372565.stm
2010: The UN secretary general has set up a panel to look into alleged human rights abuses during the final stages of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10384964.stm
2011: Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is released. The police decided to release him after admitting his crimes and for poor health. The dissident had been in jail since April 3
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Ai-Weiwei-released-21911.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13878859
2011: Taiwan lifts a decades-old ban on travel to the island by individual Chinese tourists, saying visitors would act as “peace ambassadors” for the former arch foe. Initially, Taiwan will allow 500 individual arrivals from the mainland per day
2012: China and the remote Himalayan nation of Bhutan agree to establish diplomatic relations and resolve a long-standing border dispute, China’s foreign ministry says.
2012: South Korea’s population will exceed 50 million on Saturday 23, making it the 26th country to reach the mark, according to a report from Statistics Korea.
2012: Pakistan’s parliament elects a former water and power minister and ruling party member Raja Pervez Ashraf as the country’s new prime minister.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/06/201262244252924620.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9349742/Pakistan-elects-Raja-Pervez-Ashraf-as-prime-minister.html
2016: India once again proves its desire to become a key player in the global space industry as the country’s state-run space agency pulls off a massive 20-satellite launch in a single attempt
http://www.dw.com/en/india-launches-20-satellites-in-record-mission/a-19347663
2018: Indonesian terrorist Aman Abdurrahman sentenced to death over 2016 Starbucks attack
https://www.theepochtimes.com/isis-linked-cleric-behind-indonesia-terrorist-attacks-receives-death-sentence_2570897.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-22/indonesia-starbucks-attack-terrorist-sentenced-to-death/9899298?section=world
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2151976/indonesian-court-sentences-cleric-death-ordering-attacks
2018: China and Nepal agree to build Tibet-Nepal rail link
http://www.dw.com/en/china-and-nepal-agree-to-build-tibet-nepal-rail-link/a-44345130
https://www.chinadailyasia.com/articles/88/213/35/1529644504116.html