ON 23 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 23, 2019
229: Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Quan
1180: In Japan, first Battle of Uji, starting the Gempei War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Uji_%281180%29
1368: Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang), becomes the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, up to his death on June 24, 1398
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/wade-giles-the-hongwu-emperor.html
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/99727/6937341.html
1534: Birth of Nobunaga Oda, Japanese daimyo, forced to suicide on June 21, 1582
http://www.samurai-archives.com/nobunaga.html
1582: Death of Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader, born in 1537
http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Shimizu_Muneharu
1596: De Houtman expedition reaches Banten (now in Indonesia). The initial reception is friendly, but after some rough behavior by the Dutch, the Sultan of Banten, along with the Portuguese stationed in Banten, shell the Dutch ships
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Dutch_Expedition_to_Indonesia
1615: Death of Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord, born in 1545
https://wikivividly.com/wiki/Mashita_Nagamori
1662: Death of Taiwan’s national hero Zheng Chenggong more known as Koxinga, born on August 27, 1624
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Koxinga#In_Taiwan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Tungning
1757: In India, 3,000 British forces, under the command of Robert Clive, win the Battle of Plassey, defeating 50,000 soldiers of the Nawab of Bengal
http://in.askmen.com/top-10-power-and-money/1101711/video/the-battle-of-plassey-1757
http://www.britishbattles.com/war-in-india/battle-plassey.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwgF2-C83hc
1884: A Chinese army defeats the French at Bac Le, Indochina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bac_Le_Ambush
1898: Emilio Aguinaldo is proclaimed president of the first Philippine Republic but not recognized by the international community
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo
1906: Birth of King Tribhuvan of Nepal who died on March13, 1955
http://bossnepal.com/father-nation-king-tribhuvan/
1908: Death of Kunikida Doppo, Japanese writer, born on July 15, 1871
http://jamescahill.info/other-peoples-writing/kunikida-doppo-his-place-in-meiji-literature
http://universalium.academic.ru/275420/Kunikida_Doppo
1914: Death of Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher, born on September 2, 1838
http://www.krishna.com/life-srila-bhaktivinoda-thakur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaktivinoda_Thakur
1924: Birth of Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lanka president (1989-1993), assassinated on May 1, 1993
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa
1946 : Mahatma Gandhi advises Congress not to enter into an interim government but only the Constituent Assembly
1946: The National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the municipal elections in French India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Front_(French_India)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_India_municipal_election,_1946
1951: Soviet United Nations delegate Jacob Malik proposes cease-fire in Korean War
1954: Outside the official negociating sessions, in the Conference of Geneva, French premier Pierre Mendès France meets Chine Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai
1960: Birth of Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese musician and programmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuya_Uemura
1962: In Laos, Prince Souvanna Phouma is Prime Minister for the fourth time, up to December 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvanna_Phouma
1966: Birth of Richie Ren, Taiwanese musician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Ren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75EVhs2uVLU
1969: In Vietnam War, North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het
https://sofrep.com/84326/battle-ben-het-special-forces-camp-june-231969/
1970: Extension of the nippo-American 1960 security treaty
1973: South Korean president Park Chung-hee proclaims a new foreign policy of peace and reunification with North Korea
1980: Large Vietnamese raid in Thai territory, causing the tougher stance of Asean on Vietnam
1980: Death of Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician; son of Indira Gandhi, in a plane crash, born on December 14, 1946
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Gandhi
http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-life-and-death-of-sanjay-gandhi/article4428896.ece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIvA2i8Hl3M
1985: A terrorist bomb aboard Air India Flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/23/newsid_2518000/2518857.stm
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/june-23-1985-air-india-boeing-747-kanishka-crashes-into-the-atlantic-ocean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182
1988: Birth of Isabella Leong, Macau-born Hong Kong singer, actress and model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Leong
http://www.imdb.fr/name/nm1884816/
1998: In South Korea, a small northerner submarine is hailed in the territorial waters
1996: Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Prime Minister for the first time, till July 2001
http://www.unfoundation.org/features/cwwl-bios/current-cwwl-members/Sheikh-Hasina.html
http://bdf2018.erd.gov.bd/speakers/h-e-sheikh-hasina/
1998: In South Korea, a small northerner submarine is hailed in the territorial waters
2002: In Malaysia, death of Fadzil Noor, chairman of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Pas)
https://aliran.com/archives/ms/2002/0623.html
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E7D91F3FF936A15755C0A9649C8B63
2002: In Indian Kashmir, Omar Abdullah succeeds his father Farooq Abdullah as chairman of the National coalition ruling the region
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Abdullah
2005: Philippine president Arroyo is accused of ballot rigging during the last elections. Her husband accused of corruption leaves the country
2007: Death of Vietnamese General Nguyen Chanh Thi, born on February 23, 1923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyễn_Chánh_Thi
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/world/asia/26iht-obits.1.6335509.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062602195.html
2009: One of China’s most prominent political activists, Liu Xiabo, is formally arrested for inciting subversion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8116044.stm
2010: Police in Indonesia have captured one of the most wanted “terrorists” in the country, Abdullah Sonata, an explosives expert
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/06/201062315215220293.html
2011: Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomes his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama’s decision over withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan
http://english.sina.com/world/p/2011/0623/378821.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-13851930
2011: President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office announces a progressive withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan. The withdrawal of France’s approximately 4,000 troops will follow a timetable comparable to that of the staggered pullout of American troops
http://en.rfi.fr/france/20110623-france-begin-progressive-withdrawal-afghanistan
https://www.ctvnews.ca/french-plan-phased-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-1.661332
2013: Tokyo voters give their support to the economic policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with his party winning a landslide victory in local elections in the capital
2014: The European Union condemns the military takeover in Thailand, saying it was suspending all official visits to the country and shelving important agreements to back up calls for an urgent return to democratic rule
http://www.france24.com/en/20140623-eu-suspends-cooperation-with-thailand-over-military-coup/
2015: Death of Nirmala Joshi, Indian nun, lawyer, and social worker, successor to Mother Teresa, born on July 23, 1934
http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/23/india-mourns-the-death-of-mother-teresa-s-successor-sister-nirmala-joshi/
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/sister-nirmala-of-missionaries-of-charity-passes-away/
2017: Thailand passes bill to extend military’s authority for 20 years beyond elections
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2099595/thailand-passes-bill-extend-militarys-authority-20-years
http://www.asiaone.com/asia/thai-parliament-approves-bill-which-critics-say-will-prolong-military-role
2018: Death of ex-South Korean premier and spy agency founder Kim Jong-pil
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-23/ex-s-korean-premier-kim-jong-pil-spy-agency-founder-dies
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2152137/ex-south-korean-premier-and-spy-agency-founder-kim-jong-pil-dies
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=219306
2018: Kim Jong-un introduces new mandatory national oath ‘erasing his father and grandfather’ from text
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/23/kim-jong-un-introduces-new-mandatory-national-oath-erasing-father/
http://www.dailynk.com/english/a-new-oath-and-kim-jong-uns-leadership-grooming/