ON 22 SEPTEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on September 22, 2019
904: The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang Dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Wen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Zhaozong_of_Tang
1072: Death of Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian and scholar-official, born in 1007
http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/calligraphy-ouyang-xiu.php
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/9193.html
1253: Death of Dogen Zenki, Japanese Zen Buddhist, born on January 19, 1200
http://www.zenki.com/AboutDogen.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8Dgen
1449: Zhu Qiyu becomes emperor of the Ming dynasty as emperor Jingtai, up to February 11, 1457
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingtai_Emperor
1539: Death of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism, born on April 15, 1469
http://www.sikhs.org/guru1.htm
1598: Korean and Chinese allied forces make a second attack against Japanese forces. However, Korean and Chinese allied forces failed to take the Ulsan Japanese Castle
1606: Birth of Li Zicheng, a Chinese rebel who sacked the Ming capital before to be defeated by the Manchu in 1644
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Zicheng
https://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Li_Zicheng
1630: Death of Yuan Chonghuan, famed patriot and military commander of the Ming Dynasty who battled the Manchu, executed by his emperor under false charges. Born on June 6, 1584
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Chonghuan
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/9197.html
1717: Death of Zheng Keshuang, third king of Tungning. He was forced to surrender Taiwan to Qing Dynasty after the Battle of Penghu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Keshuang
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Zheng%20Keshuang&item_type=topic
1829: Birth of the Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc, the 4th Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty (1947-1883)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BB%B1_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c
1868: Byakkotai, The Young Japanese samurai corps of Aizu-Han commit suicide when they thought their castle was on fire
http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=618
http://www.jref.com/history/byakkotai/
1878: Birth of the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (1946-1947), who died on October 20, 1967
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yoshida_Shigeru
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-emperor-hirohito-and-pm-yoshida/
1887: Birth of Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, Indian activist, who died on May 9, 1959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaurao_Patil
1931: Birth of Manzoor Ahmad, Pakistani philosopher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzoor_Ahmad
1940: Following an ultimatum, France authorizes the use of the Tonkin airfields by the Japanese forces
1942: Birth of Wu Ma, Chinese actor, director, producer and screenwriter who died on February 4, 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Ma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWaKutcs3B4
1943 : The Philippine national anthem and the national flag are declared official symbols by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 211
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/631/today-in-philippine-history-september-22-1943-the-philippine-national-anthem-and-the-national-flag-were-declared-official-symbols
1944: In India, end and failure of the negotiations between Gandhi and Jinnah on the Muslim question
1949: Death of Kim Jong-suk, mother of Kim Jong-il, born on December 24, 1917
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-suk
http://juchegirl.blogspot.com/2005/09/i-3-korean-war-hero-kim-jong-suk.html
1952: Birth of M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai politician, current Governor of Bangkok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhumbhand_Paribatra
1956: Birth of Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer
http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/2689367
1957: Death of Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda, born on May 22, 1885
http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/T/o/Toyoda_Soemu.htm
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_toyoda_soemu.html
1957: Death of Chinese singer and actress Zhou Xuan, born on August 1, 1918
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Xuan
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/9208.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbQEBrN84KI&hl=fr
1965: Second Kashmir War between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/indo-pak_1965.htm
1970: Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is succeeded by Abdul Razak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Abdul_Razak
1970: Death of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, well known Bengali writer, born on March 30, 1899
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharadindu_Bandyopadhyay
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/257813.Sharadindu_Bandyopadhyay
1971: In Vietnam war, Captain Ernest Medina is acquitted of all charges relating to the My Lai massacre of March 1968. His unit was charged with the murder of over 200 Vietnamese civilians, including women and children
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/medina-is-acquitted-of-all-charges
1974: Birth of Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo_Chae-yeong
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Yoo_Chae-yeong.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKMfdIx8xkI&feature=related
1977: Birth of Thu Minh, Vietnamese singer and entertainer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thu_Minh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwXxmuhIO58
1982: Great-Britain premier Margaret Thatcher goes to Beijing (up to 25) to discuss the future of Hong Kong
1988: Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst is assassinated, born on September 12, 1914
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rais_Amrohvi
1989: Birth of Hyoyeon (Kim Hyo-yeon), South Korean singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoyeon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urr6e_aF2M4
1991 : Death of Durga Khote, film actress, born on January 14, 1905
http://chiloka.com/celebrity/durga-khote
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/22nd-september-1991-durga-khote-film-actress-and-dadasaheb-phalke-awardee-passes-away
1996: Foundation of the Democratic Party of Japan by Yukio Hatoyama, former general secretary of Sakigake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Hatoyama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Japan
1997: Death of of Chiang Wei-kuo (Wego Chiang), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek and politician, born on October 6, 1916
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Wei-kuo
http://www.shanghai1937.com/a-chinese-in-the-german-wehrmacht/
2000: Death of Saburo Sakai, Japanese aviator, born in 1916
http://www.mishalov.com/Sakai.html
2001: After Pakistan’s president General Musharraf aligned with the US on Afghanistan, the USA leaves all the 1998 sanctions against India and Pakistan after their nuclear tests
2002: Death of Vernon Corea Sri Lankan broadcaster who paved the for ethnic minority broadcasters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Corea
http://vernoncorea.wordpress.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRCIyAM9U9o
2006: In Thailand, the king adopts the foundation of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) with General Sonthi Boonyatratkalin as head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_for_National_Security
http://www.thailawforum.com/declaration.html
2008: Taro Aso, an outspoken conservative is chosen by the governing Liberal Democratic Party to become the nation’s next prime minister of Japan
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843251,00.html
2008: North Korea says it has removed seals from its atomic facility as part of its plan to re-start its nuclear operation
2012: A senior official makes China’s first top-level visit to Afghanistan in nearly 50 years, as Beijing attempts to bolster diplomatic and economic ties with its war-torn neighbour ahead of the withdrawal of Nato troops in 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9560995/Senior-Chinese-official-visits-Afghanistan-for-first-time-in-50-years.html
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20120923-373259.html
2012: Death of Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan marxist theorist, born on January 1, 1919
http://www.sacw.net/article2885.html
http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/10955
2013: China’s disgraced top politician Bo Xilai given life term for corruption
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/09/201392215851545302.html
2013: At least 75 people have died and more than 120 wounded in a suicide attack against a church in northwestern Pakistan. The deadliest ever assault on the country’s Christian minority
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Peshawar-,-two-suicide-bombers-attack-Protestant-church-:-over-one-hundred-dead-and-130-injured-29076.html
2014: Thousands of students braved sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Monday to demand greater democracy as they launched a week-long boycott of classes, underscoring a restive younger generation’s determination to challenge the Chinese Communist Party
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29306128
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1597934/boycott-begins-thousands-students-stage-classroom-walkout-over
2015 : A new Malaysian opposition coalition called Pakatan Harapan (Hope Alliance) is formed comprising People’s Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and National Trust Party (Amanah)
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/opposition-parties-form-pakatan-harapan-opens-door-to-pas
http://www.chinadailyasia.com/asia/2015-09/22/content_15320242.html
2016: Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Xia Lin is sentenced to 12 years’ jail
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2021629/prominent-chinese-rights-lawyer-xia-lin-sentenced-12
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/22/china-lawyer-for-ai-weiwei-jailed-for-12-years-in-severe-retaliation
2018: Vatican and China announce agreement on bishops appointment
https://www.trtworld.com/europe/vatican-and-china-announce-agreement-on-bishop-appointment-20376
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Press-Office-announces-a-%26lsquo%3BProvisional-Agreement%26rsquo%3B-between-China-and-the-Holy-See%2C-the-beginning-of-a-process%2C-says-Greg-Burke-45010.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45613668
