ON 13 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on October 13, 2019
1282: Death of Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, who inscribed the Dai-Gohonzon (see October 12)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichiren
1332: Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, reigning for only 53 days dying on December 5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinchinbal_Khan,_Emperor_Ningzong_of_Yuan
1868 : Birth of Teresa Magbanua, the first Filipino woman fighter in Panay, known as the “Joan of Arc of the Visayas”,a school teacher and military leader
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/683/today-in-philippine-history-october-13-1868-teresa-magbanua-was-born-in-pototan-Iloilo
http://maxanthology.blogspot.fr/2012/08/teresa-ferraris-magbanua-visayas-joan.html
1911: Birth of Ashok Kumar, Indian actor who died on December 10, 2001)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006369/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashok_Kumar
1911: Death of Sister Nivedita, Indian social worker from Irish origine, born on October 28, 1867
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Nivedita
http://alchetron.com/Sister-Nivedita-1219173-W
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/13th-october-1911-sister-nivedita-social-worker-passed-away
1924: Birth of Moturu Udayam, Indian woman’s activist who died on March 31, 2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moturu_Udayam
1929: After the collapse of central authority under Amanullah, Nadir Khan united a variety of tribal factions to reclaim Kabul and subsequently name himself king, or Nadir Shah
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03068373008725118?journalCode=raaf19
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/king%20nadir.htm
1929: Birth of Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter who died on May 17, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walasse_Ting
http://www.google.fr/search?q=wallace+ting&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=uqyVTpyLEIXO4QT2-omoCA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCwQ_AUoAQ&biw=1311&bih=597
1936 : Birth of Chitti Babu, renowned Veena player, who died on February 9, 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitti_Babu_(musician)
http://www.veenachittibabu.org/
1938: Chinese troops withdrew from the Wanjialing area in Jiangxi, China, the site of a large victory three days prior on Japanese 106th division.
1941: Birth of Tadao Ando, Japanese architect
http://www.archdaily.com/tag/tadao-ando/
1946: In the British India the Muslim League agrees to take part to the cabinet
1948: Birth of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and singer who died on August 16, 1997
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-6756.php
1950: Japan cancels the early plan to purge 10,000 persons in the frame of the post-war purges
1952: Birth of John Lone, Hong Kong actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lone
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518821/
1964: Birth of Nie Haisheng, Chinese astronaut
http://english.cri.cn/811/2005/10/11/50@24174.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/n/niehaisheng.html
1966: 173 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam
1968: In China, president Liu Shaoqi is dismissed of all his positions
http://chineseposters.net/themes/liushaoqi.php
1970: The People’s Republic of China establishes diplomatic relations with Canada
1971: China and Burundi restore diplomatic relations
1973: Birth of Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
http://yummycelebrities.com/2005/11/25/matsushima-nanako-profile-and-biography/
1974: Birth of Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawick_Lau
1987: Death of Kishore Kuma, Indian singer, born on August 4, 1929
http://chandrakantha.com/biodata/kishore_kumar.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfYGnC5LWeE
1990: Death of Le Duc Tho, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize, born on 11 October 1911
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Le-Duc-Tho
1994: Japanese writer Kenzaburo Oe wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1994/press.html
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1994/oe-bio.html
2000: South Korea president Kim Dae-jung is rewarded by the Nobel Peace Prize
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2000/press.html
2006: Bangladeshi Muhammad Yunus is awarded Peace Nobel Prize
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/press.html
2006: Failed attempt of impeachment against Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian. The motion did not obtain the 2/3 of the votes of the members of parliament
2006: Ban Ki-moon, South Korea’s Foreign Minister is unanimously elected as the next United Nations general secretary
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20255&Cr=ki-moon&Cr1
2006: Death of Wang Guangmei, widow of president Liu Shaoqi
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/oct/20/guardianobituaries.china
2011: Bhutan king Jigme Wangchuk marries commoner Jetsun Pema
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15285121
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhavpW4NlI
2011: Taiwan ex-president Chen Shui-bian gets 18 years extra jail term
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20111013-304869.html
2012: Death of Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher, born on November 22, 1922
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomonobu_Imamichi
2012: Death of Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic, born on August 27, 1925
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiichi_Maruya
2013: Death of Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman , born on February 6, 1919
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-takashi-yanase-8907566.html
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/read/Takashi-Yanase-96540698
2014: A court in China’s restive Xinjiang region sentences 12 people to death for attacks that left nearly 100 people dead in July
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29592882
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/10/china-sentences-12-death-xinjiang-20141013125835795435.html
2015 : Amid mounting pressure on Nepal’s government over dwindling supplies of goods from India due to the ongoing violent agitation over the new Constitution, China reopened its border with Nepal in Tibet which Chinese officials say will see “explosive growth” in trade
https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/chine-reopens-trade-route-with-nepal-amid-mounting-pressure-over-dwindling-supplies-of-goods-from-india
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/china-reopens-border-with-nepal-for-supplies/145758.html
2016: Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej dies after 70-year reign
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/13/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-after-70-year-reign
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2027797/thailands-king-dead-nation-plunges-mourning-and-uncertainty
2016: The Maldives has withdrawn from the Commonwealth, accusing it of interfering in domestic affairs and “unfair and unjust” treatment
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37647310
2018: Malaysia’s Anwar returns to frontline politics in big poll win
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/malaysia-s-anwar-returns-to-frontline-politics-in-big-poll-win-20860