ON 15 FEBRUARY IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on February 15, 2019
1686: The Dutch East India Company (VOC) receives a complete monopoly on pepper in Banten (west Java)
1835: Birth of Nguyen Khuyen, Vietnamese Confucian scholar, poet and teacher, who died on February 5, 1909
http://www.poemhunter.com/nguyen-khuyen/biography/
1895: Birth of Jovita Fuentes, Filipino diva, who died on August 7, 1978
http://mycapiz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=350
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/933/today-in-philippine-history-february-15-1895-jovita-fuentes-was-born-in-the-town-of-capiz-in-capiz-province
1915: In Singapore, Indian soldiers launch the first large-scale mutiny of World War I http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Singapore-Mutiny-of-1915-A-standalone-episode-not-linked-to-freedom-struggle/articleshow/39563737.cms
http://therealmalay.blogspot.fr/2014/06/the-johore-military-force-and-1915.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mutiny-breaks-out-among-indian-soldiers-in-singapore
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_570_2005-01-24.html
1940: Birth of Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician, who has been vice-president under Magawati Sukarnoputri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamzah_Haz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1457865.stm
1942: British troops in Singapore surrender to the Japanese
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/singapore-falls-to-japan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/15/newsid_3529000/3529447.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Singapore
1942: Following February 13 attack, Japanese troops march into Palembang (South Sumatra)
http://www.oocities.org/dutcheastindies/palembang.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palembang
1943: Women’s camp Tamtui on Ambon (Moluccas) is hit by allied air raid
1958: Army dissidents in Sumatra, supported by counterparts in Sulawesi and by several leaders of Masjumi, proclaim the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) with Prawiranega as president
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemerintah_Revolusioner_Republik_Indonesia
1961: Birth of Cheam Channy, Cambodian politician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheam_Channy
1966: French president De Gaulle offers to help end Vietnam War
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/degaulle-offers-to-help-end-vietnam-war
1970: US bombing on Pathet Lao positions in Laos
http://www.footprinttravelguides.com/asia/laos/about-laos/secret-war/
1985: The Khmer Rouge headquarters is seized by Vietnamese troops
1986: In the Philippines, the National Assembly, controlled by the president declared the election in favour of Marcos. Cory Aquino refuses to concede defeat and calls on her followers to rally the next day in Manila’s Rizal Park
2008: Death of former Khmer Rouge leader Sam Bith
http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/monday-1822008-former-khmer-rouge-leader-in-phnom-voar-died/
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ex-kr-commander-jailed-over-tourist-murders-dies
2011: The Philippines government begins negotiations with the communist guerrillas of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Norway
http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20110215-philippine-peace-talks-start-despite-communists-arrest
2013: Death of Sanan Kachornprasart, Thai general and politician, born on September 7, 1935
http://www.th4u.com/sanan_kachornprasart.htm
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/619663-phichits-crocodile-king-sanan-bids-a-final-farewell-obituary/
Holidays and observances
Singapore: Total Defence Day