ON 17 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on November 17, 2018
344: Death of Emperor Kang of Jin, born in 322
http://luis-moutinho.blogspot.fr/2008/09/emperor-kang-of-jin.html
641: Death of the 34th Japanese emperor Jomei (629-641), born in 593
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jomei
1019: Birth of Northern Song Dynasty historian Sima Guang
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Sima_Guang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sima_Guang
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/10842.html
1183: In Japan, battle of Mizushima during the Gempei War of 1180-1185: The Minamoto-Taira Conflict
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mizushima
http://warfarehistorian.blogspot.fr/2014/09/gempei-war-of-1180-1185-minamoto-taira.html
1600: Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander, who launched an invasion of Korea in 1592, commits suicide
http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Kuki_Yoshitaka
http://www.asphodelshaven.com/glossary/view/kuki_yoshitaka
1612: Birth of Dorgon (prince Rui), one of the most influential Manchu princes in the early Qing Dynasty who died on December 31, 1650
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorgon
1828: Birth of Early Modern reformist Yung Wing, founder of the Chinese Educational Mission in the USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yung_Wing
http://connecticuthistory.org/yung-wing-the-chinese-educational-mission-and-transnational-connecticut/#sthash.CW3V3Xxx.dpuf
1846: Pagan Min is enthroned king of Burma succeeding his father Tharrawaddy Min, up to 1853
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Min
1869: The Suez Canal is opened to traffic, offering direct sea link between Europe and Asia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suez-canal-opens
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/756/today-in-philippine-history-november-17-1869-the-suez-canal-in-egypt-opened-paving-way-for-the-philippines-direct-commercial-relations-with-spain
1891: Eulogio Despujol becomes governor-general of the Philippines
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1349/today-in-philippine-history-november-17-1891-eulogio-despujol-becomes-governorgeneral-of-the-philippines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulogio_Despujol_y_Dusay
1898: In the Philippines, a provisional revolutionary government of the District of Visayas is inaugurated
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1725/today-in-philippine-history-november-17-1898-a-provisional-revolutionary-government-of-the-district-of-visayas-was-inaugurated
1904: Birth of Isamu Noguchi, Japanese sculptor who died in December 1988
http://www.noguchi.org/noguchi/biography
1905: Birth of Teru Shimada, Japanese actor who died on June 19, 1988
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teru_Shimada
1905: Eulsa treaty or Japan-Korea Protectorate treaty against the will of king Kojong
http://www.conservapedia.com/Eulsa_Treaty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulsa_Treaty
http://www.kyotodreamtrips.com/eulsa-treaty/
1919: Birth of Kim Heung-sou, Korean painter (the Korean Picasso) who died on June 9 2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Heungsou
https://www.google.fr/search?q=kim+heung+sou+biography&biw=1080&bih=496&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI-YHii8SVyQIVQb8aCh0ZcAlr&dpr=1.25#tbm=isch&q=kim+heung+sou+painter
1920: Birth of Gemini Ganesan, Indian film actor (Tamil Nadu) who died on March 22, 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan
http://www.geni.com/people/Gemini-Ganesan-Ramaswami/6000000008789431440
1921: Pa Chay Vue, Hmong Nationalist against the French is assassinated
http://hmonglessons.com/the-hmong/hmong-leaders/pa-chay-vu-paj-cais-vwj/
1928: Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and leader in the fight for freedom from Great Britain, known as “Lion of Punjab”
http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/LalaLajpatRai.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lala_Lajpat_Rai
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/17th-november-1928-lala-lajpat-rai-indian-nationalist-passed-away
1929: Birth of Goro Naya, Japanese actor who died on March 5, 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gor%C5%8D_Naya
1942: Birth of Khang khek leu (nicknamed Dutch) who has been the head of a torture center during the Khmer Rouge rule (1975-1979) and captured in 1999
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/340151.stm
1949: Birth of Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam Prime Minister from 2006 to 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_T%E1%BA%A5n_D%C5%A9ng
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5119642.stm
1950: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is called upon to assume full political power (head of the State and Government) after some 80,000 Peoples Liberation Army soldiers entered Tibet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama
1958: Death of Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician, born on November 12, 1927
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Taniyama
1965: In Vietnam, the US 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/1st-cavalry-unit-ambushed-in-the-ia-drang-valley
http://www.historynet.com/ia-drang-where-battlefield-losses-convinced-ho-giap-and-mcnamara-the-u-s-could-never-win.htm
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/14/how-the-battle-of-the-ia-drang-valley-changed-the-course-of-the-vietnam-war.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48uhoDXoqbo
1967: Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, “We are inflicting greater losses than we’re taking…We are making progress.”
1969: Birth of Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese actor
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=718
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SN4yiyFoSg
1970: Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-lai-trial-begins
1971: In Thailand, military coup d’état. Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn seizes power
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanom_Kittikachorn
1973: Death of Mirra Alfassa “The Mother”, Indian spiritual leader, born on February 2, 1878
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfassa
https://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/autobiographical-story-by-mirra-alfassa/
1975: East-Timor declares itself independent from Portugal
1982: General Prem is the first Thailand Prime Minister to go to China
1984: Birth of Park Han-byul, South Korean actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Han-byul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bad0-Ktpwxk
1985: Death of Lon Nol who overturned Sihanouk in March 1970 and proclaimed the Republic, born on November 13, 1913
http://angkor1431.tripod.com/index/id26.html
1988: Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as the first woman leader of an Islamic country. She was elected in the first democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years
http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A080
2001: The Taliban confirm the death of Osama bin Laden’s military chief Mohammed Atef in an airstrike three days earlier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Atef
2003: Death of Surjit Bindrakhia, Punjabi artist, born on April 15, 1962
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surjit_Bindrakhia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PklBBUuQ6jY
2005: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, 60 ans, is elected the 5th president of Sri Lanka
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_presidential_election,_2005
2010: The results of the November 7 general elections in Burma are announced
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010
2010: Signaling a new toughness in its dealings with China, New Delhi tells Beijing it should be mindful of Indian sensitivities over Jammu and Kashmir, in the same way that India has been towards Chinese concerns on Tibet and Taiwan
2011: Cambodia’s U.N.-backed tribunal rules a former senior Khmer Rouge leader unfit to stand trial for genocide and other crimes because she has Alzheimer’s disease. The tribunal said the illness diminishes Ieng Thirith’s mental capacity and ordered the 79-year-old defendant freed from detention.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15774044
2012: Hindu fundamentalist politician Bal Thackeray, the founder of the right-wing Shiv Sena party, dies in Mumbai at the age of 86.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20376653
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/11/2012111712347525901.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20180376
2013: The Maldives inaugurates a new president, a day after his surprise victory. Yaamin Abdul Gayoom and his deputy, Mohamed Jameel are sworn.
http://www.voanews.com/content/maldives-inaugurates-new-president/1791744.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24977601
2014: Chinese President Xi Jinping vows always to use peaceful means in pursuit of Beijing’s goals, including in maritime disputes, just days after US President Barack Obama warned of the dangers of outright conflict in Asia.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/17/xi-jinping-says-china-will-always-seek-to-resolve-disputes-peacefully
2015: Ashok Singhal: Controversial Indian VHP leader dies
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34830451