ON 18 MARCH IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on March 18, 2019
1184: In Japan, victory of Minamoto on Taira in the battle of Ichi-no-Tani
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ichi-no-Tani
http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/japanesescreens/scr01.html
1241: Krakow is ravaged by Mongols
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chmielnik
1871: Death of Augustus De Morgan, Indian-born British mathematician and logician, born on June 27 1806
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Biographies/De_Morgan.html
1893: Birth of Pai Chung-hsi (Bai Chongxi), Chinese Muslim general, who died on December 1, 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Chongxi
http://www.cgltour.com/web/Gglc23E.html
1900: Japan uses its influence over the government of Korea to deny Russia’s efforts to obtain a concession for a naval station at the Korean Port of Masampo, a step in the lead up to the Russo-Japanese war
1914: White Wolf gang beats government army in Jingdezhen China
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Lang_Rebellion
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/pai-lang.htm
1918: Birth of Lin Haiyin, Taiwanese writer who died on December 1, 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Haiyin
https://upclosed.com/people/lin-haiyin/
1921: Steamer “Hong Koh” runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950CEFDC1631EF33A25750C2A9629C946095D6CF
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SU19210423.2.166
1922: In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience. He would serve only 2 years
http://famousdaily.com/history/mahatma-gandhi-india-civil-disobedience.html
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/March-April-08/On-this-Day–Gandhi-Imprisoned-for-Civil-Disobedience-.html
1923: Mathrubhumi, one of the largest Malayalam daily started to publish from Kozhikode in Kerala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathrubhumi
1926: Birth of Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Indian poet
http://www.akkitham.in/biography.html
1928: Birth of Julia Mullock, American born Princess of Korea who died on 26 November 2017
https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/korea/julia-mullock-the-american-empress-of-korea/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Mullock
1928: Birth of Fidel Ramos, president of the Philippines from June 1992 to June 1998
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1022/today-in-philippine-history-on-march-18-1928-fidel-ramos-was-born-in-lingayen-pangasinan
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Fidel_Valdez_Ramos.aspx
1938: Birth of Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/18-march-1938-shashi-kapoor-indian-actor-was-born
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mggI9ypTUQ
1945: Birth of Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroh_Kikai
1946: After the agreement between French delegate Sainteny and Ho Chi Minh, General Leclerc enters in Hanoi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzSSt5HAv8
1950: In a surprise raid on the communist People’s Republic of China (PRC), military forces of the Nationalist Chinese government on Taiwan invade the mainland and capture the town of Sungmen
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nationalist-chinese-forces-invade-mainland-china
1950: Birth of Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and film director
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Okuda
http://asianmediawiki.com/Eiji_Okuda
1953: Birth of Takashi Yoshimatsu, Japanese composer
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/takashi-yoshimatsu-mn0001781805/biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1THvmUseQ1M
1955: Prime minister Ichiro Hatoyama is re-elected by Diet vote, defeating the socialist Mosaburo Suzuki in this election
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Hatoyama
1962: Birth of Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Toyokawa_Etsushi
http://eiga.wikia.com/wiki/Etsushi_Toyokawa
1966: In Indonesia, General Suharto forms his first government as president
1968: Killing of Moro soldiers by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, known as the Corregidor Massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabidah_massacre
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1467/today-in-philippine-history-march-18-1968-the-jabidah-commando-was-massacred-in-corregidor
http://corregidor.org/heritage_battalion/jabidah.html
1969: Beginning of Operation Menu, heavy US bombing on Cambodia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-bombs-cambodia-for-the-first-t23:36:04ime
https://sites.google.com/site/thesecretbombingofcambodia/introduction
http://study.com/academy/lesson/cambodia-and-laos-impact-of-major-operations-under-nixon.html
1970: In Cambodia, coup d’état by rightist factions led by prince Sirik Matak and general Lon Nol with US support. Beginning of Lon Nol’s military regime. Sihanouk flees to China
http://www.edwebproject.org/sideshow/history/coup.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lon-nol-ousts-prince-Sihanouk
1974: Former Cambodian capital Oudong is captured by the Khmer Rouge. The 20,000 inhabitants are killed or deported
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudong
1977: US restricts citizens from visiting Vietnam, North Korea & Cambodia
1978: Birth of Juris Fernandez, Filipino singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Fernandez
http://www.pinoystop.com/bio/celebrity-profile/1731/juris-fernandez-biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4jonqWz1qI
1978: Pakistan former Prime Minister Ali Bhutto is sentenced to death
http://www.dawn.com/news/1130029
http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Bhutto_Ali.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCC7hAsIQrE
1981: Birth of Jang Nara, Korean singer and actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Na-ra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA6p4t_VKO4
1998: Prince Norodom Ranariddh, co-Premier minister, ousted the prior year by Hun Sen, is sentenced in absentia to 30 years in prison for plot
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/138763.stm
2000: In the second ever direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party are elected president and vice president, respectively. This puts an end to more than half a century of Kuomintang rule on Taiwan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2172980.stm
http://www.taiwandc.org/elec2000.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROC_presidential_election,_2000
2001: India gets a one billion population
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(05)73073-7/abstract
2001: In Afghanistan, the mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of the Taliban order the destruction of all the Buddha statues
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1161617
2002: U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anaconda
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/oef-anaconda.htm
2008: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah unveils his new cabinet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7303560.stm
2012: East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta fails to make the run-off in the country’s presidential election. The second-round vote will see Francisco Guterres face off against Taur Matan Ruak
http://www.france24.com/en/20120318-east-timor-president-fails-make-election-run-off-jose-ramos-horta
2014: Cambodian Prince Ranariddh forms new political party
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/ranariddh-plays-to-old-politics-with-new-party-54281/
2015: Taiwan protesters mark the first anniversary of the student-led « Sunflower Movement », which saw the occupation of parliament for more than three weeks over a trade pact with China.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/03/19/2003613879
2015: Japan’s ruling parties reach broad agreement that paves the way for the most drastic change in the nation’s security policy in six decades and sets the stage to update guidelines for defence cooperation with Washington.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/18/national/politics-diplomacy/komeito-agrees-to-permanent-law-on-dispatch-of-sdf/#.VQn41e9_lMs
2016: Representatives of the US and the Philippines reach a deal on five locations for US troops on the island country. The move comes as tensions with Beijing rise over territorial disputes in the South China Sea
http://www.dw.com/en/us-agrees-with-manila-on-bases-in-philippines/a-19128268
2016: Chinese journalist Jia Jia goes missing after letter critical of the president
http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-journalist-jia-jia-goes-missing-after-letter-critical-of-the-president/a-19126572
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35828918
2018: Death of Taiwan’s famous writer and political commentator Li Ao at the age of 83
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/renowned-taiwan-writer-li-ao-dies-aged-83
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43458915
http://www.theindependent.sg/li-ao-writer-of-96-banned-books-in-taiwan-dies-at-82/