ON 24 JANUARY IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on January 24, 2019
756: Chinese Tang Dynasty famous general Gao Xianzhi, wrongly accused is beheaded
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao_Xianzhi
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/576.html
1601: Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci arrives to Beijing, invited by Emperor Wanli
http://www.nndb.com/people/483/000096195/
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/732.html
1739: Peshva warrior Chimaji Appa defeats Portuguese forces and captures Tarapur Fort, India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaji_Appa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarapur,_Maharashtra
1826 : Birth of Gyanendramohan Tagore, the first Asian to be called to the bar in England (1862), who died on January 5, 1890
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnanendramohan_Tagore#cite_note-Bose184-1
http://santiniketanrss.blogspot.fr/2011/06/gyanendra-mohan-tagore-of-pathuriaghata_05.html
1857: The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Calcutta
1911: Japanese anarchist Shūsui Kōtoku is hanged for treason in a case now considered a miscarriage of justice.
http://www.executedtoday.com/2011/01/24/1911-shusui-kotoku-and-ten-other-anarchists/
1917: Death of Colonel Quintin Salas, Filipino hero, born on October 31, 1870
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/896/today-in-philippine-history-january-24-1917-general-quintin-salas-died
http://harrybalais.com/2013/09/col-quintin-salas-the-last-ilonggo-standing/
1935: The «British India Act» give a federal status to India
http://www.indianetzone.com/24/the_government_india_act_1935.htm
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/2/enacted
http://www.gktoday.in/government-of-india-act-1935/
1937: Birth of Song Hye-rim, wife of Kim Jong-Il who died In Moscow on May 18, 2002
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/NB18Dg01.html
1942: World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom
1942: Japanese take Balikpapan (East Borneo) in spite of a strong Dutch and U.S. attack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Balikpapan_(1942)
http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/balikpapan.htm
1943: Birth of Subhash Ghai, Indian film director
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhash_Ghai
1950: Birth of Judy Ongg, Taiwanese actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Ongg
http://judyongg.com/english/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zssLonhzwE
1951: In Korea war, United Nations forces retake Wonju city
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_and_Second_Battles_of_Wonju
1952: In Bombay, opening of the first India movie International Festival, the first in Asia. 21 countries participate
1952: Birth of Ling Ling, Chinese actress
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512713/
1952: The Communist Party of Nepal is banned
1956: Birth of Masashi Yamamoto, Japanese director, actor and writer
http://asianmediawiki.com/Masashi_Yamamoto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Yamamoto
1960: Birth of Jack Neo, Singaporean filmmaker & actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Neo
1964: Birth of Houka Kinoshita, Japanese actor
http://asianmediawiki.com/Houka_Kinoshita
1966: In Vietnam, Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II is launched
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-masherwhite-wingthang-phong-ii-launched
http://study.com/academy/lesson/operation-masher-white-wing-description-phases-strategies.html
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/operation-masher-white-wing-thang-phong-ii-launched-jan-24-1966-history-com
1966: Death in an air crash of Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist, father of the India’s atomic energy programme, born on October 30, 1909
http://in.rediff.com/news/homi06.htm
1967: A visit of General Nguyen Cao Ky, head of the Saigon’s government to New-Zeland causes demonstrations against the War of Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyen_Cao_Ky
1968: During the Vietnam War, the 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa, up to March 1
http://anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au/story/operation-coburg/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Coburg
1972: Japanese sergeant Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of world War II
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-soldier-found-hiding-on-guam
http://www.guampedia.com/wwii-sgt-shoichi-yokoi-last-straggler-on-guam/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi
1972: Birth of Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoshi_Mizuta
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Naoshi_Mizuta
1973: The US negociator Henry Kissinger announces that the Paris Peace Agreement, signed the day before with the North Vietnamese representative Le Duc Tho, put an end not only tho the War of Vietnam, but also to the fights in Laos and Cambodia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truce-is-expected-in-laos-and-cambodia
1977: Birth of Kensuke Kita, Japanese guitarist (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensuke_Kita
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QEzaPCS6Q&feature=related
1979: In China the ex-capitalists recover their properties seized during the Cultural Revolution
1980: U.S. announces military equipment sales to China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-announces-military-equipment-sales-to-china
1982: Birth of Fiona Xie, Singapore actress
http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/10/27/fiona-xie-wan-yu/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfSQVMCUfqk
1985: The Philippine government formally charges and issued arrest warrants for 25 soldiers, including General Fabian Ver, and one civilian, all of whom been charged with the murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino in 1983
1990: Birth of Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Ab
1990: Japan launches the first probe to be sent to the Moon since 1976. A small satellite is placed in lunar orbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiten
1991: Death of Padmarajan, Indian film director, born on May 23, 1945
http://rajamohan.blogspot.com/2005/09/padmarajan-loss-in-january.html
1998: The movie Hana-bi, by Takeshi Kitano, that won the Golden Lion award in Venice, is released in Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana-bi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kitano
2002: The Malaysian government announces that students will have, by writting, to declare upon oath their loyalty to the king and the government
2003: Chinese dissident Fang Jue is expelled from China to the United States
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2693203.stm
2010: North Korea respondes angrily to the South’s suggestion that it could launch a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang’s nuclear facilities.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8477348.stm
2010: Death of Ghazali Shafie, aged 87, veteran of the independence of Malaysia, born on March 22, 1922
http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx/?file=%2f2010%2f1%2f25%2fnation%2f5539677&sec=nation
http://tunkuaisha.blogspot.fr/2010/01/al-fatihah-tun-ghazali-shafie-dies.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazali_Shafie
2011: Death of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian musician, Bharat Ratna Laureate, born on February 4, 1922
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/24-january-2011-pandit-bhimsen-joshi-hindustani-classical-vocalist-died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tdYY6lUw9g
2011: Gerardo Ortega, Filipino journalist and environmentalist, born on August 28, 1963, is assassinated
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Ortega
https://cpj.org/killed/2011/gerardo-ortega.php
2012: Death of Sukumar Azhikode, Indian author and critic, born on May 26, 1926
http://creative.sulekha.com/sukumar-azhikode-a-writer-extraordinaire_553329_blog
2014: Philippine government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel Ferer and MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal sign the final annex of a peace agreement in Kuala Lumpur. On March 27, 2014, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro will be signed in Manila
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/01/26/1283077/govt-milf-sign-final-annex
http://www.manilatimes.net/govt-milf-sign-final-peace-annex/70687/
2017: The Japanese defence ministry’s first communications satellite is successfully placed in orbit, as part of the country’s efforts to upgrade the Self-Defence Forces’ (SDF) communications network to better deal with security challenges
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2064980/new-arms-race-japans-defence-ministry-launch-first-ever