ON 28 AUGUST IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on August 28, 2019
770: Death of Kōken, Japanese empress, born in 718
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_K%C5%8Dken
1025: Birth of the 70th Japanese Emperor Go-Reizei (1045-1068) who died on May 22, 1068
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Reizei
1183: In Japan, Minamoto no Yoshinaka enters victoriously in Kyoto after the Taira clan run away three days ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshinaka
1476: Birth of Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter, who died on November 5, 1559
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kano_Motonobu
https://www.google.fr/search?q=Kano+Motonobu&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=SHc7UJrkL8jKhAeOx4CgDg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1140&bih=519
1582: Birth of Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Taichang , who died after few months of reign in 1620
http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Ming/personsmingguangzong.html
1620: Chinese Ming dynasty emperor Taichang is enthroned but will mysteriously died on September 26
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichang_Emperor
1709: Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamheiba
1896: Birth of Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian writer who died on March 3, 1982
http://www.iloveindia.com/literature/urdu/poets/firaq-gorakhpuri.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/28th-august-1896-renowned-contemporary-urdu-poet-firaq-gorakhpuri-is-born
1943: Birth of General Surayud Chulanont, Thai 24th Prime Minister from October 1, 2006 to January 29, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surayud_Chulanont
1945: At Chongqing, beginning of talks between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek (up to October 11) under US mediation
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/8399.html
1947: Birth of Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liza_Wang
http://www.lizawang.com/home/default.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bw2w2T4Fbs
1947: Birth of Shoto Tanemura, Japanese martial artist
https://genbukan.org/home/masters/267-2/
1950: Death of Ernest Douwes Dekker, Indonesian freedom fighter, born on October 8, 1879
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Douwes_Dekker
1951: Birth of Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiichi_Suzuki
1956: First official visit of Indonesian president Sukarno to Moscow marking his Marxist drifting
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/president-soekarno-in-moscow/query/Sukarno
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/soviet-policy-indonesia-during-the-liberal-democracy-period-1950-1959
1957: Birth of Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist and activist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei
https://www.google.fr/search?q=ai+weiwei&biw=1188&bih=522&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIupj-tIbKxwIVyVoUCh09SgHn&dpr=1.15
1961: Birth of Deepak Tijori, Indian actor and director
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Tijori
1966: Birth of Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priya_Dutt
1968: At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/protests-at-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago
1970: Birth of Mian Mian, Chinese writer
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/01/content_420714.htm
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/china/candy.html
1973: Indo-Pakistani agreement for the repatriation of the prisoners of war
1973: North Korea refuses to carry on talks with South Korea
1974: Birth of Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahito_Eguchi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OJk3rI4o94
1976: Japan ratifies the Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Treaty
1987: In Manila, mutinous soldiers led by Lt Col Gregorio Honasan launch an attack on the presidential palace
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-31/news/mn-3295_1_marine-officer
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/8173.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bo0mwuSA0U
1989: Birth of Jo kwon, South Korean singer (2AM)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Kwon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbA56gd8IYg
1993: In Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong, previously deputy to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, is the first directly elected president in Singapore
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/a99d1364-fdfd-4a05-9f04-be0746d762d5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_presidential_election,_1993
1998: Pakistan’s National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the “Qur’an and Sunnah” the “supreme law” but the bill is defeated in the Senate
2004: Shaurat Aziz becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan
http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P087
2007: Death of Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born actress, born on 8 May 1929
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/miyoshi-umeki-401744.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSqI0xZggU4
2010: China Standing Committee of the NPC approves controversial electoral reforms for Hong Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Hong_Kong_electoral_reform
2011: Baburam Bhattarai is elected prime minister of Nepal
http://www.france24.com/en/20110828-nepal-politics-parliament%20elects-maoist-prime-minister-baburam-bhattarai
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14700892
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14706938
2013: China and Russia walk out of a UN Security Council meeting after the US pushes for immediate action against Syria’s use of chemical weapons
2014: Vietnam and China agree to restore their strained relations
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/259401/vn-and-china-agree-to-restore-relationship.html
2017: Tsutomu Hata, known for brief stint as prime minister, dies at 82
http://sunnewsonline.com/ex-japanese-pm-tsutomu-hata-dies-aged-82/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/28/national/politics-diplomacy/former-prime-minister-tsutomu-hata-dies-82/#.WaRYNChJY2w