On 3 January in Asian history

ON 3 JANUARY IN ASIAN HISTORY

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Updated on January 3, 2019

169: Birth of Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord who died on February 7, 199
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BC_Bu
http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Lu_Bu

323: Death of Jin Yuandi, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty, born in 276
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Yuan_of_Jin

1196: Birth of Tsuchimikado, 83rd Japanese Emperor (1198-1210) who died in November 1231. Not to be confused with Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442-1500)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Tsuchimikado

1653: By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage
http://knanaya-heritage.blogspot.fr/2012/12/the-coonan-cross-oath-koonan-kurishu.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coonan_Cross_Oath

1760: Birth of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian freedom fighter, hanged by the British on October 16, 1799
http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/141451-A-biography-wiki-and-brief-history-of-Veera-Pandiya-Kattabomman-the-freedom-fighter.aspx
http://www.winentrance.com/general_knowledge/biography/veerapandiya-kattabomman-biography.html

1831: Birth of Savitribai Phule, Indian social activist and educator who died on March 10, 1897
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savitribai_Phule

1836: Birth of Sakamoto Ryoma, a Japanese revolutionary against the shogunat system who was assassinated in November 1867
http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/89.html

1852: First Chinese arrives in Hawaii

1868: Young Mutsuhito becomes Japanese Emperor. Meiji Restoration puts an end to the shogunate and gives back power to the Emperor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/03/day-japan-overthrows-last-shogun-enters-modern-era-full-steam/
http://www.artelino.com/articles/emperor_meiji.asp
http://www.jref.com/glossary/meiji_restoration.shtml
http://www.jref.co m/glossary/meiji_mutsuhito_emperor.shtml

1871: Death of of Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian Saint, born on February 10, 1805
http://www.chavara.info/biography.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuriakose_Elias_Chavara

1885: During the Sino-French War for the control of Tonkin (1884-1885), beginning of the two days Battle of Núi Bop
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_de_Nui_Bop

1901: Birth of Ngo Dinh Diem, first president of South Vietnam (1955-1963) who died in November 1963
https://alphahistory.com/vietnamwar/ngo-dinh-diem/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ngo-Dinh-Diem

1911: The Government of India announces that emigration to Natal, Southern Africa, is prohibited with effect from 1 July

1921: Birth of Chetan Anand, Indian director and screenwriter who died on July 6, 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chetan_Anand_(director)

1937: Birth of Seri Wangnaitham, Thai choreographer, a National artist who died on February 1, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seri_Wangnaitham

1938: Birth of Jaswant Singh, former BJP leader and Indian union minister
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaswant_Singh
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/3rd-january-1938-jaswant-singh-bjp-leader-and-union-minister-was-born

1942: Japanese take Sabah, in Borneo island (now in Indonesia)

1945: Allies land on west coast of Burma and conquer Akyab
http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/ww2/London_Gazette/Burma_January_to_June_1943/html/part_ii.htm

1945: US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa as Gen. Douglas MacArthur is placed in command of all U.S. ground forces and Adm. Chester Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. naval forces
https://warriorgirl3.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/today-in-history-1945-macarthur-and-nimitz-given-new-commands/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-and-nimitz-given-new-commands

1949: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established

1958: Birth of Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0405374/
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Shim_Hyung-rae.php

1959: Separatists in the Maldives declare the establishment of the United Suvadive Republic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Suvadive_Republic
http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/maldives_suvadive.shtml

1960: Birth of Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Chinese actress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Chen
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001040/bio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHstzX9vTM

1966: USA proposes a conference on South-East Asia aiming to solve Vietnamese problem

1972: Birth of Yoon Chan, South Korean actor
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Yoon_Chan.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYYnnHhBx4w

1972: Death of Mohan Rakesh, Indian Writer, born on January 8, 1925
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Rakesh

1974: Burma adopts its constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma lead by dictator Ne Win
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwie2Nb71IvKAhUOhhoKHV0oApcQFggiMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.burmalibrary.org%2Fdocs07%2F1974Constitution.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHGaeTSoGbiJNPrfBD5seG17A7TVQ&sig2=UTNxiwpKN7U7unQlRXCCMg

1980: General elections in India (up to January 6). The Congress Party will win two third of the seats. Indira Ganghi will come back after 33 months in opposition

1980: Installed by Soviet forces, new Afghan president Babrak Karmal mades his first appearance defending Soviet Invasion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/3/newsid_2492000/2492329.stm

2003: The renting of small islets to private individuals in the Senkaku archipelago causes protests from Beijing and Taipei who claim sovereignty on this place named Diaoyudai by the Chinese

2005: Death of Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat and politician born on January 8, 1936
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotindra_Nath_Dixit

2005: Death of Koo Chen-fu,辜振甫,Taiwanese businessman and diplomat, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) who arranged the first direct talks between Taiwan and China and served as Taiwan’s negotiator with Beijing, born on January 6, 1917
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/04/2003217958
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koo_Chen-fu