ON 8 MARCH IN CHINESE HISTORY, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN
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Updated on March 8, 2019
1641: Death of Xu Xiake, travel writer and geographer of the Ming dynasty, born in January 1587
http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2015/12/xu-xiake-the-father-of-chinese-backpacking/
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/2152.html
1932: End of the Shanghai Incident (or First Battle of Shanghai)
http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=114
1935: Death by suicide of Ruan Lingyu, Chinese actress, born on April 26, 1910
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruan_Lingyu
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/2434.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSFsvBVvfz0
1947: 13,000 troops sent by the Kuomintang government of China arrived Taiwan after the 228 Incident (see at this date) and launched crackdowns which killed at least thousands of people, including many elites
http://articles.latimes.com/1992-02-24/news/mn-2041_1_army-killed
1966: Xingtai earthquake. The damage included 8,064 dead, 38,000 injured and more than 5 million destroyed houses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Xingtai_earthquake
http://smc.kisti.re.kr/quake/ruins/rns18.html
1975: Death of outstanding opera artist Zhou Xinfang, born on January 14, 1895
http://english.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20091103/101479.shtml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXCbhLAz_9I
1996: China starts a campaign of missiles shooting in the Strait of Taiwan (up to 15). The purpose is to dissuade the Taiwanese to vote for Lee Teng-hui
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
2005: Tung Chee-hwa, referring health problem confirm his resignation as chief executive of Hong Kong and is replaced by Donald Tsang on March 10
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4335061.stm
2017 : China proposes that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming crisis”
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39202088
http://www.dw.com/en/china-calls-for-stop-to-north-korea-missile-tests-and-us-south-korean-military-drills/a-37847701
Holidays and observances
International Women’s Day (United Nation)