ON 2 DECEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on December 2, 2018
885: Birth of Li Cunxu, Chinese emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty who died on May 15, 926
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Cunxu
1228: Thai Prince Sukaphaa reaches Assam after a 13-year expedition from Mong Mao (southern China) and begins the task of establishing the Ahom kingdom (current Assam)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukaphaa
1348: Death of Hanazono, the 95th Japanese emperor (1308-1318), born on August 14, 1297
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Hanazono
1757: In India, lead by Robert Clive, the British retake Calcutta
http://www.bricklanecircle.org/robert-clive.html
1855 : Birth of Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, Indian nationalist and reformer, who died on May 14, 1923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._G._Chandavarkar
http://www.veethi.com/india-people/n._g._chandavarkar-profile-3826-18.htm
1878: During the Second Afghan War, Battle of Peiwar Kotal won by the British
http://britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/peiwar-kotal.htm
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/peiwarkotal.htm
1899: Battle of Tirad Pass. Death of Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general killed in action againts the US forces, born on November 14, 1875
http://filipinoscribbles.wordpress.com/tag/battle-of-tirad-pass/
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/790/today-in-philippine-history-december-2-1899-the-battle-of-tirad-pass-took-place
http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino/triad.html
1908: Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of less than three
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyi
http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/China/PuYi.html
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/11333.html
1915: Birth of Prince Mikasa, Japanese royal, who died on October 27, 2016
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Mikasa
1917: Han Yong-woon, founds Zen awakening at Osean Monastery Korea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Yong-un
1929: First skull of Peking Man found, 50 km out of Beijing at Zhoukoudian
http://www.peterbrown-palaeoanthropology.net/zhk.html
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/pekingman.htm
1931: Birth of Hatsumi Masaaki, founder and head of the Bujinkan Dojo organization
http://www.ninjutsu.com/soke-hatsumi.shtml
1933: Birth of K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Veeramani
http://www.veethi.com/india-people/k._veeramani-profile-220-30.htm
1940: The Thai government closes its delegation in France and a French patrol ship is attacked by a Thai airplane
1941: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/naval/p/Yamamoto.htm
1946: The British Government invites four Indian leaders, Nehru, Baldev Singh, Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan to obtain the participation of all parties in the Constituent Assembly
1950: Birth of Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Saikal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-hXZO53dac
1953: Death of Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1945), born on January 1, 1883
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_Tr%E1%BB%8Dng_Kim
1954: Mutual defense treaty between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2/newsid_3760000/3760378.stm
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/chin001.asp
1962: Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of US President John F. Kennedy, US Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official not to make an optimistic public comment on the war’s progress
1963: Death of Sabu Dastagir, Indian-born American actor, born on January 27, 1924
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabu_Dastagir
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/459165/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlFKFKpT5sE
1964: Pope Paul VI comes to Bombay for the Eucharistic Congress
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/when-pope-paul-vi-rocked-mumbai-in-1964/15799153
http://www.pottypadre.com/the-pilgrim-of-peace/
1971: Indian offensive in East Pakistan (up to 16)
1972: Death of Yip Man, first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun, born on July 5, 1898
https://www.biography.com/people/yip-man-21370115
1975: Mao meets US president Gerald Ford in Beijing
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/special/obamachinavisit/2009-11/20/content_230687.htm
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/11342.html
1975: In Laos, the government of Prince Souvanna Phouma is dissolved. Abdication of King Savang Vatthana and the monarchy is abolished. The country becomes a people’s democratic republic with Souphanouvong as president and Kaysone Phomvihane as prime minister
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19751203&id=IJBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6704,303233
http://books.google.fr/books?id=jEGwwJjEbjkC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=Lao+monarchy+abolished&source=bl&ots=Umt6gjRc0A&sig=ngZBRFO4YFRhjp6KcexzxuTGXf4&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=17J8VMTaB8jeat2igNAO&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Lao%20monarchy%20abolished&f=false
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50543960@N00/2880566689
1976: Birth of Masafumi Gotoh, Japanese singer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masafumi_Gotoh
1980: Death of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1955-1956), born on July 15, 1905
http://storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P014
1985: General Fabian Ver, chief of the Philippines armed forces, and 24 others military are acquitted of charges related to the 1983 shooting death of opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19851202&id=DF4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6E4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2168,8810
http://www.fampeople.com/cat-fabian-ver
1988: After the large victory of her party in the 16 November elections, Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan
http://storyofpakistan.com/benazir-bhutto-becomes-prime-minister/
1988: Bangladesh cyclone ‘worst for 20 years’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2/newsid_2518000/2518233.stm
1989: Vishwanath Pratap Singh is sworn in as President of India
http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/indias-mandela-a-beautiful-mind/2008/12/01/1227979930925.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/government-politics/vishwanath-pratap-singh.html
1989: At the town of Had Yai in Southern Thailand, Chin Peng, communist leader, signs separate peace agreements between the MCP and both governments. The MCP laid down its arms
1997: Wasim Sajjad becomes for the second time president of Pakistan by interim prior to elections up to January
http://storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P084
2002: Visit of Vladimir Putin in China. The two countries ask North Korea to abandon its nuclear program
http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/1075.html
2003: Assuming his responsibility for the failure of his party on the districts November, 23 elections, Jaspar Tsang Yok-sing, chairman of DAB (pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong) who falled from 83 to 62 representatives, resigns
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsang_Yok-sing
2008: Thailand’s Constitutional Court orders the dissolution of the ruling People Power party (PPP) for electoral fraud. The court also rules that Somchai Wongsawat, the prime minister, and 36 other party members be banned from politics for five years
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/12/200812253333787863.html
2009: Death of Hirayama Ikuo, Japanese painter, born on June 15, 1930
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikuo_Hirayama
http://www.google.fr/search?q=Hirayama+Ikuo&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=17_XTpvCC7D44QS8u8HzDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBIQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=622
2012: Death of Hiroshi Kato, Japanese martial artist, born on March 24, 1935
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Kato_(aikido)
http://www.aikidosangenkai.org/blog/interview-aikido-shihan-hiroshi-kato-part-1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Pstovlg9I
2014: Death of Deven Verma, Indian actor, director, and producer, born on October 23, 1937
http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bollywood-actor-deven-verma-takes-his-last-breath/article6654433.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deven_Verma
Holidays and observances
Laos National Day