ON 10 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 10, 2019
223: Death of Liu Bei, Chinese emperor of Shu Han state during the Three Kingdoms, born in 161
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Bei
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/5227.html
671: Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measure time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock
867: Birth of Emperor Uda of Japan, who died on September 3, 931
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Uda
1563: Death of Ikeda Nagamasa, samourai commander, born in 1519
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikeda_Nagamasa
1592: The Japanese division which started to invade Korea in April had been joined by eight more, and they are knocking down the doors of King Seonjo’s palace in Seoul. (The king had already fled north to Pyongyang) Thus began the seven-year-long Imjin War
http://prkorea.com/yisunsin/imjin.htm
https://www.strategypage.com/bookreviews/325.asp
1776: Death of Hsinbyushin, Burmese king, born on November 28, 1736
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsinbyushin
https://berniegourley.com/tag/king-hsinbyushin/
1786: A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China
1871: As a retaliation for the massacre of the sailboat General Sherman’s sailors in 1866, The American capture forts in the Korean island of Kanghwa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinmiyangyo
1889: Birth of Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor, producer and filmmaker
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370564/bio
http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Hayakawas/hayakawas.html
1904: Birth of Lin Huiyin, Chinese female architect and writer, who died on April 1, 1955
http://architectuul.com/architect/lin-huiyin
1907: Start of the Beijing-Paris car race
http://www.unmuseum.org/autorace.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_to_Paris
1907: France and Japan sign an agreement to maintain the independence and integrity of China, equality for all nations in trading with China, and the status quo in the Far East
1927: Birth of Lin Yang-kang, Taiwanese politician, vice-Premier (1984-1987) who died on April 13, 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Yang-kang
1936: Death of Tsuchida Bakusen, Japanese painter, born on February 9, 1887
http://www.artelino.com/articles/bakusen_tsuchida.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuchida_Bakusen
https://www.google.fr/search?q=Tsuchida+Bakusen&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&ei=ACHTT7CsMYm6hAf7i4nUAw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBAQ_AUoAQ&biw=1441&bih=656
1945: Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/borneo-1945-amphibious-success-story
https://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j37/borneo.asp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cFKYdDifTo
1946: Chinese troops complete their withdrawal from Hanoi
1950: Zhu Feng, Chinese communist Mata Hari in Taiwan, who so successful at espionage that she served as the conduit to transmit the island’s defense strategy from Taiwan’s Vice Minister of Defense to the People’s Liberation Army, is shot by a firing squad
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/622506.shtml
https://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/chinas-mata-hari-2/
1956: The People’s Daily publishes a lecture, delivered on May 26 by Lu Ting-yi (Lu Dingyi) director of the propaganda director, Launching the 100 Fowers Movement in China
http://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/lu-dingyi-hundred-flowers-1956/
1960: Birth of Balakrishna Nandamuri, Indian actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandamuri_Balakrishna
1962: Birth of Wong Ka-kui, Hong Kong musician, who died on June 30, 1993
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Ka_Kui
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/793879.shtml
1965: During the Vietnam War, the Battle of Dong Xoai begins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dong_Xoai
http://www.145thcab.com/History/NL16HIST.htm
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/battle-begins-at-dong-xoai-jun-10-1965-history-com
1969: In South Vietnam, the National Liberation Front announces the formation of a Provisional Revolutionary government of South Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Revolutionary_Government_of_the_Republic_of_South_Vietnam
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00472337085390111?journalCode=rjoc20
1971: The White House announces the end of its 21-year embargo on trade with China
https://www.nytimes.com/1971/06/11/archives/president-ends-21year-embargo-on-peking-trade-authorizes-export-of.html
https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2014/06/6-10-1971-white-house-announces-end-u-s-china-trade-embargo/
1977: Birth of Takako Matsu, Japanese singer and actress
http://yummycelebrities.com/2005/09/14/takako-matsu/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYu5jkO8YgY
1989: Birth of Ryuya Wakaba, Japanese actor
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wakaba_Ryuya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8sdUrdY-U
1992: Death of Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese jazzman, born on January 20, 1931
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1217393/
1994: By a new test, China breaks the moratorium on nuclear tests
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-11/news/mn-2812_1_comprehensive-nuclear-test
1997: Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of Son Sen and 13 members of his familly before fleeing his northern stronghold
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/14/world/khmer-rouge-said-to-execute-a-top-aide-on-pol-pot-s-order.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Sen
2005: US and South Korean presidents Bush et Roh meet in Washington. They disagree on what to do with North Korea
http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/south-korean-us-leaders-meet-in-washington/
2007: Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai escapes a murder attempt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6738201.stm
2008: War in Afghanistan: An airstrike by the United States results in the deaths of eleven paramilitary troops of the Pakistan Army Frontier Corps and eight Taliban fighters in Pakistan’s tribal areas
2010: A South Korean space rocket explodes, dashing Seoul’s hopes of joining Asia’s space race. The Naro-1 rocket blew up less than three minutes after take off as it tried to launch a satellite into orbit
http://www.france24.com/en/20100610-seoul-south-korea-naro-rocket-explodes-dashing-korean-space-race-dreams
2011: The Philippine government decides to refer to the waters west of the country as “West Philippine Sea” after China issued a stern warning calling on its neighbors to “stop searching the possibility of exploiting resources” in the contested region without its permission
2014: Death of Keshav Malik, Indian poet and critic, born on November 5, 1924
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/last-word-2/
https://openspaceartforumindia.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/keshav-malik-1924-2014-by-johnny-ml/
2014: Former journalist Moon Chang Keuk, a political novice, is named South Korea’s new PM
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140610001686
2015 : Indian parachute commandos in helicopters cross over the border into Myanmar to strike separatist bases in retaliation against an ambush in Manipur state last week that left 18 Indian soldiers dead, officials said
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/india-crosses-myanmar-attack-rebel-bases-150610091416863.html
2015 : Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in Beijing to meet with Chinese leaders, on a trip that will further underline the Nobel laureate’s apparent transition from human rights defender to pragmatic politician
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/10/asia/myanmar-china-suu-kyi-visit/index.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33064192
2017: Acclaimed Taiwanese director Chi Po-lin, 52, dies in a helicopter crash while filming the sequel of award-winning environmental documentary Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201706100018.aspx
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/10/tremendous-loss-taiwan-acclaimed-director-believed-killed-helicopter-crash-assignment/
2018: Myanmar lawyer Kyaw Hla Aung wins $1.1 million Aurora humanitarian prize
http://www.thestateless.com/2018/06/1-1-million-aurora-prize-for-awakening-humanity-awarded.html
https://auroraprize.com/en/aurora/article/multimedia/11015/u-kyaw-hla-aung-modern-day-hero