ON 18 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 18, 2019
618: Foundation of the Chinese Tang dynasty by Li Yuan with his coronation as Emperor Gaozu (618-626). Born in 566 and died on June 25, 635
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Gaozu_of_Tang
1234: Death of Chukyo, 85th emperor of Japan, who reigned some months in 1221, born on October 30, 1218
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ch%C5%ABky%C5%8D
1517: Birth of Ogimachi, 106th emperor of Japan (1557-1586) who died on February 6, 1593
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ogimachi_of_Japan
1816: Birth of Maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister and virtual ruler of Nepal for approximately more than three decades between 1846 and his death on February 25, 1877
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung_Bahadur_Rana
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jung-bahadur-rana-7101.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-0yEh_7m8
1861: Birth of Devaki Nandan Khatri, Indian writer who died in 1913
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/devaki-nandan-khatri.html
1900: Empress Dowager Longyu of China, joining the Boxer rebellion, orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Dowager_Longyu
1904: Birth of Keye Luke, Chinese-born American actor, died on January 12, 1991
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525601/
1908: Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the Kasato-Maru ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Brazilians
1908: The University of the Philippines is established
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1188/today-in-philippine-history-june-18-1908-the-university-of-the-philippines-was-established
1934: Birth of Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese manga artist who died on April 15 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuteru_Yokoyama
http://lambiek.net/artists/y/yokoyama_mitsuteru.htm
1936: Birth of Norodom Monineath, spouse of king Sihanouk and mother of the king of Cambodia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Monineath
1946: Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa
http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/7.html
1947: Japanese Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara, garrison commander of Wake Island during WWII is hanged in Guam, born in 1898
http://www.executedtoday.com/2009/06/18/1947-shigematsu-sakaibara-wake-island-massacre/
1948: Because the Communist insurgency, state of emergency is proclaimed in all Malaya
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/malayan-emergency
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205212422
1949: Birth of Han Duck-soo, prime minister of South Korea from March 2007 to February 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Duck-soo
1951: General Vo Nguyen Giap ends his Red River Campaign against the French in Vietnam
1952: USA give and additional aid to Indochina
1952: United Nation Security Council asks for a Red Cross mission to investigate on possible use of bacteriological weapons in Korea
1953: In South Korea, on order of President Syngman Rhee, 27,000 North Korean prisoners are freed to live in South Korea
1954: Birth of Baburam Bhattarai, Maoist leader, prime minister of Nepal from August 29, 2011 to March 2013
http://baburam-bhattarai.blogspot.fr/2010/01/dr-baburam-bhattarais-biography.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14706938
1965: In Vietnam War, the USA uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerilla fighters in South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sac-b-52s-are-used-for-the-first-time-in-south-vietnam
1971 : In Vietnam, Battle of Cung Son, the biggest engagement between Allied and Communist forces in Phu Yen Province since 1968
http://www.thestrategybridgge.com/the-bridge/2016/8/18/the-battle-of-cung-son
http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2016/08/22/the_battle_of_cung_son_109727.html
1980: Birth of Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivana_Wong
1981: Birth of Ella (Jiahua) Chen, member of the Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E.
http://yummycelebrities.com/2007/03/13/ella-chen-she/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CaKlBso67E
1983: In China Li Xiannian is elected president succeeding Ye Jianying
http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Long-March/Long-March-Ye-Jianying.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Xiannian
1989: In Burma, The Slorc (military junta) adopts the name of Union of Myanmar as a new name for the country
http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-21/news/mn-2419_1_burmese-language-burma-working-people-s-daily
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2644909?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Burma-change-its-name-to-Myanmar
1991: Birth of Rei Okamoto, Japanese model and actress
http://asianwiki.com/Rei_Okamoto_(1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pluf3qXK_C4
2001: Macedonia cuts its relations with Taiwan and restores its diplomatic links with Beijing
2001: Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India
2008: Death of Miyuki Kanbe, Japanese actress, born on May 7, 1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyuki_Kanbe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_0u1mnFSmM
2008: China and Japan have agreed to jointly develop a disputed gas field
2008: Taiwan president ups pressure in Diaoyutai row with Japan
2012: In yet another sign of warming ties with former rival China, Taiwan says that all landmines laid on the frontline islands off the mainland during the 1950s will be removed within six months
2012: A Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan announces a ban on polio vaccines for children as long as the United States continues its campaign of drone strikes in the region
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-polio/index.html?hpt=ias_c1
2013: Afghanistan armed forces take full control of operations. The handover of responsibility is a significant milestone in war and marks a turning point for American and NATO military forces, which will now move entirely into a supporting role
http://asiancorrespondent.com/109366/afghan-presidents-forces-take-security-lead/
http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/18/us-to-hold-direct-peace-talks-with-the-taliban/
2014: Japan finally falls into line with other major developed countries and made the possession of child pornography illegal, but the sometimes graphic images of paedophilia in manga comic books remain legal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/10908178/Japan-finally-bans-child-pornography.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27898841
2015 : A bill proposed by the Chinese government that would have allowed Hong Kong residents to vote for their next leader as long as the candidates were approved by Beijing is rejected by Hong Kong’s legislature
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33179247
http://www.chinadailyasia.com/hknews/2015-06/18/content_15278958.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1823617/who-biggest-loser-after-rejection-2017-electoral-reform
2016: Russia calls on Japan to jointly develop disputed islands
2016: Death of Jeppiaar, Indian educationist, founder and chancellor of Sathyabama University, born in 1931
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prominent-educationist-jeppiaar-dies-chennai-45088
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Jeppiaar-founder-of-Sathyabama-University-passes-away/article14429969.ece
Holidays and observances
Cambodia: Queen Mother’s Birthday