ON 4 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on 4 June 2019
781 BC: First total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese
756: Death of Emperor Shomu, 45th Emperor of Japan, (724-743) born in 701
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dmu
907: In China, Zhu Quanzhong usurps power, putting an end to the Tang dynasty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Quanzhong
https://www.ancient.eu/Tang_Dynasty/
1135: Death, in captivity, of Huizong, the eighth Song dynasty emperor, born on November 2, 1082
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Huizong_of_Song_China
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/5129.html
1565 : The peace treaty of Cebu between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, representing King Philip II of Spain, and Rajah Tupas of Cebu is signed. It is the first Philippine peace treaty which effectively created Spain’s suzerain over Cebu
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1161/today-in-philippine-history-june-4-1565-the-peace-treaty-of-cebu-was-signed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Cebu_(1565)
1615: In Japan, forces under the shogun Tokugawa leyasu takes Osaka Castle after a six-month siege
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/17thcentury/articles/osaka.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ieyasu_tokugawa.shtml
1904: Birth of Bhagat Puran Singh, Punjabi social activist, who died on August 5, 1992
http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikhs/bhagat_puran_singh.html
1928: Zhang Zuolin, warlord of Mandchuria, is assassinated by Japanese agent and is succeeded by his son Zhang Xueliang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zuolin
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/4995.html
1936: Birth of Nutan Behl, Indian actress, who died on February 21, 1991
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutan
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/4-june-1936-nutan-legendary-indian-actress-was-born
1937: Prince Fumimaro Konoe becomes 34th Japanese premier minister, for the first of three times, succeeding General Senjuro Hayashi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senj%C5%ABr%C5%8D_Hayashi
1942: The Battle of Midway begins (till June 7). Admiral Chuichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway island with much of the Imperial Japanese navy
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_midway.htm
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/5144.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4I6RGRW50
1947: Indian leader Gandhi finely approves the partition of India in two separate states
1954: French Premier Joseph Laniel and Vietnamese Premier Buu Loc initiate treaties in Paris giving complete independence to Vietnam
1957: Birth of Yoon Suk-ho, South Korean director
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk-ho
1960: The Taiwan island of Quemoy is hit by 500 artillery shells fired from the coast of Communist China
1961: US and Soviet Union presidents, Kennedy and Khrushchev, agree on neutrality for Laos
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-and-khrushchev-agree-on-neutrality-for-laos
1971: Birth of Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoji_Meguro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtTBeSq74a0
1979: In Afghanistan, beginning of heavy fights around Kabul between Sovieto-Afghan forces and 20,000 Muslim resistance activists, till June 12
1984: Birth of Rainie Yang, Taiwanese singer and actress
http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/03/31/rainie-yang/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mebzXfWi87E
1984: Birth of Kento Handa, Japanese actor
http://asianmediawiki.com/Kento_Handa
1987: Operation Poomalai or Eagle Mission 4 by the Indian Air Force to airdrop supplies over the besieged town of Jaffna in Sri Lanka
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Poomalai
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/05/world/india-airlifts-aid-to-tamil-rebels.html
1989: In Beijing, the Chinese troops clear the Tian’anmen Square from pro-democracy demonstrators in a massacre
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/4/newsid_2496000/2496277.stm
http://www.cnd.org/June4th/
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1tfel_june-4-1989-tiananmen-square-massac_events
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoMn1DeUek
1989: In Beijing Great Wall, a policeman shoots and wounds Chinese Premier Li Peng
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/06/world/crackdown-in-beijing-paper-in-hong-kong-says-li-is-wounded.html
1990: Birth of Jetsun Pema, Bhutanese Queen, wife of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jetsun-pema-33691.php
http://www.mensxp.com/special-features/today/5820-introducing-jetsun-pema-bhutans-commoner-turned-queen-.html
2001: Death of King Dipendra of Nepal, who in fact was fatality wound after killing his father , his mother and several other member of the royal family four days before. His uncle, Gyanendra, ascends to the throne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipendra_of_Nepal
2002: Japon ratifies Kyoto Protocole on climat change
2005: Chang Chun-hsiung, former premier of Taiwan (2000-2002), succeeds Koo Chen-fu (dead) as chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, in charge of the relations with China
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Chun-hsiung
2009: An estimated 150,000 people gathered in Victoria Park for the annual event, which was addressed by one of the 1989 student leaders, Xiong Yan. Other Tiananmen veterans were banned from entering the territory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8083569.stm
2009: In India, for the first time a Dalit woman,Meira Kuma, is elected as speaker of the Parliament
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15430&size=A
2010: Naoto Kan becomes Japan’s new prime minister
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10233665.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/world/asia/05japan.html?ref=asia
2010: Afghan representatives endorse President Hamid Karzai’s plan to seek peace with the Taliban, on the final day of national peace talks in Kabul
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10234823.stm
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/06/201064133749186649.html
2011: Baba Ramdev, India’s most celebrated yoga guru, begins a “fast unto death” in an effort to raise awareness against rampant corruption in the country
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/06/2011645229345153.html
http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20110604-right-wing-indian-guru-starts-anti-corruption-hunger-strike
2013: Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, who was found dead at her home in the Indian city of Mumbai, killed herself, a police post-mortem has found
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22763342
2013: Death of S. Shamsuddin, Singaporean actor, born on January 1, 1929
http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/06/05/1950s-popular-actor-comedian-s-shamsuddin-dies/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787924/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5ZFPOLvDyc
2014: Tens of thousands gather at a central Hong Kong park to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, even as a stifling security presence in Beijing and elsewhere in mainland China appeared to forestall protests
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/10875832/Thousands-gather-in-Hong-Kong-to-remember-Tiananmen-killings.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/world/asia/crowds-gather-in-hong-kong-to-mark-25th-anniversary-of-tiananmen-killings.html?_r=0
http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/jun/04/hong-kong-commemorates-tiananmen-square-anniversary-in-pictures
http://www.voanews.com/content/tens-of-thousands-stage-tiananmen-anniversary-vigil-in-hong-kong/1929240.html
2016; US secretary for Defence Carter proposes to further deepen defense cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region by bringing cooperating countries together under the umbrella of a “security network”
http://www.dw.com/en/south-china-sea-tensions-top-asia-security-summit-in-singapore/a-19306325
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-defence-chief-carter-urges-china-to-quit-self-isolation-and-join-principled
Holidays and observances
Bhagat Puran Singh’s Birthday. (Sikhism)