ON 24 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 24, 2019
1398: Death of Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang), first emperor (1368-1398) of the Chinese Ming dynasty, born on October 21, 1328
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongwu_Emperor
1520: Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander, born in 1489
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosokawa_Sumimoto
1571: Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1198/today-in-philippine-history-june-24-1571-manila-was-proclamed-as-the-capital-of-the-spanish-colonial-administration-in-the-philippines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_L%C3%B3pez_de_Legazpi
1622: The Dutch attempt to capture Macau from the Portugueses fails
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Macau
1763 : Murshidabad (in now West Bengal) is captured by the East India Company for the second time and Mir Jafar will be declared King on 29
http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-mir-jafar.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Jafar
http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mir_Jafar_Ali_Khan
1897: Birth of Omkarnath Thakur, Indian singer and musicilogist who died on December 29, 1967
http://swaratala.blogspot.fr/2011/06/pandit-omkarnath-thakur-1897-1967.html
http://davidphilipson.com/pages/omkarnath.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OWfG4FPG1U
1908: Birth of Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, who died on October 9, 1987
http://www.narthaki.com/info/profiles/profil13.html
1910: In Korea, Japanese gendarmerie replace Korean police
1931: Xiang Zhongfa, Head of Chinese Communist Party, born in 1880, is executed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Zhongfa
1932: A military coup ends the absolute power of the king of Siam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_revolution_of_1932
http://www.academia.edu/2273790/Contested_Nationalism_and_the_1932_Overthrow_of_the_Absolute_Monarchy_in_Siam
1939: Siam is renamed to Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram, the third prime minister
http://www.famousdaily.com/history/siam-renamed-thailand.html
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-country-of-Siam-renamed-Thailand
1949: In Indonesia, Dutch troops leave Jogjakarta
1954: Beginning of the Battle of Mang Yang Pass. Vietminh troops ambush the French G.M. 100 unit in An Khê. Also known as the Battle of An Khe, it was a major defeat for the French by the Viet Minh
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Battle+of+Mang+Yang+Pass
http://a70thvets.com/file/Savage/G100/G100.htm
1955: Birth of Swami Chidvilasananda, current guru of Siddha Yoga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidvilasananda
1965: Saigon breaks its diplomatic relations with France after it has recognized North Vietnam
1971: Birth of Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji_Jin_Hee
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ji_Jin_Hee
1974: In India, after the Hight Court of Allahabad declared her election invalid, the Supreme Court authorizes Indira Gandhi, to keep her premiership but withdraws her vote right in the parliament
1974: Birth of Ruffa Gutierrez, Filipino actress and model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffa_Gutierrez
1988: Death of Bui Xuan Phai, Vietnamese painter, born in September 1920
http://www.eyegalleryvn.com/cms/Bui-Xuan-Phai—The-Artist-Of-Hanoi-ptarget-view-pid-56.html
http://www.thavibu.com/articles/ATC34.php
http://www.google.fr/search?q=Bui+Xuan+Phai&hl=fr&rlz=1G1ACAW_FRFR414&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=KDMETqLKB8rAhAeQn5TcDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBEQ_AUoAQ&biw=1093&bih=614
1989 : In India, a majority of opposition members resign from the Lok Sabha on the issue of the Comptroller Auditor General report on the Bofors gun deal
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/june-24-1989-a-majority-of-opposition-members-in-the-lok-sabha-resign-on-the-issue-of-the-cag-report-on-the-bofors-gun-deal
http://www.news18.com/news/india/what-the-bofors-scandal-is-all-about-468591.html
1989: Death of Hibari Misora, Japanese singer and actress, born on May 27, 1937
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibari_Misora
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPKop-dYJ8
1998: In Malaysia, Daim Zainuddin, closed to Mahathir, is appointed « special » minister, in charge of some economic topics, so encroaching the domain of Anwar Ibrahim who is at odd with Mahathir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daim_Zainuddin
2000: Death of Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani politician, born on July 25, 1927
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Hussain_Qureshi
2006: The death penalty is abolished in the Philippines
2006: Phan Van Khai and Tranh Duc Luong leaves as Prime Minister and President of Vietnam
2008: A Japanese warship calls in China for the first time since World War II
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7470518.stm
2012: China successfully completes its first ever manual docking of a spacecraft with another space module. Astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 lab module without relying on an automated system.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18567115
2013: Burmese President Thein Sein defends a Buddhist monk accused of fomenting a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the country
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23027492
2014: Former Interior Minister Charupong Reuangsuwan says in an open letter read on YouTube and posted on Facebook that the Organization of Free Thais for Human Rights and Democracy rejects the junta’s legitimacy
http://asiancorrespondent.com/124104/ex-minister-forms-thai-opposition-group-from-exile/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27991023
2014: President Aquino endorses Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to amend Japan’s constitution and expand the Japanese role on regional security amid China’s expansionism moves
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/107009/aquino-backs-japans-larger-military-role
2015: Death of Tran Van Khe, known as the master of traditional Vietnamese music, at the age of 94
http://tuoitrenews.vn/lifestyle/28859/vietnam-legendary-musicologist-tran-van-khe-dies-at-94
2015: China blocks an Indian move at the United Nations to seek an explanation from Pakistan for releasing from prison an alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks