ON 3 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on May 3, 2019
762: Death of Li Longji, the Tang Dynasty Emperor Xuanzong from 712 to 756, born on September 8, 685
http://totallyhistory.com/emperor-xuanzong-of-tang/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Xuanzong_of_Tang
1896: Birth of V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian politician, Minister of Defence for India who died on October 6, 1974
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/v-k-krishna-menon-5330.php
http://maddy06.blogspot.fr/2006/11/vk-krishna-menon-1896-1974-undiplomatic.html
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/vengalil-krishnan-krishna-menon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujuCm8D40o
1904: In China, Japanese occupation of Dalian from the Russians, up to 1945
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-11/business/fi-4178_1_japanese-presence
1913: Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film was released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Harishchandra
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/3-may-1913-raja-harishchandra-the-first-full-length-indian-feature-film-was-released
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waNH9-lqqQo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTnbEnjh64
1918: Death of Charlie Soong, Christian Chinese missionary
http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/opinion/one_on_one/dgmartin-04-18-05.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Soong
1919: Amanullah Khan, the new king of Afghanistan, launches a surprise attack against the British in India, beginning the third Anglo-Afghan war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Afghan_War
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/military/betwwars/afghanwar3.html
1928: In China, Japanese clash with the Kuomingtang (KMT) troops in Jinan, during the Northern Expedition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinan_Incident
https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=243
1939: The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Nataji Subhas Chandra Bose
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Forward_Bloc
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/bose.htm
1942: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon islands during the first part of Operation Mo, resulting in the Battle of Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United State and Australia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-the-coral-sea-begins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Tulagi_(May_1942)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mo
1945: Indian 26th Division forces capture Rangoon, Burma, from the Japanese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dracula
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/race_rangoon_1945.htm
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675037608_British-Indian-50th-Parachute-Division_Tiger-Head-Division_flag-of-Burma_Allied-victories
1946: The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-war-crimes-trial-begins
1946: Dr. Thach, member of the Cochin-China Consultative Council, is assassinated
1947: New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-japanese-constitution-goes-into-effect
http://www.constitution.org/cons/japan.txt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJdJzCSMqeg
1949: Birth of Ken Hom, Chinese American Chef
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hom
1958: Birth of Susanna Kwan, Hong Kong singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Kwan
http://www.spcnet.tv/Susanna-Kwan-Kuk-Ying-ac3144.html
1959: Birth of Uma Bharati, Indian politician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uma_Bharati
1965: In response to a bomb attack carried out by the South Vietnamese, Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia cuts the diplomatic relations with Washington
1966: Birth of Firdous Bamji, Indian-American actor
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051479/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firdous_Bamji
1968: After 34 days of discussions to select a site, the United States and North Vietnam agree to begin formal negotiations in Paris on May 10
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-is-chosen-as-site-for-peace-talks
1969: Death of Dr Zakir Husain, 3rd president of India, while in office since 13 May 1967, born on 8 February 1897
http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/12.html
1971: 500,000 anti-Vietnam war protestors begin four days of demonstration in Washington DC, aiming at shutting down the nation’s capital. 13,000 are arrested
1977: Birth of Mashima Hiro, Japanese Mangagaka
http://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=750
1981: Birth of U Nee, South Korean singer and actress, who commited suicide on January 21, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U;Nee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuhHgZKzMaE
1981: Death of Nargis, Indian actress, born on June 1, 1929
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nargis
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/20dutt.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8hi1VqSqlc
1984: Birth of Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nam_Sang_Mi
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Nam_Sang-mi.php
http://star.koreandrama.org/?p=291
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX4COuqvKU0
1986: A bomb explodes on an Air Lanka passenger jet at Colombo Airport, leaving 21 dead and 41 injured
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/newsid_2481000/2481291.stm
2004: Joseph Zen is the first Hong Kong’s bishop to visit China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3681947.stm
2006: Death of Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician, shot on 22 April by his brother, born on 30 October 1949
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4933102.stm
2007: Death of Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician, born on 30 January 1932
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_Yokoyama
2009: Death of Ram Shewalkar, Indian Marathi writer, born on March 2, 1931
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Balkrushna_Shewalkar
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/may/030509-ram-shewalkar-dies-of-cardiac-arest.htm
http://chaitanyaworld.blogspot.com/2007/12/for-prof-ram-shewalkar-life-is-like.html
2010: North Korea’s reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il, arrives in China for his first overseas visit since a suspected stroke in 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7675549/Kim-Jong-il-to-meet-with-Hu-Jintao-in-China.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/world/asia/04korea.html
2015 : The Foreign Ministry of Qatar confirms that Doha is hosting peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives in order to end the war in Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/world/asia/afghan-and-taliban-representatives-meet-in-qatar.html?ref=asia&_r=0
Holidays and observances
Japan: Constitution Day