ON 11 NOVEMBER IN CHINESE HISTORY, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN
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Updated on November 11, 2018
1636: Birth of Yan Ruoqu, great Chinese scholar who died on July 9, 1704
http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Qing/personsyanruoqu.html
1750: Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_riot_of_1750
1911: Yuan Shikai, succedes Prince Qing as Prime Minister of the Chinese Imperial Cabinet
1913: Birth of Sun Yun-suan, Prime Minister of the Republic of China (1978-1984) who, died on February 15, 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yun-suan
1921: Opening of Washington Naval Conference between Britain, France, Japan and United States for discussions of issues in the Pacific and Far East (up to February 1922)
http://totallyhistory.com/washington-naval-conference/
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/naval-arms-control-1921.htm
1949: The Chinese PLA air forces are founded
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/plaaf-intro.htm
1952: Birth of Ho Lily, Taiwanese actress
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1818
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/ho_lily.htm
2008: Chen Shui-bian, the former Taiwan’s president, is detained after being questioned about a money-laundering case
