ON 18 OCTOBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on October 18, 2019
325: Death of Jin Mingdi, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty, born in 299
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ming_of_Jin
1127: Birth of Go-Shirakawa, 77th emperor of Japan (1155-1158), who died on 24 April 1192
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Shirakawa
1130: Birth of Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher who died on April 23, 1200
http://www.iep.utm.edu/zhu-xi/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Xi
1480: Death of Uhwudong, Korean dancer and poet, born in 1440
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhwudong
1561: Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima – Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts
http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Fourth_Battle_of_Kawanakajima
1565: Ships belonging to the Matsura clan of Japan fail to capture the Portuguese trading carrack in the Battle of Fukuda Bay, the first recorded naval battle between Japan and the West
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fukuda_Bay
1653: Birth of Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1709-1713) who died on November 17, 1713
http://janvanriebeeck.blogspot.fr/2013/01/biography.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZehTAy-E0
1735: Death of Yongzheng, 4th Qing emperor (1722-1735). Qianlong becomes the new emperor
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yongzheng_Emperor
1804: Birth of king Mongkut (Rama IV) (1851-1868) who died on 1st October 1868
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut
1860: Convention of Beijing putting an end to the Second Opium war. The western forces loot and burn the Imperial Summer Palaces of Qingyi yuan and Yuanming yuan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_Peking
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pekings-summer-palace-destroyed
1870: Birth of Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Japanese scholar, who died on July 12, 1966
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Suzuki-D.html
1893: Birth of Georges Ohsawa, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics who died on April 23, 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ohsawa
1907: End of the Second Peace Conference. Signature of the Hague Convention
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/195
1941: Appointed on October 14, Japanese War Minister Hideki Tojo announces his goverment (up to July 1944)
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Hideki_Tojo.aspx
http://www.jacar.go.jp/english/nichibei/popup/pop_21.html
1947: Vice-admiral Michiaki Kamada, condemned as a war criminal by a Dutch military Court is hanged, born in 1890
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiaki_Kamada
http://historyinpictures.tumblr.com/post/2975268859/the-execution-of-leonard-siffleet-australian
1950: Birth of Om Puri, Indian actor
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700875/bio
1950: The Defense minister Ramon Magsaysay orders the arrest of José Lava, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Jose+Lava
http://philippines-islands-lemuria.blogspot.fr/2011/10/18-october.html
1952: During the French Vietnam War, Vietminh offensive in Thai zone
1952: Birth of Bao Ninh, Vietnamese novelist
https://prabook.com/web/bao.ninh/3720562
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/19/books.booksnews
1954: The elected representatives of the French establishment in India decide to joint India
1955: A communiqué from Emperor Bao Dai’s office in Paris announces that he has dismissed Ngo Dinh Diem from the premiership and annulled his powers
1956: Death of Yoshio Markino, Japanese painter and author, born on January 26, 1870
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Markino
https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/the-artist-in-the-mirror-world-yoshio-markino/
http://charleslister.net/page6.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLbT3VuV2E
1961: Death of Tsuru Aoki, Japanese actress, born on September 9, 1892
http://www.silentera.com/people/actresses/Aoki-Tsuru.html
1962: Birth of Min Ko Naing, Burmese activist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Ko_Naing
http://cogitasia.com/the-leaderboard-min-ko-naing/
1965: Birth of Zakir Naik, Indian Islamic speaker and doctor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik
http://www.ilovezakirnaik.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxk5AAA5FbI
1965: The Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) is forbidden
1972: Visit of Henry Kissinger to Saigon (up to October 22)
1974: Birth of Candy Lo, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Candy_Lo
1976: Death of Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet, born on September 10, 1895
http://chaibisket.com/14646-2/
http://www.poemhunter.com/viswanatha-satyanarayana/biography/
1976: Birth of Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955782/bio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Xun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86nCI4uL7Q
1979: Birth of Jothika, Indian actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika_Saravanan
1984: Birth of Freida Pinto, Indian actress and model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freida_Pinto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FExWX9U5CKg
1991: In Cambodia, the People’s Revolutionary Party (PRPK), led by Hun Sen, renounces to Marxism-Leninism, admits multiparty system and change its name for Cambodian People Party
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Revolutionary_Party_of_Kampuchea
1995: Iri Maruki, Japanese artist (The Hiroshima Panels), dies at 94
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-iri-maruki-1578671.html
http://imaginationwithoutborders.northwestern.edu/artists/maruki/
2001: In the frame of the international war against terrorism, for the first time, the Japanese Lower Chamber authorizes, for a short time, the sending of Japanese forces out of the Japan defense line
2002: Death of Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer, born on February 16, 1950
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=990
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlMzFZpyugw
2004: Burma Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is «permitted to retire on health ground» but in fact put under of house arrest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3756052.stm
2004: Veerappan, Indian bandit and smuggler, is killed. Born on January 18, 1952
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/890783.cms
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/18th-october-2004-indian-bandit-and-smuggler-veerappan-was-killed
2006: In Cambodia, Funcipec Party (Royalist) expels his chairman, Prince Norodom Ranarridh after he destroyed chance with the ruling party of Hun Sen. His successor is Keo Puth Rasmey
2007: After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto’s convoy, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Benazir+Bhutto/Former+Prime+Minister+Benazir+Bhutto+Returns/JBBGY2GRzku
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEeriLz1-6g
2008: Death of Xie Jin, Chinese film director, born on November 21, 1923
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xie_Jin
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/oct/20/china-xie-jin-film
http://english.cctv.com/program/e_documentary/series/10/index.shtml
2010: China’s Vice-President Xi Jinping is named vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, in a move widely seen as a boost to his likely succession of President Hu Jintao
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/china_politics/leadership/html/6.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11569053
2010: Burma will not allow any foreign election observers or international media into the country for its first poll in two decades, the head of the election commission says
http://www.france24.com/en/20101018-myanmar-burma-says-no-foreign-monitors-media-allowed-poll
2011: North Korea and the US held talks on restarting efforts to recover the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War, after a six-year halt.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15348707
2013: Japanese cabinet minister Shindo visits shrine to war dead. The visit comes a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his third ritual offering to the shrine since returning to office in December. Abe has not visited the shrine in person to avoid further straining ties with China and South Korea.
http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/18/controversial-visit-to-shrine-of-japanese-war-dead-sparks-tension-with-china/
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-10/18/content_17041783.htm
2013: Death of Ravuri Bharadhwaja, Indian author, poet, and critic, born on July 7, 1927 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/ravuri-bharadwaja-a-simple-man-with-simple-narrative/article4630744.ece
http://www.drravuribharadwaja.com/biograghy.php
2017: Xi Jinping delivers his report to CPC 19th congress, stressing socialism with Chinese characteristics in new era
http://www.ecns.cn/2017/10-18/277457.shtml
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2115858/key-points-xis-speech-chinas-communist-party-congress
http://live.china.org.cn/2017/10/17/opening-ceremony-of-the-19th-cpc-national-congress/