ON 19 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on November 19, 2018
1464: Birth of Go-Kashiwabara, 104th emperor of Japan from 1500 up to 1526, who died on May 19, 1526
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Kashiwabara
1577: Suicide of Matsunaga Hisahide, Japanese warlord, who force to suicide the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru on June 17, 1565, born in 1510
http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Matsunaga_Hisahide
1598: Battle of Noryang in which the Korean hero Admiral Yi Sun-sin is killed
https://slee39.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/significant-battle-3-battle-of-noryang/
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/admiralyi.html
1828: Birth of Rani Lakshmi Bai, Indian queen who was killed on June 17, 1858
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Lakshmi_Bai
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/november-19-1828-rani-lakshmibai-leader-of-1857-revolt-was-born
1850: Birth of Isabelo Tampinco, Filipino sculptor, who died on January 30, 1933
http://ph.asiatatler.com/society/the-life-and-art-of-isabelo-tampinco
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1357/today-in-philippine-history-november-19-1850-isabelo-tampinco-was-born-in-binondo-manila
https://www.google.fr/search?q=isabelo+tampinco+sculpture+works&biw=1080&bih=496&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCEQsARqFQoTCNDF66DOmskCFUbbGgod5ZcGNw
1858: Following the Sepoy’ revolt in India, the British East India Company is dissolved
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/eic.html
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/f/British-East-India-Company.htm
1917: Birth of Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister, assassinated on October 31
http://southasia.ucla.edu/history-politics/independent-india/indira-gandhi/ http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/p/Biography-of-Indira-Gandhi.htm?nl=1
http://www.dw.com/en/indira-gandhi-indias-democrat-with-an-authoritarian-bent/a-41427087
1922: Birth of Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer, poet, writer, dramatist and filmmaker who died on September 5, 1995
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salil_Chowdhury
1928: “Time” magazine presents its cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito is the magazine’s first cover subject
1931: Death in an airplane crash of Xu Zhimo Chinese poet, born on January 15, 1897
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Zhimo
http://www.poemhunter.com/xu-zhimo/biography/
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/10909.html
1936: Birth of Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1986/lee-bio.html
1946: Afghanistan joins the United Nations
1946: Negotiations between Chinese Communists and Nationalists (since October 21) end. By the end of November, heavy fighting will resume
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Negotiations
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/chinese-civil-war.htm
1946: A French patrol boat is fired on whilst seizing a Chinese junk in Haiphong harbor. Viet Minh forces also attack a French detachment at Langson
1961: The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches convened at New Delhi, India, during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group
1962: Ending the sino-indian war, Zhou Enlai declares a unilateral ceasefire to start on midnight, 21 November
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-victorious-Chinese-Army-suddenly-retreat-during-the-1962-Indo-China-War-and-declare-a-unilateral-ceasefire
1971: Cambodians appeal to Saigon for help as communist forces move closer to Phnom Penh
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cambodians-appeal-for-help
1975: Birth of Sushmita Sen, Indian beauty queen and actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushmita_Sen
1976: Birth of Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Shibata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A0uo1N2Cf4
1978: For the first time, a dazibao poster criticizes Mao Zedong, saying he has been manipulated by the Gang of four
1980: Start of three days of anti-Chinese rioting break out in Surakarta (Indonesia). Violence spreads to Semarang, Pekalongan, and Kudus. Military is brought in to restore order
1990: Death of Sun Li-jen (Sun Liren) a Kuomintang (KMT) general, famous for his combats against Japanese troops, nicknamed the Chinese Rommel, born on December 8, 1900
http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=81
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/21/obituaries/sun-li-jen-91-war-hero-in-burma-fighting-dies.html
1999: Indonesia rules out Aceh independence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/526420.stm
1999: From Jiuquan Satellite center, China launches its first unmanned Shenzhou 1 spacecraft which landed in Inner Mongolia the following day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_1
http://www.astronautix.com/s/shenzhou.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=estRlHx_HfE
2001: 600 partisans of Nur Misuari, leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) attack a barrack in Jolo, opposing 26 November local elections
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Modules/Modules/Separatist_Groups/nur_misuari.htm
2004: Death of George Canseco, Filipino composer, born April 23, 1934
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Canseco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c00ecAO-5qU
2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka, succeeding Chandrika Kumaratunga. Ratnasiri Wichramayake comes back as Prime Minister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UPCIzgTcMk
2007: Khieu Samphan, head of state of the Khmer Rouge from 1976 to 1979, is arrested
http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/11/khieu-samphan-arrested.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7101154.stm
2009: Philippine President Arroyo quits as ruling party head
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8368139.stm
2009: In Seoul, Barack Obama today promises a new approach to North Korean diplomacy and offers Pyongyang economic help if it takes genuine steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons
2009: Suicide of Daul Kim, South Korean fashion model, born on Mai 31 1989
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8369811.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daul_Kim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSuzNNolQHU&feature=related
2009: Hamid Karzai is sworn in as Afghanistan’s president for a second five-year term, pledging to tackle the “dangerous issue” of corruption
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/200911197173093603.html
2012: Burma is on a “remarkable journey” of reform that has much further to go, Barack Obama said as he made the first visit to the South East Asian nation by a serving US president.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20386066
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/11/20121118171250497121.html
2013: Threats from poll-opposing parties, violence and bombs failed to dampen the people’s spirits as Nepal votes for the second Constituent Assembly
2013: Spain’s National Court issues arrest orders for former Chinese president Jiang Zemin and four other officials as part of a probe into alleged genocide by China against Tibet
http://asiancorrespondent.com/116095/spain-issues-arrest-order-for-chinas-ex-leader/
2014: Jakarta’s first Christian governor in nearly 50 years, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, is sworn in amid protests from religious hardliners opposed to a non-Muslim taking over one of Indonesia’s most powerful political jobs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-politics/non-muslim-to-be-sworn-in-as-jakarta-governor-despite-protests-idUSKCN0J306920141119
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-19/ahok-sworn-in-as-jakarta-governor/5904404
2015: Death of Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic, born on August 17, 1953
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korrie_Layun_Rampan
2015: Indonesia releases prominent West Papuan pro-independence leader Filep Karma from jail
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/11/19/pro-independence-papua-convict-released-after-11-years.html
2016: India has opposed a UN resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, saying it goes against Indian law and the sovereign right of countries to determine their own laws and penalties
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/india-opposes-un-resolution-for-moratorium-on-death-penalty-1.1932108