ON 25 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on May 25, 2019
675: Birth of Li Hong, prince of the Tang Dynasty, born in 652
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Hong
967: Death of Murakami, 62nd Japanese emperor (946-967), born on June 2, 926
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Murakami
1048: Birth of Shenzong, the 6th emperor (1067-1087) of the Chinese Song dynasty, who died on April 1st 1087
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shenzong_of_Song
1334: Birth of Japanese Emperor Suko (1348-1351) who died in 1398
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Suk%C5%8D
1458: Mahmud Begada becomes Sultan of Gujarat up to his death on November 23 1511
http://history.info/on-this-day/1458-indian-sultan-mahmud-begada-power/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Begada
1592: The First Japanese Division arrives at Dongnae eupseong (Korea) starting the Japanese invasion
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Japan%27s_Korea_War:_First_Invasion_(1592-1596)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592%E2%80%931598)
1644: Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and will open the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Sangui
1791: Birth of Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor who died on January 20, 1841
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minh_M%E1%BA%A1ng
1886: Birth of Rash Behari Bose, Indian leader against the British Raj, who died in exile on January 21, 1945
http://www.liveindia.com/freedomfighters/24.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/history/rash-behari-bose.html
1895: In Taiwan, pro-Qing Tang Ching-sung (Tang Qingsong) is elected president of The Republic of Formosa, capital Tinan
http://cta.yam.org.tw/cta31.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Ching-sung
1899: Birth of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher who died on August 29, 1976
http://www.sobujbangladesh.com/biography/kazi-nazrulslam.php
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/kazi-nazrul-islam.html
1900: Crown Prince Yoshihito marries then 16-year-old Sadako, the daughter of Prince Kujo Mitchitaka [peer], the head of the five senior branches of the Fujiwara clan
http://www.jref.com/glossary/taisho_emperor_yoshihito.shtml
1907: Birth of U Nu, First and three times Burmese Prime Minister between 1948 and 1962, who died on February 14, 1995
http://www.peoplewinthrough.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Nu
1912: Birth of Princess Deokhye of Korea, who died on 21 April 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Imperial_Highness_Princess_Duk-hye
1940: Birth of Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyoshi_Araki
http://www.google.fr/search?q=nobuyoshi+araki&nord=1&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=mryAU-6vJ8Wf0QWdooHICQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1242&bih=571&dpr=1
1941: 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India
1942: Birth of Angela Yu Chien, Chinese actress who died from cancer on April 10, 2000
http://hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=2099
http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3314&display_set=eng
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950472/
1953: Birth of Stan Sakai, American Japanese-born comic writer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Sakai
1954: Birth of Kee Thuan Chye, Malaysian journalist and playwriter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kee_Thuan_Chye
1954: Birth of Murali, Indian actor, who died on August 6, 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murali_(Malayalam_actor)
1965: India and Pakistan borders fights
1966: In China, the first prominent dazibao of the Cultural Revolution is posted at Beijing University by Nie Yuanzi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nie_Yuanzi
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dazibao
1968: In South Vietnam, Communist launch a new offensive on Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/communist-launch-new-offensive
1969: In South Vietnam, the National Democratic Front is formed in Saigon, led by President Nguyen Van Thieu
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-democratic-front-formed-in-saigon
1970: Birth of Satsuki Yukino, Seiyuu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsuki_Yukino
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=278
1972: Birth of Karan Johar, Indian director, producer, writer, and actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_Johar
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/karan-johar.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424103/
1977: Chinese government removes a 10 years ban on Shakespeare works
https://chinadailymail.com/2012/05/25/15591/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-government-removes-ban-on-shakespeare
1978: Birth of Lee Jeong-jin, Korean actor and model
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lee_Jung_Jin
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Jeong-jin.php
1980: Birth of Jae Hee, South Korean actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jae_Hee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfatenZg3FU
1983: Birth of Kunal Khemu, Indian actor
http://www.koimoi.com/actor/kunal-khemu/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjYh0wCuV0
1985: Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people
1993: Death of Buddhadasa, Thai philosopher, born on May 27, 1906
http://www.buddhanet.net/biobudas.htm
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/download/2304034/2304041
1999: The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People’s Republic of China’s nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Report
http://www.educationengland.org.uk/documents/cox1989/cox89.html
2005: Death of Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician, born on June 6, 1930
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4577963.stm
2005: Death of Ismail Merchant, Indian born film producer, born on December 25, 1936
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Merchant
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/532192/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4580689.stm
2007: In spite of international pressures, the Myanmar’s military junta extends for one year Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-extends-democracy-leader-suu-kyi-s-detention-1.641555
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-suuyki-idusbkk25175820070525
2008: For the first time, the chairman of a Taiwanese ruling party, Wu Po-Hsiung, starts a visit to China
http://newyork.china-consulate.org/eng/zt/twwt/t564618.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7425641.stm
2009: North Korea announces it has conducted a successful nuclear test (second one), as it steps up what it says are moves to strengthen its nuclear déterrent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8066615.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/world/asia/25nuke-text.html?_r=1
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/northkorea/nuclear_program/index.html
2010: China refuses to publicly criticise North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean naval ship. During a three-way summit, both South Korea and Japan pressed China to hold Pyongyang responsible for the sinking of the Cheonan in March
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/05/201053035935307189.html
2011: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrives in Beijing for a meeting with Chinese president Hu Jintao, highlighting the influence the economic powerhouse has with the isolated regime struggling to feed its people
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/05/201152555527683176.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13536931
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/china.north.korean.visit/index.html
2013: Indian Maoists killed 32 Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2330992/Twenty-people-killed-including-Congress-leader-Maoists-ambush-party-convoy-Chhattisgarh.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/25-may-2013-maoists-killed-32-congress-leaders-in-chhattisgarh
2013: Death of T. M. Soundararajan, Indian singer, born on March 24, 1922
http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/tm-soundararajan-dead-last-rites-110642.html
2014: Thailand Junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is also the acting prime minister, dissolves the Senate, the only remaining legislative body
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/10855398/Thailands-military-junta-warns-it-will-not-tolerate-any-further-dissent.html
2014: Japan and China trade accusations after China scrambled fighter jets when Japanese military aircraft entered an air defence zone declared by Beijing over the East China Sea.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/05/china-japan-trade-blame-over-plane-action-2014525123455438729.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/china-japan-jets-south-china-sea
2016: In a statement issued by the Taliban, the group confirms the death of Mullah Mansour and added that Taliban’s Shura has selected Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36377008
http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/25/afghan-taliban-names-haibatullah-akhunzada-as-its-new-chief/