ON 5 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on May 5, 2019
200: Death of Sun Ce, warlord of the Han dynasty, born in 175
http://kongming.net/novel/kma/sunce.php
867: Birth of Uda, 59th emperor of Japan (887-897), who died on July 19, 931
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Uda
1260: Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol empire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19850234
1479: Birth of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh guru who died on 14 May 1574
http://www.sikhs.org/guru3.htm
1869: Birth of Fabian de la Rosa, Filipino painter, who died on December 14, 1937
http://www.artesdelasfilipinas.com/archives/30/master-of-genre-fabian-cueto-de-la-rosa-1869-1937–
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1114/today-in-philippine-history-may-5-1869-fabian-cueto-de-la-rosa-was-born-in-paco-manila
http://www.google.fr/search?q=Fabian+de+la+Rosa&nord=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=M3ZmU9uGEdCZ0QXql4CYAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1438&bih=661
1911: Birth of Pritilata Waddedar, Bengali revolutionary nationalist who committed suicide on September 23, 1932
http://www.towardsfreedom.in/site/Pritilata_Waddedar
1916: Birth of Giani Zail Singh, seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987, who died on 25 December 1994
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/giani-zail-singh.html
1944: In India, Gandhi is freed from prison
1945: Six killed in Oregon by a Japanese balloon bomb
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30536/1945-japanese-bomb-exploded-oregon-killing-six
http://www.wired.com/2010/05/0505japanese-balloon-kills-oregon/
1950: Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned king Rama IX of Thailand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJgwldj2-Q
1955: In Indies parliament accepts hindu-divorce
1958: During the VIIIth congress of the China Communist Party, Mao Zedong launches the Great Leap Forward
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/great_leap_forward.htm
1964: Moscow condemns the « racist » politic of Beijing
1970: US President Richard Nixon assures that US forces will leave Cambodia before the end of June. On the same date, Prince Sihanouk announces the formation of a Royal National Union government
1976: In Sri Lanka, the Tamil New Tigers (TNT) founded by Velupillai Prabhakaran, is renamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers
1977: Birth Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
https://mydramalist.com/people/1142-choi-kang-hee
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Choi_Kang-hee.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTtc3cY4Pxk
1978: Chinese leader Hua Guofeng goes to North Korea. It is the first trip abroad of the chairman of China Communist Party since 1957
https://everydaylifeinmaoistchina.org/2015/02/24/hua-guofeng-goes-to-north-korea-pyongyang-1978/
1979: Deng Xiaoping proposes to Moscow to open talks on international relations
1985: Birth of Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dko_Nakagawa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKRUKalbx3s
1990: Birth of Song Ji Eun, South Korean singer (Secret)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Jieun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uHYNOiiHkc
1996: Death of Ai Qing, Chinese poet, born on March 27, 1910
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-ai-qing-1348347.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Qing
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/4011.html
1999: Under an United Nations frame, signature of the agreement between Indonesia and Portugal for the organization of a referendum in East Timor
1999: Former Khmer Rouge leader known as Comrade Duch, who has surrendered, is charged with murder. He was in charge of the torture in the Tuol Sleng prison S-21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khang_Khek_Ieu
http://www.tuolsleng.com/
2004: Death of Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer and songwriter, born on 29 December 1959
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/anime/essentials/ritsuko_okazaki/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkbK4QYJDm0
2006: In Nepal, Maoist rebels accept peace talks and decree a three-month cease-fire
2006: Death of Naushad Ali, Indian composer, born on December 25, 1919
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/5-may-2006-naushad-ali-indian-composer-and-producer-died
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4975806.stm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1J7yEKjx4w
2008: Indonesia expatriates four men accused in February attempt to kill East-Timor president Ramos-Horta
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7383670.stm
2011: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court dismiss a final attempt by Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus to overturn his sacking from the bank he founded
http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20110505-yunus-loses-final-appeal-against-grameen-sacking
2013: The ruling National Front coalition wins a simple majority in Malaysia’s election, extending its 56-year rule
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22422172
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10038362/Malaysian-ruling-party-triumphs-as-turnout-hits-record.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/05/201355171316257180.html
2016: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines reach agreement to coordinate maritime security
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/05/indonesia-maritime-security/
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/05/05/indonesia-malaysia-philippines-sign-maritime-security-declaration.html
Holidays and observances
Thailand: Coronation Day of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
Japan and South Korea: Children’s Day