WARS, CONFLICTS AND STRATEGY ON 19 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on November 19, 2018
1598: Battle of Noryang in which the Korean hero Admiral Yi Sun-sin is killed (lunar calendar)
https://slee39.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/significant-battle-3-battle-of-noryang/
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/admiralyi.html
1858: Following the Sepoy’ revolt in India, the British East India Company is dissolved
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/EAco.html
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/f/British-East-India-Company.htm
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
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
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
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
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: In Seoul, Barack Obama promises a new approach to North Korean diplomacy and offers Pyongyang economic help if it takes genuine steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6922653.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093