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2008 2008 Summer Olympics come to a close in Beijing, China
2008 2008 Summer Olympics begin in Beijing, China 1997 Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies 1989 Beijing cop shoots and wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping 1989 Chinese troops kill hundred of pro-democracy students in Beijing 1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing 1989 China declares martial law in Beijing 1989 Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 Soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for 1st Sino-Soviet summit in 30 yrs 1989 Demonstration for democratic reforms in Beijing's Tiananmen square 1989 Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China 1989 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China 1989 Students in Beijing China announce class boycotts 1989 Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom 1989 Students in Beijing pro-democracy protests 1987 Rewi Alley, New Zealand author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing 1976 Beijing reports arrest of Mao Tse Tung's widow 1976 "Gang of Four" arrested in Beijing 1976 Chou En-lai, China's Prime Minister 1949 - 1976, dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 1973 U.S. and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington D.C. 1972 President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing 1963 Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 1961 Wei Wang, born in Beijing, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1951 Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing 1932 King Hu, born in Beijing, China, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn' 1924 Christian General Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing 1913 Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1907 Prince Scipone Borchesi wins Beijing to Paris, 7,500 mile auto rally 1900 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion 1900 U.S. troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1860 British and French troops capture Beijing 1731 Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die |
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