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2008 2008 Summer Olympics come to a close in Beijing, China
2008 2008 Summer Olympics begin in Beijing, China 2008 8.0 Earthquake in southwest China kills more than 69,000 2005 Qinghai-Tibet Railway is completed in China 2003 China sends Yang Liwei into orbit, the third country to have successfully sent a person into space 2002 China Airlines flight 611 crashes near Taiwan, killing 225, crash probably due to structural failure 2002 China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112 2002 Air China flight 129 crashes into a mountain near Pusan, South Korea killing 128 2001 Victor Wong, actor/newscaster, Big Trouble in Little China, dies at 74 1999 Portugal returns Macau to China 1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China 1997 Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China 1997 Typhoon Winnie kills 140, injures 3,000 in East China 1997 U.K. returns Hong Kong to China 1997 Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful 1997 Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies 1997 Deng Xiaoping, leader of China, cremated (died Feb 19th) 1996 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1995 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1995 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1995 Chen Yun, VPM of China 1949 - 1975, 1979 - 1980, dies 1995 Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion 1994 Yao Yilin, Vice Prime Minister of China 1979, dies 1994 Fire in cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed 1994 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1994 Explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, 120+ killed 1994 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1994 Tupolev-154M crashes at Xian China, 160 killed 1994 Tornado and hail storms hit Jiangxi China, 95 killed 1994 Aisin Giorro Pu Chieh, brother of Last Emperor of China, dies at 86 1993 Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed 1993 Wu Yi Shen, mayor of Shen Yang China, dies in helicopter 1993 Massive Moslem demonstrate in Xining China PR, 12 killed 1993 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1993 Dam breaks in Qinghai West China, 223 killed 1993 Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88 1993 Wang Zhen, marxist/vice-premier of China (1988), dies 1993 Fire in Linxi department store in Tangshan China, kills 79 1992 Ling-Ling, 1st panda China gave U.S., dies at 23 1992 Boeing 734 crashes into mountain in China, kills 141 1992 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1992 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1992 McDonald's opens its 1st fast-food restaurant in China 1992 Renzhong Weangn, China politician (1934-45), dies 1991 Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crash into mountain at Taipei 1991 Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal 1990 Li Hui Rong of China sets triple jump woman's record (47'8 ") 1990 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1990 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1990 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China 1990 China lifts martial law (imposed after Tiananmen Square massacre) 1989 Student protesters in China construct a replica of Statue of Liberty 1989 China declares martial law in Beijing 1989 Approx 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China 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 1988 Anti African student rebellion in China PR 1988 China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938 1988 900 die as earthquake hits China 1988 China announces a herbal male contraceptive 1988 Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1988 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1988 Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board 1987 Li Peng succeeds premier Zhao Ziyang in China PR 1987 Portugal signs agreement to return Macau to China (in 1999) 1987 China's rudimentary civil code in effect 1985 Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China 1985 Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1985 Mickey Mouse welcomed in China 1984 China Premier Zhao Ziyang and Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty 1984 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1984 UK signs agreement with China to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1984 Britain and China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1984 Britain and China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997 1984 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m) 1984 President Reagan visits China 1984 China and Netherlands regain diplomatic relations 1983 Richard Loo, actor, (China Sky), dies of cardio-pulmonary arrest 1983 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1983 Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7'9 3/4" 1983 Zhu Jianhua of China set a new world record in high jump at 7-9 14 1983 Li Xiannian becomes president/Deng Xiaoping supreme commander of China PR 1983 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1983 China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life 1982 China adopts its constitution 1982 U.S. submarine Thomas Edison collides with U.S. Navy destroyer in So China Sea 1982 China announces its population at 1 billion people plus 1982 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1982 Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17 1981 Satellites China 10 and 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket 1981 China's Communist Party condemns late Mao Tse-tung's policy 1981 Hu Yaobang succeeds Hua Guofeng as leader of China PR 1981 China throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan 1980 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1980 China launch 1st intercontinental rocket 1979 International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China 1979 China performs nuclear test 1979 People's Republic of China joins IOC 1979 China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam 1979 China invades Vietnam 1979 U.S. and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations 1978 Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR 1978 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1978 China and Japan formally ends 4 decades of dissension 1978 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1978 China and Japan sign peace treaty 1978 Albania drops diplomatic relations with China PR 1978 European market and China signs trade agreement 1978 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1978 China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens 1977 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1976 Chen Lu, China, figure skater, Olympics-Bronze-94 1976 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1976 Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao as China's party leader 1976 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1976 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die 1976 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake 1976 8.2 and 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die) 1976 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 1976 Hua Guofeng becomes premier of China PR 1976 Chou En-lai, China's Prime Minister 1949 - 1976, dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 1976 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1975 U.S. president Gerald Ford visits China 1975 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1975 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River 1973 1st U.S. - China basketball game, U.S. collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61 1973 U.S. and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington D.C. 1973 Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP 1972 Kevin Han, Shanghai China, U.S. badminton player 1996 Olympics 1972 U.S. ends 22 year travel ban to China 1972 Japan and People's Republic of China begin diplomatic relations 1972 Japan and Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations 1972 Netherlands and China exchange ambassadors 1972 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China 1972 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1972 President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China 1972 Richard Nixon becomes 1st U.S. president to visit China 1972 President Nixon leaves Washington D.C. for China 1972 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1971 China People's Republic seated in United Nations Security Council 1971 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1971 U.S. table tennis team arrived in China 1971 Belgium and China establish diplomatic relations 1971 General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR 1971 U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China 1971 President Nixon announces he would visit China 1971 Henry Kissinger visits China PR 1971 U.S. ends ban on China trade 1971 President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China 1971 U.S. table tennis team arrives in China PR 1971 Li Chen, born in Changsha China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Austin Texas 1971 Min Tang, Hunan China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Canberra AUS 1971 China Slick, rocker, daughter of Grace Slick 1970 U.N. General Assembly accepts membership of China PR 1970 Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway 1970 China launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red" 1969 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1969 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1969 Over 1000 mi flooded on Shantung Province China 1969 Amy Feng, born in Tianjin, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1968 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1968 China reports removal of president Li Sjao-tji 1967 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1967 Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 1967 China reports downing of 2 U.S. bombers 1967 Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76 1966 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1966 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1966 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1966 China premier Tsjoe en-Lai starts "Cultural revolution" 1966 Loretta Lee, Lee Lai Chan, China, actress, Happy Ghost 1965 Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1965 General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR 1965 Tibet is made an autonomous region of China 1965 People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid 1964 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power 1964 Barbara Chiu, born in Canton, China, Canada table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1964 Zeng Jinlian, born in Hunan, China, became tallest woman known, 2.46 m, 8'1" 1963 David Zhuang, born in China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 Lily Yip, Canton China, U.S. table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Si-An Deng, born in Shanghai, China, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 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 1963 Hu Na, born in China, tennis star 1963 Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1962 Johnny Huang, Canton China, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1962 Suzee Pai, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Big Trouble in Little China 1962 Myron McCormick, actor (China Girl, Jigsaw), dies of cancer at 54 1962 Eddie Lundon, rocker, China Crisis-Christian 1961 China and Nepal sign treaty 1961 Andy Lau, born in Hong Kong, China, singer, film actor, producer, Cantopop genre, appeared in over 100 films, 300 TVB television mini-series 1961 Joan Chen, born in Shanghai, China, actress, Heaven and Earth 1961 Wei Wang, born in Beijing, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1961 China uses it's 1st nuclear reactor 1960 U.S.S.R. draws adviseors out of China 1960 Typhoon Mary in China killed at least 1,600 1960 Joan Chen, Chen Chung, Shanghai China, actress, Last Emperor 1959 Liu Sjau-chi elected president of China PR 1959 Elizabeth Lindsey, actress, China Beach 1959 Dalai Lama fled China and was granted political asylum in India 1959 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government and installs Panchen Lama 1958 Marg Helgenberger, North Bend Nebraska, actress, China Beach 1958 China resumes fire on Quemoi and Matsoe 1958 Mao Tse tung start "Great leap forward" movement in China 1956 Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China 1954 Nationalist China and U.S. sign dike agreement 1954 China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy 1954 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China 1954 Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China 1953 U.S. Senate rejects China membership to U.N. 1953 James Russo, born in New York City, actor, My Own Private Idaho, China Girl 1951 United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea 1951 China refuses cease-fire in Korea 1950 U.S. President Truman threatens China with atom bomb 1950 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River 1950 Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea 1950 U.N. reject membership of China's People Republic 1950 Dutch Prime Minister Malan recognizes South Africa but not China PR 1950 New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China 1950 Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island 1950 Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China 1950 Chiang Kai-shek resumed the presidency of National China on Formosa 1950 General Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China 1950 U.S.S.R. and China sign peace treaty 1950 U.S. recalls all consular officials from China 1950 Britain recognizes Communist government of China 1950 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China 1949 India recognizes People's Republic of China 1949 Burma recognizes People's Republic of China 1949 Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa 1949 U.S.S.R. recognizes People's Republic of China 1949 People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) 1949 Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa 1949 Chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China 1949 Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives 1949 Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China) 1949 Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China 1948 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die 1948 Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1,100 1948 China's Red army occupies Chinchov 1948 Communist form North China People's Republic 1948 Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China 1947 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China 1947 Bruce Gilbert, producer, China Syndrome, 9 to 5, On Golden Pond 1947 Alessandro Haber, actor, China is Near 1946 Joseph W. Stilwell, U.S. general (China), dies 1946 Kwo-less-shrew selects General Chiang Kai-shek as president of China 1946 Earl of Cromer, managing director, Inchcape, China, Ltd 1945 General George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China 1945 Misha Dichter, Shanghai China, pianist, Tchaikowsy 2nd prize-1966 1945 Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1945 Declaration of Potsdam: US/Brit/China demands Japanese surrender 1945 General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China 1945 U.S. Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea 1944 Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35), dies 1944 Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain 1944 Japanese troops conquer Changsha China 1944 Annette Lu, bon in Taoyuan Formosa, Taiwanese politician, feminist activist, member, Democratic Progressive Party, former Vice President of the Republic of China 1944 Japanese advance in Hangkhou, China 1944 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump" 1943 Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China 1943 Chiang Kai-shek became president of China 1943 Shannon Lucid, born in Shanghai, China, astronaut, STS-51G, 34, 43, 58, 76/79 1943 U.S. and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China 1941 China declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy 1941 Paul C. W. Chu, China, physicist, superconductivity 1941 Laurence Henry Tribe, Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor 1938 League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China 1938 Japan declares war on China 1937 Japanese aircraft shell and sink U.S. gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized and eventually paid U.S. $2.2M in reparations) 1937 Brian Blessed, English actor, King Arthur, High Road to China 1937 China declares war on Japan 1937 Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China 1936 Su-Lin, 1st giant panda to come to U.S. from China, arrives in SF 1935 China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight 1935 1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper) 1935 Japan invades Shanghai China 1935 Mao Tse Tung and his Communist forces ended their "Long March" at Yan'an, in Shaanxi China 1934 Larry Sitsky, born in Tianjin, China, pianist, Australian composer, educator, musicologist, studied with Winifred Burston, awarded Centenary Medal, 2000 1934 Robin McLaren, British ambassador, China 1933 5th "extermination campaign" against communists in Nanjing China 1933 Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie 1932 Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu China 1932 Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed 1932 U.S.S.R. and China resume diplomatic relations 1932 U.S.S.R. and China sign no attack treaty 1932 Hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR 1932 Japan and China sign a peace treaty 1932 King Hu, born in Beijing, China, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn' 1932 Japanese troops occupy Tunhua China 1931 Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China 1930 J[ames] G[raham] Ballard, China, sci-fi author, Drowned World 1929 Charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat (China), dies 1929 U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with China 1929 General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek government 1928 China expels all Russian instructors and civil servants 1928 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of China 1927 Giant Panda discovered, China 1927 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed 1927 Chiang Kai-Shek forms anti-government in China 1927 1,000 U.S. Marines land in China to protect American property 1927 British government decides to send troops to China 1926 Jayne Meadows, Wu Chang China, Mrs. Steve Allen, actress, Dark Delusion 1926 Chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China 1926 China asks for a seat in the Security council 1926 Camilo d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet (China), dies at 58 1924 Scott Brady, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, China Syndrome, Gremlins, Johnny Guitar 1924 Civil war breaks out in China, General Tsi moves to Shanghai 1924 Audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress, Alice-Honeymooners 1923 Chou Wen-Chung, born in Cheefoo, China, composer, Mode of Shang 1923 China and U.S.S.R. exchange diplomats 1922 Chen Ning Yang, China, U.S. physicist/disproved parity, Nobel 1957 1922 China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die 1921 Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day) 1921 Steamer "Hong Koh" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 1921 Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia) declares independence from China 1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die 1920 China joins the League of Nations 1920 Ruth Graham, born in China, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, author, poet, writer, philanthropist 1920 Toshiro Mifune, born in Tsing-tao, China, writer and actor, Shogun 1919 George Fenneman, born in in Peking, China, TV announcer, 'You Bet Your Life' 1919 Jacob Avshalomov, born in Tsingtao, China, composer, Sinfonietta, The Oregon 1919 Louis Heren, journalist and writer, China's Three Thousand Years 1917 Lansing-Ishii Agreement; U.S. recognizes Japan's privileges in China 1917 China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I 1917 I. M. Pei, born in Canton, China, architect, 1961 Brunner Prize 1916 Yuan Shikai, president of China, dies at 56 1915 Terence Young, born in Shanghai, China, director, Dr. No, Thunderball 1915 Japan claims economic control of China 1914 China's 1st president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification 1914 White Wolf gang beats government army in Jingdezhen China 1914 White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China 1913 Yuan Shikai installed as 1st president of China 1913 Sun Yet San calls for revolt against President Yuan Shikai in China 1913 Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1912 China votes for universal human rights 1912 Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler, didn't rep Australia 1912 Sun Yet Sen forms Guomindang-Party in China 1912 China adopts Gregorian calendar 1912 Last Ch'ing (Manchu) emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates 1911 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of Republic of China 1910 Cao Yu, born in China, born Wan Jiabao, playwright, dramatist, celebrated for Thunderstorm, Sunrise, and Peking Man, responsible for spoken theater in 20th century Chinese literature 1910 Ai Qing, born in Eastern China, modern Chinese poet, original name Jiang Zheng Han, influenced by Kant and Hegel, modern poet Mayakovsky and Belgian poet Verhaeren 1910 China ends slavery 1908 Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 1908 Cixi [the old Buddha], empress-widow of China, dies 1908 Tz'u-hsi (Cixi), empress of China, dies at 73 1908 Kwang-siu, emperor of China, dies 1908 Robert Morley, England, actor, High Road to China, African Queen 1906 China prohibits opium trade 1905 Edgar P. Snow, U.S. author/journalist: Red star over China 1904 Keye Luke, born in Canton, China, actor, Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident 1903 Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, U.S. dance critic/poet, Snoring in N 1903 Boris Blacher, born in Newchwang, China, German composer, Orchester-Ornament 1902 Jeno Takacs, born in Cinfalva, Hungary, composer, studied with Joseph Marx, Paul Weigarten, professor of piano, composition at University of Manila in the Philippines, gave concerts in China, Japan, Hong Kong 1902 Walter H Brattain, Amoy China, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1956-transistor 1902 China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet 1902 Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner 1924 Olympics gold 1901 Peace of Peking - Ends Boxer Rebellion in China 1901 Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded 1901 Hsu Cheng-yu, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded 1900 China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians 1899 Marcel Dalio, Israel Blauschild, Paris, France, actor, China Gate 1898 China's empress-mother Ci Xi and emperor De Zong arrested 1898 China's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei 1898 China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years 1898 Henry R. Luce, born in Tengchow, China, publisher, Time, Fortune, Life 1897 Rewi Alley, New Zealand, writer, Americans in China 1895 Lin Yu-t'ang, China, writer, My Country and My People 1895 China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki 1895 Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. general in WW II, China, Nicaragua, Korea, NATO 1894 1st mushroom on a stamp (China 1 and 5 Ap) 1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang 1894 Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid 1894 U.S. and China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering U.S. 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1892 Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, born in China, author, Good Earth-Nobel 1938 1890 Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter, Road to Bali, China 1890 Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain and China 1887 Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, President of Nationalist China 1887 Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million 1886 China takes British protectorate of Burma 1884 Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China, 1932-35 1883 Joseph W. Stilwell, U.S. general, China 1878 Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, China, WW II 1868 Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German general, China 1868 Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China 1867 Camilod d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet, China 1866 Sun Yat-sen, father of modern China, ROC and PRC, traditional 1865 Charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat, China 1863 Ch'i Pai-shih, China, traditional Chinese painter 1858 Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia 1852 Joseph J C Joffre, French Field Marshal, Indo China, Marne 1845 Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton, China 1842 Great Britain and China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war 1841 China cedes Hong Kong to British 1839 British capture Hong Kong from China 1837 Charles Tiffany founded his jewelry and china stores 1834 Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies 1833 Charles George Gordon, London, general, China, Khartoum 1817 Theodor Storm, German judge/author, Imense China 1790 Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China 1784 1st U.S. ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York 1689 China and Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) 1678 Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them 1644 Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China and flees Peking 1644 Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide 1610 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies 1556 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000 1556 Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China 1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary, China 1290 Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000 1280 Sogen Mugaku, founder of Engakuji temple arrives in Japan from China 1228 Wu MeKuan, a collection of 48 Zen koans, compiled in China 1200 In China, sunglasses are invented 1036 Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher 976 T'ai tsu, emperor of China/founder of Sung-dynasty, dies 808 P'ang Yun, Layman P'ang, Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China 765 Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China 185 Emperor Lo-Yang, China sees supernova (MSH15-52) |
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