1991 Death Jiang Qing, widow of Chinese leader Mao Tse Tung, commits suicide 1981 Event China's Communist Party condemns late Mao Tse-tung's policy 1981 Birthday Gabriella MAO Windsor, daughter of English prince Michael 1981 Event Mao's widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death 1976 Event Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao as China's party leader 1976 Event Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party 1976 Event Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing and "Gang of Four," arrested and charged with plotting a coup 1976 Event Beijing reports arrest of Mao Tse Tung's widow 1976 Death Mao Tse-Tung, Chinese Communist Party chairman (1949-76), dies at 82 1976 Death Mao Zedong, Chinese Leader 1976 Event Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon 1969 Event General Lin Piao succeeds Mao, is seriously wounded 1967 Birthday Pedro Borbon, Mao, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1966 Event Mao Tse Tung swims Yangtse River 1963 Event Mao Tse-tung writes his poem "Reply to Comrade Kuo Mo-jo" 1958 Event Mao Tse tung start "Great leap forward" movement in China 1957 Event Mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" 1950 Event Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea 1949 Event People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) 1949 Event Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin 1948 Event Mao's Red army conquerors Mukden, Manchuria 1948 Event Mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan 1945 Event Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung 1935 Event Mao Tse Tung and his Communist forces ended their "Long March" at Yan'an, in Shaanxi China 1935 Event Mao Tse Tung's army reaches Shanxi 1934 Event Chinese Red leader under Mao Tse Tung begins Long March 1934 Event Mao Tse-tung and 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March 1931 Event Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Tse Tung 1930 Event Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" 1893 Birthday Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1893 Birthday Mao Zedong, Chinese Leader 1888 Birthday Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Communist Party