1937 Event Japanese troops occupies Peking and Tientsin 1931 Event Peking (200,000 demonstrators demand declaration of war on Japan) 1929 Event 1st skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien 1925 Event U.S.S.R. and Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to U.S.S.R. 1924 Event Government routes 7 Provinces to Peking 1919 Birthday George Fenneman, born in in Peking, China, TV announcer, 'You Bet Your Life' 1913 Event Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1910 Birthday 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 1901 Event Peace of Peking - Ends Boxer Rebellion in China 1898 Event Emperor De Zong proclaims reforms in Peking 1884 Birthday Davidson Black, born in Canada, doctor of anatomy, identified Peking Man 1644 Event Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China and flees Peking 1644 Event 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide
