1996 Death Ai Qing, modern Chinese poet, dies at 86 1991 Death Jiang Qing, widow of Chinese leader Mao Tse Tung, commits suicide 1981 Event Mao's widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death 1976 Event Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing and "Gang of Four," arrested and charged with plotting a coup 1910 Birthday 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