2014 Event Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been denied permission to travel to the mainland; the men sought to fly to Beijing to present their grievances to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang 2013 Event Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Bucharest, Romania. The Premier will attend the China-Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) leaders' meeting as a guest of the Prime Minister 2013 Event China's CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping is named as the new President of the People's Republic of China, with Li Yuanchao named as Vice President 2013 Event At the 2013 Australian Open, tennis pro Victoria Azarenka wins the women's singles event, after winning three sets in the final against Li Na 2011 Event Li Na becomes the first Asian tennis player to win a major title winning the 2011 French Open; Li Na is from the People's Republic of China 2011 Event In Singapore, two cabinet ministers, George Yeo and Li Hwee Hua, become the highest ranking ministers to be unseated in a general election since 1963 1996 Death Wang Li, politician, dies at 78 1994 Death Li Yuan Artist-chia, dies at 65 1992 Event Lin Li swims female world record/OR 200m medley (2:11.65) 1992 Death Li Xiannian, Chinese President (1983-88), dies 1992 Event Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in Massapequa LI 1990 Event Li Hui Rong of China sets triple jump woman's record (47'8 ") 1989 Event Beijing cop shoots and wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping 1987 Death Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74 1987 Event Li Peng succeeds premier Zhao Ziyang in China PR 1983 Event Li Xiannian becomes president/Deng Xiaoping supreme commander of China PR 1980 Birthday Billy L Sullivan, LI, New York, actor, Will Pacino-Something So Right 1979 Death Al Capp, U.S. cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70 1977 Event Final Al Capp comic strip of "Li'l Abner" (1934-77) 1973 Birthday Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP 1971 Birthday Li Chen, born in Changsha China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Austin Texas 1968 Event China reports removal of president Li Sjao-tji 1965 Birthday Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1964 Birthday Kim Richards, LI, New York, actress, Nanny and Professor, James at 15 1963 Birthday 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 1962 Birthday Chunli Li, Auckland New Zealand, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1958 Event "Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances 1956 Event "Li'l Abner" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 693 performances 1956 Event Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in New York City 1950 Event 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks," later "Peanuts" in 9 papers 1950 Event "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 293 performances 1950 Death M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 1949 Event "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 293 performances 1947 Birthday Michael Burns, Mineola LI, actor, Barnaby West-Wagon Train 1946 Birthday Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1940 Event U.S. Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, New York 1929 Birthday Li Yuan-chia, artist 1928 Birthday Li Ka Shing, Chinese Businessman 1913 Birthday Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones 1909 Birthday Al Capp, Alfred Gerald Caplin, New Haven, Connecticut, cartoonist, Li'l Abner 1908 Death Jonas LI Lie, Norwegian writer (Kommandorens dottre), dies at 74 1905 Birthday Howard St. John, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner 1901 Death Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader and viceroy of Tsheli, dies 1888 Birthday Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Communist Party 1833 Birthday Jonas LI Lie, Norwegian writer, Kommandorens dottre, Gaa paa 1823 Birthday Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton 1644 Event Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China and flees Peking 1605 Birthday Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
