2015 Event TransAsia Airways suspends flights and begins retraining all its pilots in compliance with orders from Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration after the crash of Flight 235 into the Keelung River three days ago 2014 Event Six people are arrested in Taiwan for selling contaminated lard products to restaurants, manufacturers and food suppliers; the 'lard' included discarded kitchen oil and leather manufacturing grease 2013 Event For reasons of 'strategic national interest', Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announces the nation will cut its diplomatic ties with Taiwan but would remain a friend of Taiwan's people 2013 Event The first human case of the H6N1 virus is discovered in Taiwan 2013 Event A 6.0-magnitude earthquake named Nantou, strikes near Taipei, Taiwan; one person is killed and 19 injured 2012 Event Vietnam accuses China of cutting seismic survey cables from territorial waters in the South China, disputed by Vietnam, the Philippines Malaysia, Taiwan, and Brunei 2011 Event In Taipei, protesters demand Taiwan's 200,000 foreign live-in caregivers receive the legal right to a weekly day off 2010 Event Taiwan is hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, twelve people are injured, communications and rail services are disrupted 2002 Event China Airlines flight 611 crashes near Taiwan, killing 225, crash probably due to structural failure 1999 Event Earthquake kills 2,295 in central Taiwan 1994 Event Taiwan Airbus A-300 crashes at Nagoya Japan, 262 killed 1993 Death Yen Chia-kan, PM/President of Taiwan (1963-72, 75-78), dies 1992 Event 1st subway car completed to be exported from U.S. (to Taiwan) 1991 Event Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0 1988 Death Chiang Ching-huo, president of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 69 1987 Death Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan government official, dies at 88 1987 Event State of siege ends in Taiwan 1987 Event Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law 1981 Event China throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan 1978 Event Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US 1974 Event Taiwan police shoots into crowd 1973 Birthday Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star, 1994 Taipei 1973 Birthday Chiou Hai Ta, Miss Taiwan ROC Universe, 1997 1971 Event U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China 1964 Event Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage 1964 Event Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France 1960 Birthday Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist, Queen Sophia 1st prize 1957 Event Anti American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan 1955 Birthday Ned Overend, Taipei Taiwan, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1954 Event Taiwan and U.S. sign military pact 1950 Event President Truman promises aid to Taiwan 1949 Event Chiang Kai-shek flees to Taiwan 1949 Event Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa 1949 Event Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa 1947 Event Taiwan passes Human Rights laws (Day of Earth Law) 1947 Event Anti Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan 1946 Event Constitution accepted in Taiwan 1945 Event Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek 1945 Event Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1944 Birthday Chi Cheng, born in Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler, 1968 Olympics Bronze 1933 Birthday Chuan-Kwang Yang, born in Taiwan, decathlete 1960 Olympics silver 1923 Birthday Lee Teng-hui, president of ROC, Taiwan, head of KMT, 1988- 1911 Event Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan National Day) 1895 Event China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki 1892 Event Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan 1661 Event Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan
