Today in Hong Kong History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 39 of 39
1839-08-23 - British capture Hong Kong from China
1841-01-20 - China cedes Hong Kong to British
1841-01-26 - Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
1843-06-26 - Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony
1887-11-15 - British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong
1892-10-10 - Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan
1898-04-24 - US fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines
1898-06-09 - China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years
1906-09-18 - A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
1918-02-26 - Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604
1925-06-23 - British warship fires on Hong Kong harbor strikers
1941-12-18 - Japanse troops land on Hong Kong
1941-12-25 - Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong
1945-08-29 - British liberate Hong Kong from Japan
1945-08-30 - Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1945-11-08 - Riverboat sinks off Hong Kong; kills 1,550
1967-11-19 - The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
1975-04-25 - 1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao
1976-11-20 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-Hong Kong Golf Open
1979-09-29 - Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong
1984-09-19 - Britain & China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997
1984-09-26 - Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
1984-12-19 - China PR Premier Zhao Ziyang & Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty
1984-12-19 - UK signs agreement with China to return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1985-05-27 - Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1989-11-08 - Hong Kong's MTR Lam Tin Station comes into service.
1989-12-29 - Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
1994-08-10 - Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841)
1997-06-09 - British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires
1997-07-01 - UK returns Hong Kong to China
1997-12-29 - Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
1998-07-06 - Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational.
2003-07-10 - A Neoplan bus, owned by Kowloon Motor Bus, collides with a truck, falls off a bridge on Tuen Mun Road, Hong Kong, and plunges into the underlying valley, killing 21 people. This is the deadliest traffic accident to date in Hong Kong.
2005-03-12 - Tung Chee Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, steps down from his post after his resignation is approved by the Chinese central government.
2005-09-12 - Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
2005-12-04 - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
2005-12-17 - Anti-WTO protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong
2007-04-26 - Queen's Pier is officially closed by the Hong Kong Government, after a bitter struggle by conservationists, in order to facilitate land reclamation in Hong Kong's Central district
2012-10-01 - 36 people are killed in a ferry collision in Hong Kong
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 96 of 96
1906-06-03 - Robert Brown Black, British diplomat/gov (Hong Kong)
1912-04-18 - Wendy Barrie, Hong Kong, hostess (Wendy Barrie Show)
1912-11-27 - David Merrick, [Margulois], Hong Kong, Broadway producer (Hello Dolly)
1926-10-02 - Jan Morris, travel writer (Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys)
1927-05-31 - Michael Sandberg, British CEO (Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp)
1933-10-17 - William A Anders, Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8)
1935-02-14 - David Wilson, British governor (Hong Kong)
1938-09-29 - Henry Keswick, British financier/merchant (Hong Kong)
1939-03-29 - Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature)
1939-05-19 - Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong)
1942-05-20 - Simon Keswick, British financier/merchant (Hong Kong)
1944-10-07 - Donald Tsang, current Chief executive of Hong Kong
1945-07-21 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (d. 2008)
1946-05-01 - John Woo, Hong Kong director
1947-01-01 - Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer
1947-10-12 - George Lam, Hong Kong singer
1948-09-04 - Samuel Hui, Hong Kong singer
1950-02-16 - Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (d. 2002)
1952-02-13 - David Puilum Choi, Hong Kong, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
Actor Yun Fat Chow (1955-05-18)
1955-05-18 - Yun Fat Chow, Nam Nga Island Hong Kong, actor (Better Tomorrow)
1957-07-26 - Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor
1959-04-15 - Fruit Chan, Hong Kong film director
1959-05-07 - Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress (d. 1985)
1960-02-16 - Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress
1960-03-25 - Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress
1961-07-10 - Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor
1961-09-27 - Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer
1961-09-30 - Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress
1961-12-21 - Francis Ng, Hong Kong actor
1963-04-02 - Dermot Reeve, cricketer (in Hong Kong England all-rounder 1992)
1965-04-16 - Michael Wong Man Tak, Hong Kong actor and director
1965-07-28 - Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
1965-10-26 - Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer
1965-12-08 - Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress
1966-08-15 - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1966-12-11 - Leon Lai, Hong Kong Cantonese singer/actor
1967-01-27 - Byron Mann, Hong Kong actor
1967-01-28 - Jan Lamb, Hong Kong disc jockey & stand-up comedian
1967-01-31 - Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress
1967-02-07 - Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress
1967-07-08 - Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1967-08-12 - Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer
1967-10-04 - Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer
1967-10-20 - Marco Ngai, Hong Kong actor
1967-12-06 - Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer
1967-12-19 - Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor
1969-08-25 - Derek Fung, Hong Kong, Canadian Tour golfer
1971-04-16 - Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor
1971-08-27 - Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
1971-09-04 - Anita Yuen, Hong Kong actress
1971-10-01 - Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress
1971-10-25 - Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
1971-11-05 - Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer
1972-08-18 - Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer
1972-08-19 - Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Hong Kong singer and actress
1973-01-13 - Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actor
1973-09-17 - Ada Choi, Hong Kong actress
1973-12-03 - Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
1975-04-12 - Sofie Rahman, Miss Universe-Hong Kong (1996)
1977-10-09 - Lee San San, Miss Hong Kong Universe (1997)
1979-07-09 - Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
1979-07-31 - Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1979-08-30 - Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer
1979-08-30 - Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress
1979-09-02 - Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor
1980-02-14 - Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress
1980-02-26 - Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer
1980-03-25 - Carrie Lam, Hong Kong actress
1980-05-24 - Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer
1980-06-16 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
1980-06-18 - Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
1980-08-29 - Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer and actor
1980-11-21 - Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong Actress
1980-12-30 - Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1981-01-21 - Gillian Chung Yan-tung, Hong Kong singer (Twins)
1981-04-01 - Aimee Chan, Miss Hong Kong 2006
1981-08-11 - Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
1981-09-06 - Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer
1981-12-05 - Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
1982-04-13 - Janice Vidal, Hong Kong singer
1982-04-13 - Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer
1982-09-02 - Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress
1982-09-22 - Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress
1982-10-16 - Vincy Chan, Hong Kong singer
1982-10-25 - Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer
1982-11-22 - Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong singer (Twins)
1982-12-03 - Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
1983-06-20 - Cherrie Ying, Hong Kong actress
1983-09-27 - Shermon Tang, Hong Kong actress
1983-10-15 - Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress
1984-04-09 - Linda Chung, Hong Kong actress and singer
1984-09-22 - Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress
1984-10-10 - Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer
1985-02-14 - Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress
1986-06-09 - Kary Ng, Hong Kong singer and actress
1988-06-23 - Isabella Leong Lok-Sze, Hong Kong singer, actress and model
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 10 of 10
1986-12-05 - Sir Edward Youde, Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1924)
1994-05-12 - Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63
2002-10-18 - Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)
2003-04-01 - Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer (b. 1956)
2003-12-30 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1963)
2004-11-24 - Wong Jim, Hong Kong songwriter (b. 1940)
2008-02-19 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (b. 1945)
2009-11-24 - Chan Hung Lit, Hong Kong actor (b. 1943)
2010-02-16 - Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong soccer player and actor. (b. 1956)
2011-01-02 - Szeto Wah, Hong Kong politician and educationalist (b. 1931)
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