Today in China History (Part 3)
Historical Events
Results 201 - 300 of 553
1937-12-12 - Japanese aircraft shell & sink US gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized & eventually paid US $2.2M in reparations)
1938-06-17 - Japan declares war on China
1938-09-27 - League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China
1939-08-15 - "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood
1940-09-26 - Japanese troops attack French Indo-China
1941-01-17 - Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-Shek open fire at communist forces, resuming the Chinese Civil War after World War II.
1941-07-24 - FDR demands Japanese troops out of Indo-China
1941-07-27 - Japanese forces land in Indo-China
1941-12-09 - China declares war on Japan, Germany & Italy
1941-12-20 - World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
1943-01-11 - US & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China
1943-02-25 - Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front
1943-09-13 - Chiang Kai-shek became president of China
1943-10-10 - Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China
1944-01-18 - 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts
1944-04-24 - 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"
1944-05-10 - Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan
1944-05-17 - Chinese/US arm forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma
1944-05-23 - Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front
1944-05-27 - Japanese advance in Hangkhou China
1944-06-19 - Japanese troops conquer Changsha China
1945-01-12 - US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Jap ships in Battle of South China Sea
1945-01-28 - Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
1945-03-01 - Chinese 30th division occupies Hsenwi
1945-03-06 - Chinese 38th division occupies Lashio
1945-03-09 - Japanese proclaim "independence" of Indo-China
1945-05-08 - Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet
1945-07-26 - Declaration of Potsdam: US/Brit/China demands Japanese surrender
1945-08-16 - Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops.
1945-09-09 - Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies
1945-10-11 - Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung
1945-11-27 - Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China
1946-03-06 - France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation
1946-10-08 - Kwo-less-shrew selects Gen Chiang Kai-shek as president of China
1946-12-19 - War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi
1947-03-07 - The Kuomintang and Communist Party of China resume full-fledged Civil War.
1947-07-10 - 200 die when train derails & fell into a river in Canton, China
1947-12-25 - The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
1948-04-07 - A Buddhist monastery burns in Shanghai, China, leaving twenty monks dead.
1948-04-19 - Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
1948-05-18 - The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
1948-09-01 - Communist form North China People's Republic
1948-10-15 - China's Red army occupies Chinchov
1948-12-03 - Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1,100
1948-12-04 - SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die
1949-01-22 - Chinatown telephone exchange closed
1949-01-27 - Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China
1949-04-23 - Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing
1949-05-25 - Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai
1949-07-30 - British warship HMS Amethyst escape down Yangtze River, having been refused a safe passage by Chinese Communists after 3-month standoff
1949-09-02 - Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China)
1949-09-03 - Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives
1949-09-21 - Chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China
1949-10-01 - People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day)
1949-10-01 - Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa
1949-10-02 - USSR recognizes People's Republic of China
1949-10-14 - Chinese Red army occupies Canton
1949-11-29 - Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa
1949-11-30 - Chinese Communists captured Chungking
1949-12-08 - Chinese Nationalist govt moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa
1949-12-17 - Burma recognizes People's Republic of China
1949-12-30 - India recognizes People's Republic of China
1950-01-01 - Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China
1950-01-06 - Britain recognizes Communist government of China
1950-01-14 - US recalls all consular officials from China
1950-02-14 - USSR & China sign peace treaty
1950-02-27 - General Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
1950-03-01 - Chiang Kai-shek resumed the presidency of National China on Formosa
1950-03-27 - Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China
1950-04-23 - Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island
1950-05-01 - New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China
1950-05-02 - Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR
1950-09-19 - UN reject membership of China's People Republic
1950-10-02 - Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea
1950-10-21 - Chinese forces occupy Tibet
1950-10-26 - South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary
1950-11-06 - Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea
1950-11-26 - China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River
1950-11-30 - US Pres Truman threatens China with atom bomb
1950-12-19 - Tibet's Dalai Lama flees Chinese invasion
1950-12-28 - Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea
1951-01-01 - Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines
1951-01-04 - During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul
1951-01-17 - China refuses ceases-fire in Korea
1951-02-01 - UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea
1951-05-09 - Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River
1951-05-27 - Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing
1952-10-08 - Chinese offensive in Korea
1953-06-05 - US Senate rejects China PR membership to UN
1953-09-29 - US govt gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China
1954-04-07 - Pres Eisenhower fears "domino-effect" in Indo-China
1954-04-24 - 1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina
1954-05-13 - The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese Middle School students in Singapore, take place.
1954-05-20 - Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China
1954-07-20 - Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North & South
1954-08-11 - Formal peace takes place, ending 7+ yrs of fighting in Indochina between French & Communist Vietminh
1954-08-24 - International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China
1954-09-03 - China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy & Amoy
1954-09-20 - 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution
1954-12-01 - Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement
Famous Birthdays
Results 201 - 292 of 292
1962-06-09 - Eddie Lundon, rocker (China Crisis-Christian)
1962-08-06 - Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress
1962-08-08 - Suzee Pai, Toledo Ohio, actress (Big Trouble in Little China)
1962-10-05 - Johnny Huang, Canton China, table tennis player (Olympics-96)
1963-01-15 - Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player (Olympics-96)
1963-03-17 - Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Chinese actor
1963-04-16 - Hu Na, China, tennis star
1963-04-26 - Jet Li, Chinese martial artist
1963-06-25 - Si-An Deng, Shanghai China, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96)
1963-08-22 - Lily Yip, Canton China, US table tennis player (Olympics-92, 96)
1963-09-01 - David Zhuang, China, US table tennis player (Olympics-96)
1963-09-08 - Li Ning, Chinese gymnast
1964-06-19 - David Freedman, cricketer (NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990)
1964-06-23 - Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
1964-06-26 - Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, became tallest woman known (2.46 m, 8'1")
1964-07-14 - Barbara Chiu, Canton China, Canada table tennis player (Oly-33-92, 96)
1964-10-13 - Niè Hǎishèng, Chinese astronaut
1965-06-21 - Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut
1965-12-31 - Gong Li, Chinese actress
1966-01-08 - Loretta Lee, [Lee Lai Chan], China, actress (Happy Ghost)
1968-11-06 - Jerry Yang, Chinese American entrepreneur (Yahoo!, Inc.)
1969-04-09 - Amy Feng, Tianjin China, US table tennis player (Olympics-96)
1969-06-28 - Tichina Arnold, Queens, actress (Ryan's Hope, Sharla-All My Children)
1970-04-06 - Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
1970-04-29 - China Forbes, American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini)
1970-08-30 - Michael Wong Guang Liang, Chinese Malaysian singer
1970-10-10 - Bai Ling, Chinese American actress
1971-01-25 - China Kantner, San Francisco, American actress and daughter of Grace Slick
1971-01-26 - Min Tang, Hunan China, tennis star (1995 Futures-Canberra AUS)
1971-02-06 - Brad Hogg, cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996)
1971-03-13 - Li Chen, Changsha China, tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin TX)
1971-06-28 - Tichina Arnold, American actress
1971-09-27 - Li Yapeng, Chinese actor
1972-01-11 - Yang Wenyi, Chinese swim star (WR/OR 50m freestyle)
1972-09-06 - China Miéville, English writer
1972-11-25 - Kevin Han, Shanghai China, US badminton player (Olympics-96)
1973-01-01 - Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP)
1973-04-06 - Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
1973-09-13 - Kelly Chen, Chinese singer
1974-01-17 - Yang Chen, Chinese footballer
1974-04-16 - Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer and director
1974-10-13 - Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
1975-07-17 - Terence Tao, Australian-Chinese mathematician
1975-10-29 - Kelly Lin, Chinese actress
1976-03-12 - Zhao Wei, Chinese actress
1976-10-18 - Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer
1976-11-24 - Chen Lu, China, figure skater (Olympics-Bronze-94)
1977-07-08 - Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1977-09-18 - Li Tie, Chinese footballer
1977-09-30 - Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer
1977-11-13 - Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer
1978-06-16 - Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer
1978-08-16 - Fu Mingxia, Chinese female diver
1978-09-05 - Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player
1979-01-29 - Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player
1979-02-09 - Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
1979-03-05 - Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
1979-08-27 - Tian Liang, Chinese diver
1979-09-21 - Jaymee Ong, Chinese-Australian model
1979-10-07 - Tang Wei, Chinese actress
1980-09-12 - Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
1981-01-08 - Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player
1981-03-14 - Mei-Ting Sun, Chinese-born pianist
1981-03-27 - Lin Jun Jie, Chinese Singer
1981-09-16 - Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
1981-10-15 - Guo Jingjing, Chinese diver
1982-06-04 - Jin, Chinese-American rapper
1982-10-07 - Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist
1982-10-09 - Shi Jun, Chinese footballer
1982-12-04 - Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
1983-01-10 - Li Nina, Chinese aerial free-style skier
1983-02-11 - Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress
1983-07-05 - Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
1983-07-13 - Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdling athlete
1983-08-23 - Sun Ming Ming, Chinese basketball player
1983-08-25 - Janet Chow, Canadian/Chinese beauty pageant contestant
1983-10-14 - Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player
1983-12-08 - Liu Song, Chinese snooker player
1983-12-15 - Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player
1984-01-26 - Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
1985-01-23 - Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
1985-02-06 - Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer
1986-09-12 - Yang Mi, Chinese actress
1987-04-01 - Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker player
1987-04-01 - Li Ting, Chinese diver
1987-08-25 - Liu Yifei, Chinese actress and singer
1987-10-27 - Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player (Disputed)
1989-02-28 - Zhang Liyin, Chinese R&B singer
1992-08-26 - Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast
1994-01-01 - He Kexin, Chinese gymnast
1994-02-27 - Hou Yifan, Chinese chess player
1998-08-25 - China Anne McClain, American actress
Famous Deaths
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