Portal:China/Anniversaries/November

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November 1

• 1948 - Off southern Manchuria, 6,000 people are killed as a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks.

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November 2

• 1082 - Birth of Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)

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November 3

• No China-related anniversaries could be found in this day.

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November 4

• 1993 - A China Airlines Boeing 747 overran Runway 13 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport while landing during a typhoon, injuring 22 people.

• 2002 - Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress

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November 5

• 1921 - The Soviet Union recognises Mongolia as an independent country, thus formalising Mongolian independence from China declared on July 11, 1921. Mongolia was not recognised by the United Nations as separate from China until October 27, 1961.
• 1924 - Puyi, the last emperor of China, was expelled from the Forbidden City by warlord Feng Yuxiang.
• 1986 - USS Rentz (FFG-46), USS Reeves (DLG-24) and USS Oldendorf (DD-972) visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China—the first US Naval visit to China since 1949.

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November 6

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November 7

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November 8

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November 9

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November 10

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November 11

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November 12

Births

• 1528 – Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)
• 1866 – Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1925)
• 1971 – Chen Guangcheng, Chinese civil rights activist
• 1984 – Zi Yan, Chinese tennis player

Deaths

• 1969 – Liu Shaoqi, Chinese politician, 2nd Chairman of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)

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November 13

Births

• 1760 – Jiaqing Emperor of China (d. 1820)

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November 14

Deaths

• 1908 – Guangxu Emperor of China (b. 1871)

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November 15

Events

• 2002 – Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new 9-members Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
• 2012 – Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new 7-members Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.

Deaths

• 1908 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (b. 1835)

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November 16

Events

• 1997 – After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People's Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.

Births

• 1892 – Guo Moruo, Chinese poet, author, and historian (d. 1978)

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November 17

Events

• 2011 – China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully returns to Earth, landing in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region after docking twice with the Tiangong-1 orbital laboratory module.

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November 18

• No China-related anniversaries could be found in this day.

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November 19

Events

• 1999 – Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.

Deaths

• 1931 – Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (b. 1897)
• 1990 – Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (b. 1900)

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November 20

Events

• 762 – During the An Lushan Rebellion, Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptured Luoyang from the rebels.

Births

• 1963 – Ming-Na Wen, Macanese-American actress
• 1963 – Wan Yanhai, Chinese activist

Deaths

• 811 – Li Fan, Chinese statesman (b. 754)

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November 21

China and India

• 1962 - The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.

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November 22

Cairo Conference

• 1943 - World War II: War in the Pacific - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan (see Cairo Conference)

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November 23

Events

• 1971 – Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.

Births

• 1907 – Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (d. 2014)

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November 24

• 1895 - The Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) is established as the Revive China Society by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
• 1976 - Birth of Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater
• 1992 - In the People's Republic of China, a China Southern Airlines domestic flight crashes, killing all 141 people on-board.

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November 25

Ba Jin in 1938

• 1904 - Birth of Ba Jin, Chinese novelist (d. 2005)
• 1939 - A nine-member delegation from the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, arrived in Lhasa to attend the enthronement ceremony for the 14th Dalai Lama.
• 1950 - The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War, sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river border to fight United Nations forces.

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November 26

• 1950 - Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and American forces (Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

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November 27

Emperor Xiozong

• 1127 - Birth of Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)

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November 28

• 1987 - Death of Choh Hao Li, Chinese biochemist (b. 1913)

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November 29

Events

• 1893 – The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
• 1950 – Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.

Births

• 1427 – Zhengtong Emperor of China (d. 1464)
• 1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)

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November 30

Events

• 1940 – Japan recognises the Wang Jingwei Government.

Births

• 1937 – Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American physician and author

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