Portal:China/Anniversaries/January

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January 1

Events

• 1912 – The Republic of China is established. In Taiwan, it is the Founding of Republic of China Day.
• 1979 – Formal diplomatic relations are established between China and the United States.
• 2002 – Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.

Births

• 1814 – Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel leader (d. 1864)
• 1864 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (d. 1957)
• 1933 – Joseph Koo, Chinese composer
• 1973 – Li Fang, Chinese tennis player
• 1992 – He Kexin, Chinese gymnast

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January 2

Events

• 1900 – American Statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
• 1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China.

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January 3

Events

• 1885 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force in northern Vietnam.
• 1997 – China announces it will spend US$27.7 billion to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys.

Births

• 169 – Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord (d. 199)

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January 4

Events

• 265 – Sima Yan, the successor to his father Sima Zhao as the Cao Wei regent, forces Cao Huan to abdicate the throne and establishes the Jin dynasty.
• 1951 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
• 1970 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Tonghai County, China, killing at least 15,000 people.

Births

• 1077 – Emperor Zhezong of Song (d. 1100)
• 1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese-French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

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January 5

Births

• 1587 – Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)
• 1956 – Chen Kenichi, Japanese-Chinese chef

Deaths

• 1588 – Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)
• 2007 – Chih Ree Sun, Chinese-American physicist and poet (b. 1923)

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January 6

Events

• 1950 – The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
• 2005 – The population of China reached 1.3 billion.

Births

• 1976 – Lu Yi, Chinese actor and singer
• 1987 – Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer

Deaths

• 1972 – Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)

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January 7

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January 8

Events

• 307 – Jin Huidi, Chinese Emperor of the Jin dynasty, is poisoned and succeeded by his son Jin Huaidi.

Births

• 1981 – Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player

Deaths

• 1976 – Zhou Enlai, Chinese politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)

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January 9

Events

• 1127 – Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong and others, ending the Northern Song dynasty.
• 1150 – Prince Hailing of Jin and other court officials murder Emperor Xizong of Jin. Hailing succeeds him as emperor.

Deaths

• 1283 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (b. 1236)

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January 10

Events

• AD 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang (pictured) claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty.

Births

• 1914 – Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 23rd Premier of the Republic of China (d. 2000)
• 1983 – Li Nina, Chinese skier
• 1986 – Chen Jin, Chinese badminton player
• 1998 – Xu Shilin, Chinese tennis player

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January 11

• 1868 - Birth of Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)
• 1943 - The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.

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January 12

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January 13

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January 14

• 1957 - Birth of Chinese writer Anchee Min

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January 15

Events

• 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.

Births

• 1885 – Huang Yuanyong, (pictured) Chinese journalist and author (d. 1915)
• 1897 – Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (d. 1931)
• 1923 – Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese-Chinese politician, 4th President of the Republic of China

Deaths

• 2007 – Bo Yibo, Chinese military leader and politician (b. 1908)
• 2013 – Yang Baibing, Chinese general and politician (b. 1920)

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January 16

Births

• 1885 – Zhou Zuoren, (pictured) Chinese author (d. 1967)
• 1988 – Li Xiaoxia, Chinese table tennis player

Deaths

• 654 – Gao Jifu, Chinese chancellor (b. 596)

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January 17

Births

• 1974 – Yang Chen, Chinese footballer

Deaths

• 2005 – Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)

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January 18

Events

• 1126 – Emperor Huizong (pictured) abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.
• 1915 – Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.

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January 19

Events

• 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.
• 1974 – China gain control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of the People's Republic of China and Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

Deaths

• 1929 – Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (pictured) (b. 1873)

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January 20

Events

• 1999 – The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés.

Births

• 1979 – Shang Yi, Chinese footballer

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January 21

January 21:

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January 22

January 22:

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January 23

Events

• 971 – In China, the war elephant corps of the Southern Han are soundly defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song dynasty troops.
• 1368 – In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
• 1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. (map pictured) The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
• 2001 – Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Communist Party of China to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.

Births

• 1985 – Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer

Deaths

• 1567 – Jiajing Emperor of China (b. 1507)

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January 24

January 24:

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January 25

Events

• 1932 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins its defense of Harbin.

Births

• 1913 – Huang Hua, Chinese politician, 5th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (d. 2010)

Deaths

• 1067 – Emperor Yingzong of Song (pictured) (b. 1032)

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January 26

Events

• 1841 – The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally cedes.

Births

• 1961 – Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer
• 1984 – Wu Qian, Chinese pianist
• 1984 – Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
• 1989 – Lin Qingfeng, Chinese weightlifter

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January 27

Events

• 1142 – Song dynasty General Yue Fei is executed.
• 1900 – Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China, demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined.

Births

• 1893 – Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician (d. 1981)
• 1988 – Liu Wen, Chinese model

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January 28

Events

• 1701 – The Chinese storm Dartsedo.
• 1945 – World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.

Births

• 1833 – Charles George Gordon, English general and administrator (pictured) (d. 1885)
• 1915 – Nien Cheng, Chinese-American author (d. 2009)
• 1967 – Jan Lamb, Chinese singer and actor (Softhard)

Deaths

• 2013 – Xu Liangying, Chinese physicist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1920)

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January 29

Events

• 757 – An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son, An Qingxu.
• 2005 – The first direct commercial flights from mainland China to Taiwan since 1949.

Births

• 1979 – Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player

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January 30

January 30:

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January 31

Deaths

• 1435 – Xuande Emperor of China (pictured) (b. 1398)

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