Portal:China/Anniversaries/October

These are the selected anniversaries for October that appear on the China portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.

October 1

Mao Zedong declares the founding of the modern People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949

Events

• 1949 - Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong (pictured) proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries

• National Day of the People's Republic of China

Births

• 1893 – Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (d. 1972)
• 1922 – Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1928 – Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician

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October 2

Events

• 1990 – Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.

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October 3

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October 4

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October 5

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October 6

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October 7

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October 8

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October 9

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October 10

• 1911 - The Wuchang Uprising initiates the Xinhai Revolution, which ultimately leads to the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China.

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October 11

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October 12

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October 13

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October 14

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October 15

Events

• 1934 – The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army successfully encircles Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March.
• 2003 – China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.

Births

• 1265 – Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan-China (d. 1307)

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October 16

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October 17

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October 18

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October 19

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October 20

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October 21

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October 22

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October 23

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October 24

Events

• 2007 – Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Deaths

• 2005 – Immanuel C.Y. Hsu, Chinese sinologist and scholar (b. 1923)

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October 25

Events

• 1945 – The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
• 1971 – The United Nations seated the People's Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China. (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations)

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October 26

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October 27

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October 28

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October 29

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October 30

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October 31

Events

• 2010 – The Shanghai World Expo in China ends.

Births

• 1887 – Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese military leader and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1975)

Deaths

• 2009 – Qian Xuesen, Chinese scientist (b. 1911)

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