A calendar of Chinese history
13 events
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Death of the Tongzhi Emperor
Death
The Tongzhi Emperor, tenth ruler of the Qing dynasty, dies in 1875 at eighteen, of smallpox or syphilis according to different accounts. Enthroned at five, he reigned while his mother Cixi worked to restore imperial authority; his cousin Guangxu succeeds him.
Source : Tongzhi · On chine.in
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Birth of the 9th Panchen Lama
Birth
Thubten Choekyi Nyima, the 9th Panchen Lama of Tibet, is born at Dagpo in 1883. He later sits on the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission and dies at Jyekundo in 1937.
Source : Thubten Chökyi Nyima
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Death of Sang Weihan
Death
Sang Weihan, historian, poet and statesman of the Later Jin, dies in 947. Born in 898, he served as chief of staff under both of the dynasty's emperors, Shi Jingtang and Shi Chonggui.
Source : Sang Weihan
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Birth of Cai Chusheng
Birth
Chinese film director Cai Chusheng is born in 1906; he dies in 1968.
Source : Cai Chusheng
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Birth of Chen Yanyan
Birth
Actress Chen Yanyan is born in Ningbo in 1916; she dies in Hong Kong in 1999.
Source : Chen Yanyan
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Creation of Taitung County
Politics
Taitung County is established in 1946 in the southeast of Taiwan, with Taitung City as its seat.
Source : Comté de Taitung
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Execution of Liu Hulan
Death
Liu Hulan, a teenage communist revolutionary, is executed by the Kuomintang in 1947 at the age of 14 or 15. A party member since 1946, she had supplied food, relayed secret messages and mended uniforms for the communist forces; Mao Zedong and the party honour her as a revolutionary martyr.
Source : Liu Hulan
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Death of Keye Luke
Death
Chinese-born American actor Keye Luke dies in Whittier, California, in 1991. Born in Canton in 1904, he played Charlie Chan's eldest son Lee nine times, then Master Po in the series Kung Fu and Mr. Wing in Gremlins.
Source : Keye Luke
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Founding of China Minsheng Bank
Economy
China Minsheng Bank is founded in 1996 and grows into one of China's major banking institutions.
Source : China Minsheng Banking
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Birth of He Zhuoqiang
Birth
Weightlifter He Zhuoqiang is born in 1967; he takes bronze in the men's 52 kg at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Source : He Zhuoqiang
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Birth of Wang Cheng-pang
Birth
Taiwanese archer Wang Cheng-pang, who competes for Chinese Taipei, is born in 1987.
Source : Wang Cheng-pang
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Legislative election in Taiwan
Politics
Taiwan holds its legislative election in 2008, a few weeks ahead of the presidential election of 22 March.