A calendar of Chinese history
19 events
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Birth
Birth of Jack Ma
Ma Yun, known as Jack Ma, is born in Hangzhou on 10 September 1964. The founder of the Alibaba.com marketplace, he chaired the Alibaba Group until 2019.
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Festival
Teachers' Day
Teachers' Day has been marked in the People's Republic of China on 10 September since 1985. It honours the work of teachers; in Taiwan the day falls on 28 September, the date taken as the birthday of Confucius.
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Death
Death of Empress Dugu Qieluo
Empress Dugu Qieluo dies on 10 September 602. The wife of Emperor Wen of Sui, who took no concubines and had all his children with her, a rarity among Chinese emperors, she wielded considerable influence over the running of the empire.
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Birth
Birth of Ye Ting
General Ye Ting is born on 10 September 1896. First an officer of the Kuomintang, he joined the Communists and died in 1946.
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Birth
Birth of Zhang Chengzhi
Writer and historian Zhang Chengzhi is born in Beijing on 10 September 1948.
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Birth
Birth of Li Hongxia
Li Hongxia is born in Liaoning province. A field hockey player, she wins a silver medal with the Chinese women's national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, then another silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games.
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Birth
Birth of Madina Memet
Actress Madina Memet, of Uyghur origin, is born on 10 September 1987. She came to notice in the 2011 television series New My Fair Princess and played Lan Shang in the fantasy drama Ice Fantasy in 2016.
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Birth
Birth of Zhang Bichen
Singer Zhang Bichen, also known professionally as Diamond Zhang, is born on 10 September 1989. A former member of the South Korean girl group Sunny Days, she won The Voice of China in 2014.
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Economy
Opening of Nanchang Changbei International Airport
Nanchang Changbei International Airport opens on 10 September 1999. It serves Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province, and gained a new terminal in 2010.
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Birth
Birth of Liang Yushuai
Taekwondo athlete Liang Yushuai is born on 10 September 2000. World champion in 2022, he took bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Death
Death of Guo Zhengyi
Guo Zhengyi dies on 10 September 689. He served as a chancellor of the Tang dynasty under Emperor Gaozong and during the regency of Empress Wu.
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Death
Death of Prince Li Chongfu
Prince Li Chongfu dies on 10 September 710. A son of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang who had been sidelined and exiled during his father's reign, he rose against Emperor Ruizong to claim the throne, was swiftly defeated and drowned himself.
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Death
Death of Gao Xingzhou
General Gao Xingzhou dies on 10 September 952. He served in turn the Jin, Later Tang, Later Jin, Liao, Later Han and Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
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Birth
Birth of Wang Dong
Footballer Wang Dong is born on 10 September 1981. He went on to work as a manager after retiring.
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Birth
Birth of Huang Lisha
Para-athlete Huang Lisha is born in Shijiazhuang on 10 September 1988. She competes in the T53 wheelchair class.
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Birth
Birth of Deng Shudi
Gymnast Deng Shudi is born in Guiyang on 10 September 1991.
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Birth
Birth of Tang Qianhui
Tennis player Tang Qianhui is born in Chengdu on 10 September 2000.
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Death
Death of Chungdak Koren
Tibetan nurse and politician Chungdak Koren dies in Oslo on 10 September 2024. Born in Phari, central Tibet, in 1950, she served as a member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile.
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Death
Death of Jim Sasser
Jim Sasser dies on 10 September 2024. A lawyer who served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee, he was the American ambassador to China from 1996 to 1999.