July 28th in Asian History-

Japan:
1952 : Birth of Yoshitaka Amano, Japanese artist, known for his illustrations for the anime Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix (formerly Square)

1978 : Birth of : Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer and songwriter, who has released numerous albums and singles,
such as My Sweet Darlin’ and B’coz I Love You.

1981 : Birth of China Fukunaga, Japanese gravure model and actress.

Korea:
1972 : Birth of Yeom Jeong-ah, South Korean actress who starred in several TV dramas and movies.

1981 : Birth of Jo In Sung, South Korean actor, who starred in movies such as Love of South and North and The Classic.

China/HK/Taiwan:
1965 : Birth of Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer.

1976 : Earthquake devastates Tangshan, China (240,000 -750,000 die)
In the major coal-producing city of Tangshan, China in Hebei province, a devastating earthquake occurred on this day. Since all heat was produced by coal at this time, the destruction of this city was felt across China. Additionally, the political scene was affected when Hua Guofeng visited the site of the disaster, prompting him to call for a final end to the Cultural Revolution and a move towards the promotion of stability in Chinese politics.

Other Asian Countries:
1952 : Birth of Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince of Thailand
1965: Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

1993: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong elected president
Ong Teng Cheong, deputy of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, ran against Chua Kim Yeow. Ong had earlier been diagnosed with lymphatic cancer, but because the cancer was diagnosed as low-grade, he continued his government duties. Ong defeated Chua by winning 57.4% of the vote in what many considered a token contest, since Chua stated that Ong was a better candidate. However, the votes given to Chua was seen as a sign of voter discontent with the ruling Peoples Action Party, which was analogous to Japans LDP. Ong was the first directly-elected president in Singapore, and wielded a new veto power as well as some say in government appointments.

Sources:

http://www.asiaobserver.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,0/func,view/catid,23/id,6717/limit,6/limitstart,336&/

http://www.asiasource.org/thisday/ah_mp_01.cfm

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