Portal:China/Anniversaries/January/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)