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==Deaths== |
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**[[Su Zhenhua]], general and politician (b. [[1912 in China|1912]]) |
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**[[Cui Wei (actor)|Cui Wei]], film director and actor (b. [[1912 in China|1912]]) |
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*March 7 — [[Lei Chen]], Taiwanese politician and dissident (b. [[1897 in China|1897]]) |
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*March 12 — [[Zheng Xiaocang]], writer, translator, and educator (b. [[1892 in China|1892]]) |
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*March 30 — [[Tong Dizhou]], embryologist (b. [[1902 in China|1902]]) |
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*May 27 — [[Yao Zhe]], lieutenant general of the [[People's Liberation Army]] (b. [[1906 in China|1906]]) |
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*June 30 — [[Zhou Shidi]], general of the [[People's Liberation Army]] (b. [[1900 in China|1900]]) |
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*July 1 — [[Huang Minlon]], organic chemist and pharmaceutical scientist (b. [[1898 in China|1898]]) |
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*July 4 — [[Lee Wai Tong]], Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach and former Vice President of [[FIFA]] (b. [[1905 in Hong Kong|1905]]) |
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*August 1 — [[Li Ji (archaeologist)|Li Ji]], influential archaeologist (b. [[1896 in China|1896]]) |
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*August 14 — [[Wang Yun-wu]], scholar of history and political science (b. [[1888 in China|1888]]) |
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*August 27 — [[Shi Jianqiao]], assassin of the Warlord [[Sun Chuanfang]] (b. [[1905 in China|1905]]) |
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*September 25 — [[Zhou Libo (writer)|Zhou Libo]], novelist and translator (b. [[1908 in China|1908]]) |
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*October 13 — [[Chang Kia-ngau]], banker, politician and scholar (b. [[1889 in China|1889]]) |
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*December 3 — [[Zhang Guotao]], revolutionary, founding member of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and a rival to [[Mao Zedong]] (b. [[1897 in China|1897]]) |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Events in the year 1979 in the People's Republic of China.
Incumbents
[edit]- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng
- Premier of the People's Republic of China – Hua Guofeng
- Chairman of the National People's Congress – Ye Jianying
- Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Anhui Province – Wan Li then Zhang Jingfu
- Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao then Ma Xingyuan
- Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping then Li Dengying
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Wei Guoqing then Xi Zhongxun
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li (until unknown)
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yang Yichen then Chen Lei
- Governor of Henan Province – Duan Junyi then Liu Jie
- Governor of Hubei Province – Chen Pixian then Han Ningfu
- Governor of Hunan Province – Mao Zhiyong then Sun Guozhi
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Jiatun then Hui Yuyu
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing then Bai Dongcai
- Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao
- Governor of Liaoning Province – vacant
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Tan Qilong then Zhang Guosheng
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Wang Renzhong then Yu Mingtao
- Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing then Su Yiran
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Qian then Luo Guibo
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhao Ziyang then Lu Dadong
- Governor of Yunnan Province – An Pingsheng then Liu Minghui
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tie Ying then Li Fengping
Events
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January
[edit]- January 1 — The United States broke diplomatic relations with Republic of China, and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
- January - The One Child Policy is announced and implemented (est.)[1]
February
[edit]- February 17 – The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.
March
[edit]- March 5 – Zhuhai County was upgraded to Zhuhai City.
- March 14 – In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 260.
September
[edit]- September 27 – Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in Beihai Park, Beijing
Births
[edit]- January 13 – Yang Wei, Badminton player
- February 9 – Zhang Ziyi, film actress
- February 17 – Xu Yunlong, footballer
- March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
- March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast
- March 14 – Gao Ling, badminton player
- May 15 – Li Yanfeng, discus thrower
- April 19 – Zhao Junzhe, footballer
- June 14 – Ma Ning, association football referee
- June 20 – Li Yi, footballer
- July 19 – Mo Huilan, gymnast
- August 15 – Tong Jian, pair skater
- August 27 – Tian Liang, diver
- September 18 – Bobo Chan, Musical artist
- October 5 – Gao Yuanyuan, actress and model
- October 7 – Tang Wei, actress
- December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer[2]
- December 24 – Pang Qing, figure skater
- December 27 – Sa Dingding, folk singer and songwriter
Deaths
[edit]- January 15 — Yang Zhongjian, vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1897)
- February 7
- Su Zhenhua, general and politician (b. 1912)
- Cui Wei, film director and actor (b. 1912)
- March 7 — Lei Chen, Taiwanese politician and dissident (b. 1897)
- March 12 — Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b. 1892)
- March 30 — Tong Dizhou, embryologist (b. 1902)
- May 27 — Yao Zhe, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1906)
- June 30 — Zhou Shidi, general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1900)
- July 1 — Huang Minlon, organic chemist and pharmaceutical scientist (b. 1898)
- July 4 — Lee Wai Tong, Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach and former Vice President of FIFA (b. 1905)
- August 1 — Li Ji, influential archaeologist (b. 1896)
- August 14 — Wang Yun-wu, scholar of history and political science (b. 1888)
- August 27 — Shi Jianqiao, assassin of the Warlord Sun Chuanfang (b. 1905)
- September 25 — Zhou Libo, novelist and translator (b. 1908)
- October 13 — Chang Kia-ngau, banker, politician and scholar (b. 1889)
- December 3 — Zhang Guotao, revolutionary, founding member of the Chinese Communist Party and a rival to Mao Zedong (b. 1897)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine" ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8. (in French)
- ^ "Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery | People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
