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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Incumbents

General Secretary of the Communist Party General Secretary or First Secretary is the official title of leaders of most communist parties. When a communist party is the ruling party in a Communist-led one-party state, the General Secretary is typically the country's ''de facto'' leader—th ...

Hu Yaobang Hu Yaobang (; 20 November 1915 – 15 April 1989) was a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China. He held the top office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1987, first as Chairman from 1981 to 1982, then as Genera ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Li Xiannian *

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang ( zh, 赵紫阳; pronounced , 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a Chinese politician. He was the third premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 198 ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

Ulanhu Ulanhu or Ulanfu ( 23 December 1907 – 8 December 1988), born Yun Ze (), was the founding Chairman of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, serving from 1947 to 1966. An ethnic Tumed Mongol, he took the nom de guerre Ulanhu () and had n ...

* Vice Premier:

Wan Li Wan Li (1 December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. During a long administrative career in the People's Republic of China, he served successively as Vice Premier, Chairman of the Standing Committee of ...

Governors

* Governor of Anhui Province –

Wang Yuzhao Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand ...

* Governor of Fujian Province – Hu Ping then

Wang Zhaoguo Wang Zhaoguo (; born 14 July 1941) is a retired Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping. An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a minist ...

* Governor of Gansu Province –

Chen Guangyi Chen Guangyi (; born August 1933) was a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Gansu Province, Communist Party Secretary of Fujian Province, and Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Under his leadership, Fujian achieved r ...

then

Jia Zhijie Jia Zhijie (; born 1935) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Jilin Province. He graduated from the Moscow Petroleum Institute in 1960, the same year he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He served as gov ...

* Governor of Guangdong Province –

Ye Xuanping Ye Xuanping (; 20 December 1924 – 17 September 2019) was a Chinese politician, who served as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1980 to 1985 and Governor of Guangdong, his native province, from 1985 to 1991. Ye was a strong supporter of Deng Xiaoping's r ...

* Governor of Guizhou Province –

Wang Zhaowen Wang Chaowen (; born October 1930) is a Chinese politician of Miao ethnicity who served as governor of Guizhou from 1983 to 1993 and chairman of Guizhou Provincial People's Congress from 1994 to 1998. He was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th ...

* Governor of Hebei Province –

Zhang Shuguang Zhang Shuguang (; 1920 – 20 November 2002), born Han Zhihong (), also known as Han Jianxun (), was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was the Communist Party Chief of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from 1986 to 1987, and the ...

then Xie Feng * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Hou Jie * Governor of Henan Province – He Zhukang * Governor of Hubei Province –

Huang Zhizhen Huang Zhizhen (; October 1920 – February 5, 1993) also known as Zhu Feng (), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Hengfeng County, Jiangxi Province. He was the son of New Fourth Army general Huang Dao. He was governor of H ...

then

Guo Zhenqian Guo Zhenqian (; February 1933 – 13 August 2019) was a Chinese politician and banker. He served as Governor of Hubei Province from 1985 to 1990, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China from 1990 to 1993, and Auditor-General of the National ...

* Governor of Hunan Province – Xiong Qingquan * Governor of Jiangsu Province –

Gu Xiulian GU, Gu, or gu may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Gu (instrument), Chinese drums ** Bangu (drum) () or Gu (), a Chinese "flowerpot" drum * ''Global Underground'', an electronic dance music compilation series Other media * GU Comics, an o ...

* Governor of Jiangxi Province –

Ni Xiance Ni Xiance () (born 1935) is a People's Republic of China politician. He was governor of Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major c ...

then

Wu Guanzheng Wu Guanzheng (born August 11, 1938), also spelled as Wu Kuan-cheng is a former Chinese politician and one of the major leaders of the Chinese Communist Party during the administration of Hu Jintao. He served on the Politburo Standing Committee ...

* Governor of Jilin Province –

Gao Dezhan Gao Dezhan () (born 1932) is a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Qixia, Shandong. He was a graduate of Dalian University of Technology. He was governor of Jilin and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Tianjin. He was ...

* Governor of Liaoning Province – Quan Shuren then Li Changchun * Governor of Qinghai Province –

Song Ruixiang Song Ruixiang (; born October 1939) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Qinghai from 1985 to 1989, from 1994 to 1998, and director of the China Earthquake Administration from 2002 to 2004. He was a member of the 15th Central Comm ...

then

Jin Jipeng Jin is a toneless pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), ...

* Governor of Shaanxi Province –

Li Qingwei Li Qingwei (; 1920 – October 18, 1994) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Xingtai, Hebei Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1937. He was governor of Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, ...

then

Zhang Boxing Zhang Boxing (; born August 1930) is a retired Chinese politician. He was born in Bazhou City, Hebei. He received his university education in Xi'an. He was governor (1986–1987), Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary (1987–1994) and Peop ...

* Governor of Shandong Province –

Li Chang'an Li, li, or LI may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects * Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political tec ...

then

Jiang Chunyun Jiang Chunyun (; April 1930 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician most active in the 1980s and 1990s, who served as Vice-Premier, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and a member of the Politburo of ...

* Governor of Shanxi Province –

Wang Senhao Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand ...

* Governor of Sichuan Province –

Jiang Minkuan Jiang Minkuan (; May 1930 – 6 June 2012) was a politician and engineer of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province, deputy director of the State Science and Technology Commission, and deputy head of the United ...

(until January),

Zhang Haoruo Zhang Haoruo (; 1932 – 27 March 2004) was a politician and petroleum engineer of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province and Minister of Internal Trade. Biography Zhang Haoruo was born in Jiaozuo, Henan provin ...

(starting February) * Governor of Yunnan Province –

Li Jiating Li Jiating () (born 1944) is an ethnic Yi People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Shiping County, Yunnan. He was a graduate of Tsinghua University. He was mayor of Harbin, Heilongjiang and governor of his home province. He was an a ...

* Governor of Zhejiang Province –

Xue Ju Xue Ju () (died 618), formally Emperor Wu (武皇帝, "Martial"), was the founding emperor of a short-lived state of Qin at the end of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty, whose state was eventually destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. He rose against Sui ...

(until January),

Shen Zulun Shen Zulun ( Chinese: 沈祖伦; March 1931 – 27 February 2023) was a Chinese politician who served as Governor of Zhejiang Province. Biography A native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, Shen joined the Communist Party of China in April 1948. Before th ...

(starting February)

Events

* Unknown date – Lianyuan Welding Material, as predecessor of

Sany Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational heavy equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Changsha, Hunan. It is the 3rd-largest heavy equipment manufacturer in the world, and the first in its industry in China to ente ...

(Sanyi Heavy Industry), one of the leading heavy equipment brands in the world, was founded in

Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...

Births

*12 October – Li Wenliang *22 January — Alvin Jiang

Deaths

*January 16 — Hu Yuzhi, former Vice Chairperson of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

(b.

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...

) *March 4 — Ding Ling, writer (b.

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

) *March 6 — Zhu Guangqian, scholar and theoretician of

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...

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1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

) *March 26 — Chen Yonggui,

Vice Premier of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China () are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the state councillors and ministers. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, wit ...

(b.

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ...

) *March 28 — Gan Zuchang, general (b.

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) *May 3 — Wang Li, linguist, educator, translator and poet (b.

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

) *June 26 — Gong Zhutong, optical physicist (b.

) *June 30 — Guan Zilan,

avant-garde The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical ...

painter (b.

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

) *July 19 — Wang Shaofang,

Huangmei Opera Huangmei or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) originated as a form of rural folk song and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others ...

actor (b.

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

) *July 21 — Zhang Yuzhe, astronomer and director of the

Purple Mountain Observatory The Purple Mountain Observatory (), also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing. Description The Purple Mountain Observatory was established in 1934 fun ...

(b.

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

) *July 22 — Ren-Chang Ching, botanist (b.

1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

) *July 29 —

Deng Jiaxian Deng Jiaxian (; June 25, 1924 – July 29, 1986) was a Chinese nuclear physicist and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs. Biography Deng was bo ...

, nuclear physicist and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (b.

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

) *August 23 —

Ren Baige Ren Baige () (1906–1986) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Nanchong, Sichuan Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1926. He later joined the League of Left-Wing Writers. During the Second Sino-Japanese W ...

, politician (b.

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

) *August 29 —

Lu Shijia Lu Shijia (; March 18, 1911 – August 29, 1986), also known as Hsiu-Chen Chang-Lu, was a Chinese physicist and aerospace engineer who helped create China's first high-speed wind tunnel. She founded and chaired the aerodynamics program at Beihan ...

, physicist and aerospace engineer (b.

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

) *October 3 —

Han Xianchu Han Xianchu (; 1913–1986) was a general of the Chinese Communist Party. Han participated in many military campaigns and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign, Pingjin Campaign, Hainan Campaign, and the Korean War. In 195 ...

, general (b.

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

) *October 7 — Liu Bocheng, military commander and Marshal of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

(b.

1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...

) *October 22 — Ye Jianying, 3rd

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPCSC) is the permanent body of the National People's Congress (NPC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is the highest organ of state po ...

(b.

) *November 7 —

Yang Shangkui Yang Shangkui (; 1905 – November 7, 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary-turned-politician, best known for serving as the First Secretary of his home province Jiangxi between 1955 and 1966, and again between 1976 and 1982. He was born in ...

, 2nd Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b.

) *November 20 —

Tang Liang Tang Liang (; 13 June 1910 – 20 November 1986), also known as Tang Changxian (唐昌贤) or Tang Changmin (唐昌明), was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hunan. Biography Early life T ...

, general (b.

1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

) *November 22 — Chen Manyuan, 2nd Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b.

) *December 6 — Qian Ning, water conservancy expert (b.

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

) *December 28 —

Huang Kecheng Huang Kecheng () (October 1, 1902 – December 28, 1986) was a senior general (大将) in the People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and th ...

, senior general of the

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