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Taipei

special municipality and capital city of Taiwan

30 dated entries naming Taipei, drawn from 26 separate years between 1671 CE and 2011 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Taipei City in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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17th century

  • 1671September 6 – The Court of King Charles II of England dispatches a letter to the "King of Formosa" (Zheng Jing, ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning) confirming that English ships will be welcome to trade at the "City of Tywan", referring to Taipei on the island of Taiwan.source
  • 16716 September – The Royal Court dispatches a letter to the "King of Formosa" (Zheng Jing, ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning) confirming that English ships will be welcome to trade at the "City of Tywan" (Taipei on the island of Taiwan).source

20th century

  • 194518 August – Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose died in a plane crash at Taihoku (Taipei).source
  • 1949December 7 – Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan finishes, and it declares Taipei its temporary capital city, a status it will retain more than 50 years later.source
  • 1950March 1 – Acting President of the Republic of China Li Zongren ends his term in office and Chiang Kai-shek resumes his duties as president, after moving the government of the Republic to Taipei, Taiwan.source
  • 19501 March – Chiang Kai-shek resumes his duties as Chinese president after moving his government to Taipei, Taiwan.source
  • 195228 April – The signing of Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty in Taipei between Japan and the Republic of China.source
  • 195729 March – The opening of National Center of Arts in Taipei.source
  • 1957May 24 – May 24 incident: Anti-American riots erupt in Taipei, Taiwan.source
  • 196013 April – The opening of the new building of Taipei Grand Mosque in Daan District, Taipei.source
  • 196131 October – The establishment of Republic of China Armed Forces Museum in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.source
  • 196322 October – The establishment of National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine in Beitou District, Taipei.source
  • 196711 March – The opening of Land Reform Museum in Songshan District, Taipei City.source
  • 196924 November – 75th anniversary of Kuomintang at Taipei City Hall, Taipei.source
  • 19713 December – The establishment of China Steel in Taipei.source
  • 197216 May – The establishment of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Xinyi District, Taipei City.source
  • 197510 February – The opening of Chinese Culture and Movie Center in Taipei.source
  • 19812 March – The establishment of Construction and Planning Agency in Taipei.source
  • 19838 August – The establishment of Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei.source
  • 198531 December – The inauguration of Taipei World Trade Center in Xinyi District, Taipei.source
  • 198628 November – The start of operation of Canadian Trade Office in Taipei in Taipei City.source
  • 198824 May – Miss Thailand Phonthip Nakhirankanok won the crown title of the Miss Universe 1988 held in Taipei, Taiwan.source
  • 19919 March – The official establishment of Straits Exchange Foundation in Taipei.source
  • 199315 October – The establishment of Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats in Taipei.source
  • 19967 November – The opening of Taipei Astronomical Museum in Shilin District, Taipei City.source
  • 199615 December – The opening of the Representative Office in Taipei for the Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission on Economic and Cultural Cooperation in Taipei.source
  • 200029 March – The opening of Taipei City Mall in Taipei.source

21st century

  • 200126 March – The establishment of Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation in Taipei.source
  • 200310 March – The opening of European Economic and Trade Office in Taipei.source
  • 20117 May – The establishment of Taiwan Halal Integrity Development Association in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City.source

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