Portal:China/Anniversaries/May/May 4

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Students in Beijing rallied during the May Fourth Movement.

Events

1919 – May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

Holidays, observances, and anniversaries

Youth Day (People's Republic of China)

Births

1654 – Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)

Deaths

2013 – Mario Machado, Chinese-American journalist and actor (b. 1935)

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