1914 in China

Events in the year 1914 in China. 1914年6月28日

Incumbents

• President: Yuan Shikai
• Vice President: Feng Guozhang
• Premier: Xiong Xiling (until 12 February), Sun Baoqi (from 12 February to 1 May), Xu Shichang (from 1 May)

Events

• Bai Lang Rebellion
• April 6 — Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Kiaotsu, in Guangdong
• Siege of Tsingtao
• Simla Accord
• Establishment of the Zhongshan Park, in Shanghai
• Establishment of the Sin Hua Bank, in Beijing

Births

• January 4 — Chen Tingru, World War II army officer (d. 2017)
• January 8 — Li Tianyou, general in the People's Liberation Army (d. 1970)
• January 10 — Yu Kuo-hwa, Taiwanese economist (d. 2000)
• March 5 — Jiang Qing, actress, leader of the Gang of Four and fourth wife of Mao Zedong (d. 1991)
• March 31 — Yang Yichen, politician (d. 1997)
• April 16 — Qiu Huizuo, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (d. 2002)
• April 24 — Li Zuopeng, general in the People's Liberation Army (d. 2009)
• May 29 — Dong Xiwen, painter (d. 1973)
• June 6 — Zhang Jingfu, 5th Minister of Finance (d. 2015)
• June 12 — Go Seigen, Japanese Chinese master of game of Go (d. 2014)
• September 28 — Gu Mu, former Vice Premier of China (d. 2009)
• October 5 — Zhang Zhen, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2015)
• October 10 — Gong Peng, wartime spokeswoman for the Chinese Communist Party (d. 1970)
• October 22 — Zhang Guohua, 1st Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 1972)
• October 27 — Yang Chengwu, revolutionary and general in the People's Liberation Army (d. 2004)
• November 15 — Yu Qiuli, politician, army officer and general in the People's Liberation Army (d. 1999)
• November 16 — Qin Jiwei, 7th Minister of National Defense (d. 1997)

Deaths

• January 10 — Xia Ruifang, publisher (b. 1871)
• February 27 — Zhao Bingjun, 3rd Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1859)

References