Tangshan
City
Industrial city in Hebei, China, levelled by the 1976 earthquake that killed about a quarter of a million people.
Held by
- 1789 – December 31, 1911 Imperial China
- 1912 – September 30, 1949 Republic of China
- July 30, 1937 – September 9, 1945 Japan Military occupation
- September 10, 1945 – October 12, 1945 Communist-controlled China Military occupation
- November 29, 1948 – September 30, 1949 Communist-controlled China Military occupation
- since October 1, 1949 People's Republic of China
Events here 1
- July 28, 1976 1976 Tangshan earthquake