Huang Xianfan died on 18 January 1982 in Guilin, aged 82. A Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator, Huang Xianfan is remembered mainly for his research on the history and the peoples of south-western China, particularly the Zhuang, the largest of the country's officially recognised minorities. He taught at universities in Guangxi and trained many students in the field of ethnology. His work helped to establish the historical study of the Zhuang and neighbouring groups in Chinese scholarship.
Before and after
- 1982Hama Massacre
- 1982Founding of Olympic Council of Asia
- 9 January 1982Birth of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- 13 January 1982Air Florida Flight 90
- 18 January 1982Death of Huang Xianfan
- 28 February 1982Founding of Adobe
- 8 March 1982Birth of Marjorie Estiano
- from 2 April 1982 to 3 April 1982Operation Rosary
- from 2 April 1982 to 14 June 1982Falklands War
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