Kim Dae-Jung: References & Edit History

Researcher's Note

Kim Dae-Jung’s birth date

Much uncertainty has surrounded the date of Kim Dae-Jung’s birth. It has been given in various sources—including Korean encyclopaedias, official records, and databases—as December 3, 1923; January 4, 1924; January 6, 1924; December 3, 1925; and others. December 3, 1925, in particular became a widely cited and repeated date. A variety of explanations have been made for these discrepancies, among them conversions from the lunar calendar that was in use in Korea to the Gregorian calendar and efforts to help Kim avoid Japanese military service at a time when Korea was occupied by Japan. The Kim Dae-Jung Presidential Library and Museum now recognizes January 8, 1924, as his official date of birth.

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Brookings - Kim Dae Jung: A Future Leader's Moment of Truth. Nov 26, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Wilson Center Digital Archive - Kim, Dae-jung. Jun 13, 2024
Updated names to reflect current South Korean government romanization standards. Apr 19, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Association for Asian Studies - Kim Dae-jung’s Role in the Democratization of South Korea. Mar 12, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 04, 2024
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Kim Dae-Jung. Apr 03, 2022
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Biography of President Kim Dae-Jung. Sep 21, 2017
Revised birth location. Jun 20, 2017
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Kim Dae-jung, Ex-President of S. Korea, Dies at 83. Mar 26, 2017
Added link to Researcher's Note about Kim's date of birth. May 08, 2015
His date of birth changed from "Jan. 6, 1924?" to "January 8, 1924." Apr 27, 2015
Changed Kim's birth date to reflect uncertainty in biographical sources available. Aug 20, 2009
Died on August 18, 2009, in Seoul. Aug 18, 2009
Article revised and updated. Nov 26, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Kim Dae-jung. Mar 12, 2008
Media added. Feb 07, 2008
Article revised. Apr 08, 2004
Article revised. Mar 28, 2003
Article revised. Feb 15, 2001
Article revised. Dec 17, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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