* 1536 – Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar ( d. 1584 )

Letters that arose from this letter include the Roman I and J and the Cyrillic І ( І, і ), Yi ( Ї, ї ), Je ( Ј, ј ), and iotified letters ( e. g. Yu ( Ю, ю )).

* December 26 – Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar ( d. 1584 )

** Yi I of Joseon, Korean Confucian scholar ( b. 1536 )

Traditionally, Fu Xi is considered the originator of the I Ching ( also known as the Yi Jing or Zhou Yi ), which work is attributed to his reading of the He Map ( or the Yellow River Map ).

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Admiral Yi responded with a letter written "... I still have twelve warships under my command and I am still alive, the enemy shall never be safe in the Western Sea ( the Yellow Sea being the closest body of water to Hanseong ).

** ROKS Yulgok Yi I ( DDG-992 )

On the same year, eminent scholar Yi I used Yun's book to compile the Gija Silgi ( 箕子實記 ), or True Account of Gija.

* Esther I. Yi ' 11: 137th Guard ( Spring and Fall 2010 )

In addition to these systems, many people spell names or other words in an ad hoc manner, producing more variations ( e. g. 이 / 리 ( 李 ), which is variously romanized as Lee, Yi, I, or Rhee ).

Yi Hwang ( 1501 – 1570 ) and Yi I ( 1536 – 1584 ), who are often referred to by their pen names Toe gye and Yul gok, are commemorated today on South Korea's 1, 000-and 5, 000-Won notes respectively, and in the names of major thoroughfares in central Seoul.

Such schools produced many neo-Confucian scholars, including individuals such as Jo Gwang-jo, Yi Hwang, and Yi I.

Yi Hwang and Yi I were the most prominent of these new theorists.

* Yi I ( Pen name Yulgok ) ( 1536 – 1584 )

She accompanied her husband to his official posts in Seoul and rural towns, gave birth to Yi I in Gangneung, but suddenly died after moving to the Pyongan region at the age of 48.

* Yi I

Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok (" Chestnut valley ").

The fisherman was transferred from the Taiwanese fishing vessel Sheng Yi Tsai No. 166 to the Coast Guard buoy tender Kukui on December 6, 2007.

* December 2 – Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at age 2.

but top officials Deng Zilong and Yi Sunsin were killed by counterattack the Japanese army, and all returned to Japan by the end of December.

On January 10, 1947, Governor Chen Yi announced that the new ROC Constitution would not apply to Taiwan after it went into effect in mainland China on December 25, 1947 as Taiwan was still under military occupation and also that Taiwanese were politically naive and were not capable of self-governing.

Yi Sun-shin ( April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598, Korean: 이순신, Hanja: 李舜臣 ) was a Korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty, and is well-respected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by Koreans, but by Japanese Admirals as well.

Yi died at the Battle of Noryang on December 16, 1598.

* Empress Dowager Xiao Yi ( 孝翼太后 ), family name Wu ( 吳 ) ( died December 1461 ), daughter of Wu An ( 吳安 ), granddaughter of Wu Yanming ( 吳彥名 ), created Consort Xian ( 賢妃 ) in 1428, initially given the posthumous name Consort Rong Si Xian ( 榮思賢妃 ), posthumously honored as Empress Dowager Xiao Yi by the Chongzhen Emperor, mother of the Jingtai Emperor

With the support of Chen Yi ( 陈毅 ), the mayor of Shanghai, the Shanghai Russian School ( 上海俄文学校 ) was officially established on December 1949.

This section consists of the Stonecutters Bridge, which spans the Rambler Channel from Stonecutters Island and links with the Lantau Link through the Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi viaduct and was opened on 20 December 2009.

Prince Yi Ku ( 29 December 1931 16 July 2005 ) was a claimant to the throne of Korea, contested twenty-ninth head of the Korean Imperial family, and the grandson of Gojong of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

# Prince Yi Gu () ( 29 December 1931 – 16 July 2005 ).

* Yi Gu () ( born 29 December 1931 – ), the second son of Prince Eun and his wife, Princess Bangja.

# Yi Ju ( 이주 李鑄 i ju ) ( 1918 – 10 December 1982 ), his 5th son with Lady Suin.

Some members of the Lee Family Council chose his eldest son, Yi Won as the next Head of Korean Imperial Household and they also made his title the Hereditary Prince Imperial ( Hwangsason ) in the meaning of inherited a title of Prince Gu ( born 29 December 1931 – 16 July 2005 ).

Founded in 18 December 1999, the club did not get promotion from the Chinese Football Association Yi League.

Nam Wan Tunnel is a tunnel in Hong Kong opened to traffic on 20 December 2009, along with the West Tsing Yi Viaduct, East Tsing Yi Viaduct and Stonecutters Bridge.

* October 26 – Battle of Myeongnyang: The Koreans, commanded by Yi Sunsin, are victorious over the Japanese.

Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman (; ; March 26, 1875 – July 19, 1965 ) was the first president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea as well as the first president of South Korea.

On April 26, Wu Yi was named Zhang Wenkang's replacement as PRC health minister.

About three weeks after the Battle of Okpo, Admirals Yi and Won sailed with a total of 26 ships ( 23 under Admiral Yi ) toward the Bay of Sacheon upon receiving an intelligence report of a Japanese presence.

Chen Yi (; August 26, 1901-January 6, 1972 ) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician.

On June 26, 2008 Jefferson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.

In the Battle of Myeongnyang, on October 26, 1597, the Joseon Admiral Yi Sun-sin fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island, off the southwest point of the Korean peninsula.

On the morning of 26 October, Admiral Yi sent a single battleship to the Japanese navy's base to draw them into his trap.

Its latitude ranges from 28 ° 51 ′ 10 ″ — 30 ° 56 ′ 40 ″ N and its longitude from 101 ° 56 ′ 26 ″— 103 ° 23 ′ 28 ″ E. Neighbouring prefectures are, starting from the northeast and moving counter-clockwise, Chengdu ( NE ), Meishan ( E ), Leshan ( SE ), Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture ( S ), Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ( W ), and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture ( N ).

Bobby Simmons was traded along with Yi Jianlian to the New Jersey Nets for Richard Jefferson on June 26, 2008, just a few hours before that year's NBA Draft.

Admiral Yi and the combined Korean fleet did not lose any ships and suffered only 11 killed and 26 wounded up to this point.