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1768
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12.28.1768
King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
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1782
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4.6.1782
Rama I of Siam (modern day Thailand) founds the Chakri dynasty.
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1784
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3.22.1784
The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
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1851
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5.15.1851
Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
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1932
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6.24.1932
A bloodless Revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (Thailand).
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1939
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6.24.1939
Siam is renamed to Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram, the country's third prime minister. |
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1941
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12.8.1941
Japanese forces invade Thailand's southern peninsula. They face a heavy resistance, however, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ordered a ceasefire.
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12.21.1941
World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew. |
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1942
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3.2.1942
World War II: Australia declares war on Thailand. |
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1946
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6.9.1946
King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne of Thailand. He is currently the world's longest reigning monarch. |
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1949
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5.11.1949
Siam officially changes its name to Thailand for the second time. The name had been in use since 1939 but was reverted in 1945. |
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1967
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1972
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3.1.1972
The Thai province of Yasothon is created after being split off from the Ubon Ratchathani province. |
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1973
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10.14.1973
In the Thammasat student uprising over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the Thanom military government; 77 are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
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1976
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7.20.1976
Vietnam War: The U.S. military completes its troop withdrawal from Thailand.
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10.6.1976
Massacre of students gathering at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand to protest the return of ex-dictator Thanom, by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government. |
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1991
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2.23.1991
In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. |
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5.26.1991
Lauda Air Flight 004 explodes over rural Thailand, killing 223.
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1992
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5.24.1992
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests. |
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1993
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5.10.1993
In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 188 workers.
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2003
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8.11.2003
Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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2004
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2006
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9.19.2006
The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
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2007
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9.16.2007
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.
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2008
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12.2.2008
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resigns after the 2008 Thailand political crisis.
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2009
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1.1.2009
66 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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