Events in Thailand History
- 1591-01-18 King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day
- 1767-12-28 King Taksin crowned King of Thailand and establishes Thonburi as his capital
- 1782-04-06 Rama I succeeds King Taksin of Siam (modern day Thailand), who is overthrown in a coup d'état
Emerald Buddha Moved
1784-03-22 The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand
- 1826-06-20 Siam and Britain sign trade and peace treaty
- 1833-03-20 US & Siam sign commercial treaty
King Mongkut of Siam
1851-05-15 King Mongkut [Rama IV or Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua] crowned in Siam (Thailand)
Thaïs
1894-03-16 Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs" premieres in Paris, includes piece “Méditation” for violin and orchestra
- 1907-11-25 Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs" has its first American performance in New York
- 1932-06-24 Coup ends absolute monarchy in Thailand
- 1932-12-10 King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution
- 1941-01-28 French-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
- 1941-12-14 Japan and Thailand sign a treaty of alliance
- 1942-05-10 World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
1946-06-09 Bhumibol Adulyadej becomes King of Thailand after the death of his brother King Ananda Mahidol
- 1946-12-16 Thailand joins the United Nations
- 1949-05-11 Siam renames itself Thailand
- 1949-06-06 Orapin Chaiyakan becomes the first Thai woman to be elected to the Parliament of Thailand
- 1949-06-08 Siam changes name to Thailand
- 1950-05-05 Bhumibol Adulyadej crowned King Rama IX of Thailand in the Royal Palace in Bangkok
- 1957-09-16 Coup in Thailand deposes Premier Songgram
- 1957-09-17 Thailand military coup under marshal Sarit Thanarat
- 1957-09-21 Pote Sarasin forms government in Thailand
- 1962-03-06 US promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression
- 1962-05-11 US sends troops to Thailand
- 1966-12-24 USAF C144 military charter aircraft crashes near Binh Thai, Vietnam, killing 129
- 1967-08-08 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- 1973-10-15 Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed
- 1976-04-04 Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
- 1976-07-20 Vietnam War: The US military completes its troop withdrawal from Thailand.
Event of Interest
1977-06-05 National Council of Women of Kenya led by Wangari Maathai march to Kamukunji Park, Nairobi, and plant seven trees - beginning of the Green Belt Movement
- 1978-12-22 Thailand adopts constitution
- 1987-11-29 A Korean Air Boeing 707 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 115
- 1988-05-24 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
- 1991-02-15 Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
- 1991-02-23 Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested
- 1992-04-05 Thailand General Suchinda Kraprayoon installed as president
- 1992-05-20 At height of "Black May' political crisis in Thailand TV interview broadcast of King Bhumibol Adulyadej demanding Generals Suchinda and Chamlong work together
- 1992-07-31 Thai Airbus crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 113 die
- 1993-08-13 Hotel in Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand, collapses, 114 killed
- 1994-02-13 Ship disaster near Ranong Thailand, kills 200
- 1995-07-02 Thailand: Banharn Silpa-Archa's party wins election
- 1998-12-11 Thai Airways Airbus A310-200 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101
- 1999-01-08 Tree planting protest against the privatisation of Karura Forest, including Wangari Maathai, attacked in Kenya prompting outrage
- 2003-08-11 Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2004-10-08 Kenyan Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace"
Boxing Day Tsunami
2004-12-26 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and edges of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people
- 2006-06-09 King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand celebrates the 1st of 3 national holidays to commemorate his 60 years on the throne.
- 2006-09-19 Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
- 2007-09-16 One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.
- 2008-02-28 Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is arrested on corruption charges upon returning to Thailand after months of exile.
- 2008-11-13 Equity research by Deutsche Bank states that Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines should not experience a recession, despite potential harm to economic growth from falling commodity prices and possible weaker exports
- 2008-12-02 Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resigns after the 2008 Thailand political crisis
- 2009-01-01 61 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2009-05-25 Thailand’s economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter of 2009, contracting the most in a decade and plunging the nation into recession
- 2009-08-24 Thailand's GDP grew 2.3% in 2009's second quarter, technically leaving the recession
- 2009-09-26 Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
- 2011-02-21 Thailand's GDP rose 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2010 after a minor recession caused by GDP contractions of 0.4% in the second quarter and 0.3% in the third quarter of 2010, it is reported today
- 2012-06-23 76 monks are hospitalized in Thailand following an attack by a swarm of bees
Tammy Duckworth
2012-11-06 Tammy Duckworth becomes the first disabled woman and first person born in Thailand to be elected to US Congress, representing Illinois
- 2013-02-13 16 Muslim insurgents are killed in an attack on a Narathiwat military base, Thailand
- 2013-03-22 37 people are killed and 200 are injured in a refugee camp fire in Ban Mae, Thailand
- 2013-05-01 Insurgents kill 6 people in Pattani, Thailand
- 2013-07-23 19 people are killed and 22 are injured after a tour bus collides with a truck in Saraburi, Thailand
- 2013-11-03 6 people are killed after an overcrowded ferry sinks in Pattaya, Thailand
- 2013-12-27 29 people are killed after a bus plunged off the Huay Tong Bridge, Thailand
- 2014-02-18 Police clash with protesters in Bangkok, Thailand
- 2014-05-21 Thai army declares martial law and closes down several news stations
- 2014-05-22 Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha stage a coup in Thailand, suspending the kingdom's constitution and taking control of the government, the 12th since the country's first coup in 1932
- 2014-05-24 Yingluck Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, is detained by the army after a military coup
- 2014-05-26 Protests across Thailand in response to military coup; General Prayuth warns of a crackdown in demonstrations continue
- 2014-06-26 Following the military coup in Thailand, people are warned that anyone calling for protest on social media will be prosecuted for sedition
- 2016-07-31 British Open Women's Golf, Woburn: Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand wins by 3 from Mo Martin & Mirim Lee
- 2016-08-28 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Priddis Green CC: Ariya Jutanugam of Thailand wins by 4 from Kim Sei-young of South Korea
- 2016-12-01 Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is declared King of Thailand, succeeding his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 2017-07-09 Thai amateur Atthaya Thitikul becomes youngest winner in a female professional golf event at 14 years, 4 months & 19 days at Ladies European Thailand Championship
- 2017-09-27 Thai Ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra found guilty of criminal negligence in rice subsidy scheme, sentenced to 5 years in absentia
- 2017-10-26 Cremation ceremony for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand held in Bangkok, a year after his death
- 2018-06-03 Dead whale found with 17 pounds (80 pieces) of plastic in its stomach in Songkhla province, Thailand
- 2018-06-03 US Open Women's Golf, Shoal Creek GC: Ariya Jatanugarn of Thailand gives up 7-shot lead but wins in playoff with South Korean Kim Hyo-joo
- 2018-06-23 12 boys and their coach are stranded in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand by monsoon flooding, prompting an international rescue effort when they are discovered 9 days later
- 2018-07-02 British divers discover 12 boys and their coach alive in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped for 9 days by monsoon flooding
- 2018-07-08 Four boys are the first to be rescued after 16 days, from Tham Luang cave, Thailand, by Thai and international rescue team
- 2018-07-09 4 more boys are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there with 8 others and their coach for 17 days by monsoon flooding (4 boys and their coach remain)
- 2018-07-10 The final 4 boys and their coach are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there for 18 days by monsoon flooding
Event of Interest
2018-07-18 Elon Musk apologises for calling British caver diver in Thai rescue "pedo guy" after widespread criticism and fall in Tesla stock price
- 2018-08-05 British Open Women's Golf, Royal Lyham & St. Annes: England's Georgia Hall wins her first major title by 2 shots from Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Lalisa
Mongkut
Tammy Duckworth