Ananda Mahidol
1925 – 1946 · aged 21
Eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII
- Born
- 20 Sept 1925 · Heidelberg
- Died
- 9 Jun 1946 · Boromphiman Residential Hall
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 20 Sept 1925BornBorn in Heidelberg
- 1935 – 1946RoleKing of Thailand
- 1935AwardChakra Mala Medal
- 1935AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
- 1935AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant
- 1935AwardKnight Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
- 1935AwardOrder of Rama
- 1935AwardOrder of the Nine Gems
- 1935AwardOrder of the Royal House of Chakri
- 1935AwardRatana Varabhorn Order of Merit
- 1940AwardBoy Scout Commendation Medal
- 1940 – 1941WarFranco-Thai War
- 1941AwardMedal for Service Rendered in the Interior
- 1941 – 1945WarPacific War
- 1946AwardSanti Mala Medal
- 9 Jun 1946DiedDied in Boromphiman Residential Hall
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1925 – 1946).
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
- 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- 19381938 FIFA World Cup
- 1938Munich Agreement
- 1939 – 1940Winter War
- 1939 – 1945World War II
- 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
- 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
- 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
Biography
Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he went to Switzerland when he was nine years-old. He returned to Thailand in December 1945, but six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot dead in his bed. Although at first thought to have been an accident, his death was ruled a murder by medical examiners, and three royal aides were later executed following irregular trials. The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of much controversy.
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