Rama VIII Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rama VIII, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Thailand.

6 records1925–19476 events1 places

Chronological biography

1925

Birth of Rama VIII1925

House / House of Chakri · King

Birth of Rama VIII

1935

SuccessionMarch 1935

House / House of Chakri · King

Succeeds as King of Thailand

Election2 March 1935

House / House of Chakri · King

Elected by the Thai Parliament to succeed Rama VII

1946

Assassination of Rama VIII9 June 1946

House / House of Chakri · King · Bangkok

Assassination of Rama VIII in his bed in the Grand Palace of Bangkok

Death of Rama VIII9 June 1946

House / House of Chakri · King · Bangkok

Death of Rama VIII, assassinated

1947

CoupNovember 1947

House / House of Chakri · King

Rama VIIIs death serves as a pretext for a coup which restores Phibul Songkram

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.