![King Rama VIII (Ananda) was fatally shot in his head on this day 74 years ago. This map shows the location where palace residents said they were when they heard the gunshot King Rama VIII (Ananda) was fatally shot in his head on this day 74 years ago. This map shows the location where palace residents said they were when they heard the gunshot](https://preview.redd.it/t02ywxjcht351.jpg?auto=webp&s=d530b73ffb035b8ac628a100679c041d6256fd38)
King Rama VIII (Ananda) was fatally shot in his head on this day 74 years ago. This map shows the location where palace residents said they were when they heard the gunshot
![Bangkok (Thailand), funeral procession of King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol) - AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Asia and Middle East - UWM Libraries Digital Collections Bangkok (Thailand), funeral procession of King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol) - AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Asia and Middle East - UWM Libraries Digital Collections](https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/api/singleitem/image/agsphoto/18885/default.jpg)
Bangkok (Thailand), funeral procession of King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol) - AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Asia and Middle East - UWM Libraries Digital Collections
![Thailand: King Rama VIII, Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), 8th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. Oil on canvas painting, 20th century. Ananda Mahidol, also known as Rama VIII, Thailand: King Rama VIII, Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), 8th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. Oil on canvas painting, 20th century. Ananda Mahidol, also known as Rama VIII,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B013NG/thailand-king-rama-viii-ananda-mahidol-20-september-1925-9-june-1946-8th-monarch-of-the-chakri-dynasty-oil-on-canvas-painting-20th-century-ananda-mahidol-also-known-as-rama-viii-was-the-eighth-monarch-of-thailand-under-the-house-of-chakri-he-was-recognized-as-king-by-the-national-assembly-in-march-1935-he-was-a-nine-year-old-boy-living-in-switzerland-at-the-time-he-returned-to-thailand-in-december-1945-he-was-found-shot-to-death-in-his-bed-in-june-1946-medical-examiners-ruled-it-a-murder-and-three-servants-were-executed-his-killing-has-been-the-subject-of-much-controversy-2B013NG.jpg)
Thailand: King Rama VIII, Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), 8th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. Oil on canvas painting, 20th century. Ananda Mahidol, also known as Rama VIII,
![Thailand: King Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) as a child, 1935. Ananda Mahidol, also known as Rama VIII, was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of Thailand: King Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) as a child, 1935. Ananda Mahidol, also known as Rama VIII, was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B019R0/ananda-mahidol-20-september-19259-june-1946-was-the-eighth-monarch-of-thailand-under-the-house-of-chakri-he-was-recognized-as-king-by-the-national-assembly-in-march-1935-he-was-a-nine-year-old-boy-living-in-switzerland-at-this-time-he-returned-to-thailand-in-december-1945-but-died-under-mysterious-circumstances-in-1946-2B019R0.jpg)
Thailand: King Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) as a child, 1935. Ananda Mahidol, also known as Rama VIII, was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of
![Young King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII of the Chakri Dynasty of Siam | กษัตริย์, ราชวงศ์, ประวัติศาสตร์ Young King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII of the Chakri Dynasty of Siam | กษัตริย์, ราชวงศ์, ประวัติศาสตร์](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/1b/c9/1e1bc958d093b05befed5270bddbf50a.jpg)
Young King Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII of the Chakri Dynasty of Siam | กษัตริย์, ราชวงศ์, ประวัติศาสตร์
![Queen Sirikit follows Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej who was arriving to preside over the unveiling ceremony for the King Rama VIII monument in Bangkok June 9, 2012. King Rama VIII Monument was Queen Sirikit follows Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej who was arriving to preside over the unveiling ceremony for the King Rama VIII monument in Bangkok June 9, 2012. King Rama VIII Monument was](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6C4DE/queen-sirikit-follows-thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-who-was-arriving-to-preside-over-the-unveiling-ceremony-for-the-king-rama-viii-monument-in-bangkok-june-9-2012-king-rama-viii-monument-was-erected-to-commemorate-king-ananda-mahidol-the-eighth-reigning-monarch-of-the-house-of-chakri-and-the-elder-brother-of-king-bhumibol-reutersdamir-sagolj-thailand-tags-royals-2E6C4DE.jpg)