The year 1951 was the 170th year of the
Rattanakosin Kingdom of
Thailand
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. It was the 6th year in the reign of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
(Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2494 in the
Buddhist Era
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Incumbents
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King
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
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Crown Prince
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Prime Minister
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Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล ...
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Supreme Patriarch
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Vajirananavongs
Events
January
February
March
April
*5 April - Queen
Sirikit
Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was List of Thai royal consorts, ...
gives birth to a daughter
Ubol Ratana
Princess Ubol Ratana ( th, อุบลรัตน, , ; born 5 April 1951); ), while her legal commoner name is Ubolratana Mahidol (). is a member of the Thai royal family. She is the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit an ...
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May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Births
*5 Apr -
Ubol Ratana
Princess Ubol Ratana ( th, อุบลรัตน, , ; born 5 April 1951); ), while her legal commoner name is Ubolratana Mahidol (). is a member of the Thai royal family. She is the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit an ...
, Thai Princess
Deaths
See also
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List of Thai films of 1951
References
External links
Thailand
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Years of the 20th century in Thailand
Thailand
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1950s in Thailand
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