Following are some major events to have taken place on June 16:1904 - The entire action of the novel Ulysses by James Joyce takes place on this day. It is celebrated internationally as Bloomsday after the main character, Leopold Bloom.1940 - Marshal Philippe Petain was asked to form a new government
Today the nation again commemorates the Oct 6, 1976 massacre of leftist protesters on a college campus during a violent crackdown by police and right-wing paramilitaries, one of the most tragic incidents to blight Thailand's history.
After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.
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