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Vietnam - Notable Historical Events

Ho Chi MinhAug 22, 1945

JFKNov 18, 1961

Lyndon B. JohnsonJun 28, 1965

Nguyen Van ThieuSep 3, 1967

Benjamin SpockDec 5, 1967

John LennonNov 25, 1969

Henry KissingerOct 26, 1972

Jimmy CarterJan 21, 1977

Saddam HusseinSep 25, 1990

Bill ClintonFeb 3, 1994

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Vietnam - Historical Events
Date Event
1788-12-19

Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam

1788-12-21

Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam

1789-02-01

Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long

1803-01-01

Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam.

1930-02-03

The Communist Party of Vietnam is established.

1945-03-10

Japan declares Vietnam Independence

1945-08-22

Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup

1945-09-02

Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)

1946-03-02

Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam

1946-03-06

France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation

1946-11-23

French Navy fire in Haiphong Vietnam, kills 6,000

1949-06-14

State of Vietnam forms, Bao Dai installed as Emperor

1949-07-01

Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France

1950-06-27

US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam

1950-09-16

Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam

1950-10-04

French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam

1950-12-30

Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Independent states in France Union

1954-02-10

Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam

1954-04-21

USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam

1954-06-04

France grants Vietnam independence inside French Union

1954-06-16

Ngo Dinh Diem elected president of Vietnam

1954-07-20

Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North & South

1954-07-21

At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North & South Vietnam

1954-07-27

Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries

1954-10-24

Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam

1954-10-27

Pres Eisenhower offers aid to S Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem

1955-02-12

Pres Eisenhower sends 1st US advisors to S Vietnam

1955-10-26

Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as pres

1956-04-28

Last French troop leave Vietnam

1956-10-26

Vietnam promulgates its constitution

1960-11-12

Coup against South Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem fails

1960-12-20

National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam is formed.

1961-10-18

Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to communist attack

1961-11-16

US President Kennedy decides to increase military aid to South Vietnam without committing US combat troops

1961-11-18

JFK sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam

1961-12-11

JFK provides US miltary helicopters & crews to South Vietnam

1962-01-18

US begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas

1962-02-27

South-Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, 1st US killed

1962-03-09

US advisors in South-Vietnam join the fight

1963-08-21

Martial law declared in S Vietnam, following raids on Buddhist pagodas

1964-01-30

Military coup of Gen Nguyen Khanh in South Vietnam

1964-06-23

Gen Maxwell Taylor appointed US ambassador in South Vietnam

1964-07-30

US naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam

1964-08-02

North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin

1964-08-04

North Vietnam torpedos US ships Gulf of Tonkin

1964-08-05

US begins bombing North Vietnam

1964-10-30

Tran Van Huong appointed premier of South Vietnam

1964-12-05

Vietnam War: for his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

1965-01-26

South Vietnam milt coup under general Nguyen Khanh

1965-02-07

US begins regular bombing & strafing of N Vietnam

1965-03-08

1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines)

1965-03-30

Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.

1965-03-31

US ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam

1965-04-20

People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid

1965-04-29

Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam

1965-05-05

1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam

1965-05-16

Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam

1965-06-08

US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam

1965-06-10

Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Xoai begins.

1965-06-12

South Vietnam Gen Nguyen Cao Ky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier

1965-06-28

1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Lyndon B. Johnson

1965-07-28

LBJ sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam (total of 125,000)

1965-08-02

Morley Safer's sends 1st Vietnam report indicating we are losing

1965-09-11

The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam.

1965-11-14

US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam

1965-11-19

ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report

1965-11-27

15-25,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington, DC

1966-01-10

Julian Bond denied seat in Ga legislature for opposing Vietnam War

1966-01-12

LBJ says US should stay in S Vietnam until communist aggression ends

1966-03-02

215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam

1966-03-27

Anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia

1966-04-12

1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam

1966-05-26

Buddhist sets himself on fire at US consulate in Hué, South Vietnam

1966-05-30

300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam

1966-06-29

In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed Hanoi & Haiphong for 1st time

1966-07-30

US airplanes bombs demilitarized zone in Vietnam

1966-08-06

US citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam

1966-10-13

173 US aircraft bomb North Vietnam

1966-10-14

175 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam

1966-12-24

USAF C144 military charter crashes near Binh Thai Vietnam kills 129

1967-02-23

US troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War

1967-03-24

U of Mich holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam

1967-03-28

UN Sect General U Thant makes public proposals for peace in Vietnam

1967-04-14

In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time

1967-04-20

US planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War

1967-04-24

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."

1967-05-10

Stockholm Vietnam Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia

1967-05-20

10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam

1967-08-03

45,000 US soldiers sent to Vietnam

1967-08-26

Dutch 2nd Chamber demands US stop bombing North Vietnam

1967-09-03

Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution

1967-10-21

Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon

1967-10-31

Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st President of South Vietnam 2nd Rep

1967-11-03

Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.

1967-11-05

US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam

1967-11-21

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."

1967-12-05

Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting against Vietnam war

1967-12-20

474,300 US soldiers in Vietnam

1968-01-21

Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.

1968-02-05

Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh begins.

1968-02-06

Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam

1968-02-13

US sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam

1968-02-18

10,000 demonstrators against US in Vietnam War in West-Berlin

1968-02-24

US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam

1968-03-16

My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die

1968-04-03

N Vietnam agrees to meet US reps to set up preliminary peace talks

1968-04-05

US marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled

1968-05-10

Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam

1968-10-31

President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam

1969-01-02

Operation Barrier Reef begins in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

1969-01-10

Sweden (1st Western country) recognizes North Vietnam

1969-01-18

Expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris

1969-03-20

US president Nixon proclaims he will end Vietnam war in 1970

1969-04-03

Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.

1969-04-05

Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.

1969-05-10

US troops begin attack on Hill 937 ("Hamburger Hill"), Vietnam

1969-05-20

US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam

1969-06-02

Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne slices US destroyer USS Frank E Evans in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam)

1969-06-08

Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August

1969-07-08

US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam

1969-09-24

Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam

1969-10-15

Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war

1969-11-14

2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US

1969-11-15

250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against Vietnam War

1969-11-16

1968 massacre of civilians at Mylai S Vietnam, by US is 1st reported

1969-11-24

Lt William L Calley charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial

1969-11-25

John Lennon returns OBE to protest against UK's support for Vietnam War

1970-05-09

100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War

1970-05-20

100,000 march in NY supporting US policies in Vietnam

1970-11-03

Pres Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam

1970-11-16

South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky defends operations in Cambodia because communist forces could overrun South Vietnam "within 24 hours" if troops operating there were withdrawn

1971-03-29

1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre

1971-04-25

About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington

1971-06-08

North Vietnam demands US end aid to South Vietnam

1971-06-13

The New York Times begin publishing excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the long history of the U.S. in Vietnam

1971-08-18

New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake announces in Parliament that New Zealand's combat force would be withdrawn from Vietnam before the end of the year, coinciding with a similar announcement by the Australian government

1971-10-11

Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam

1972-03-30

North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam

1972-05-04

Vietcong forms revolutionary government in Quang Tri South Vietnam

1972-06-06

US bombs Haiphong, North-Vietnam; 1000s killed

1972-08-12

Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam

1972-08-27

US bombs Haiphong, North Vietnam

1972-10-26

Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam

1972-12-18

US begins its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam

1972-12-30

Pres Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam & announces peace talks

1973-01-08

Secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris

1973-01-15

Pres Nixon suspends all US offensive action in N Vietnam

1973-01-22

US, North & South Vietnam & Vietcong sign boundary accord

1973-01-23

US President Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War

1973-01-27

US & North Vietnam's William Rogers & Nguyen Duy Trinh sign cease-fire, ending longest US war and miltary draft

1973-02-05

Funeral for LC William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam War

1973-02-12

1st US POWs in N Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippine

1973-03-29

US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution

1973-03-30

Ellsworth Bunker resigns as US ambassador to South Vietnam

1973-04-09

Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam

1973-04-12

France recognizes North Vietnam

1974-02-05

John Murtha becomes the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the Congress of the United States.

1974-09-15

Air Vietnam flight 727 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.

1974-09-16

Pres Ford announces conditional amnesty for US Vietnam War deserters

1975-03-12

Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot South Vietnam

1975-04-02

Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.

1975-04-21

Last South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years

1975-04-28

South-Vietnam Gen Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30

1975-04-29

Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate US citizens from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end.

1975-05-07

Pres Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era"

1975-06-06

Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established

1975-08-11

US vetoes proposed admission of North & South Vietnam to UN

1976-04-25

Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country

1976-07-02

Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam

1976-07-20

Vietnam War: The US military completes its troop withdrawal from Thailand.

1977-01-21

US President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders

1977-03-18

US restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea & Cambodia

1977-03-18

Vietnam hands over MIA to US

1977-07-18

Vietnam becomes member of UN

1977-09-20

Vietnam & Djibouti ask for membership in UN

1977-12-31

Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam

1978-11-03

USSR & Vietnam sign peace & friendship treaty

1979-02-17

China invades Vietnam, marking the start of the Sino-Vietnamese War

1979-03-08

China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam

1979-11-24

US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange

1980-12-18

Vietnam adopts constitution

1981-06-06

Maya Yang Lin wins competition to design the Vietnam War Memorial

1982-03-26

Ground-breaking in Washington, DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial

1982-11-10

Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened

1982-11-13

Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington DC

1984-04-11

Chinese troops invade Vietnam

1984-11-09

Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed

1987-08-01

Nurse Mary R Stout chosen chairperson of Vietnam Veterans of America

1989-01-15

10th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins the Golden CableACE for "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam"

1990-09-25

Saddam Hussein warns that US will repeat Vietnam experience

1990-09-29

US Sect of State James Baker meets with Vietnam's foreign minister

1992-04-15

The National Assembly of Vietnam adopts the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

1994-02-03

President Bill Clinton lifts US trade embargo against Vietnam

1997-05-09

1st US ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam

1997-09-03

A Vietnam Airlines Tupolev TU-134 crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

1997-11-02

Typhoon Linda kills at least 208 in southern Vietnam

2000-11-16

Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.

2002-10-29

Ho Chi Minh City ITC Inferno, a fire destroys a luxurious department store with 1500 people shopping. Over 60 people died and over 100 are missing. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.

2009-09-26

Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

2012-09-10

29 people are killed by floods and heavy rain in Vietnam

2013-10-12

15 people are killed by a series of explosions in a fireworks factory in Vietnam

2014-02-24

7 people are killed & 37 are injured after a bridge collapses in Vietnam

2016-05-22

Obama, bound for Vietnam, seeks to turn old foe into new partner

2016-05-23

Peace Corps Coming to Vietnam for First Time

2016-05-23

Arriving in Vietnam, Obama Aims to Lure It Away From China

2016-05-23

Obama ends arms export embargo on Vietnam

2016-05-25

Obama urges Vietnam youth to tackle climate change

2016-07-17

Vietnam Police Detain Dozens in Anti-China Protest

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Vietnam - Notable Birthdays

Ho Chi MinhMay 19, 1890

Nguyen Van ThieuApr 5, 1923

Vietnam - Birthdays
Date Event
1829-09-22

Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam (d. 1883)

1884-11-20

Norman Thomas, Vietnam: Pull Out? Stay In? Escalate?

1890-05-19

Ho Chi Minh [Nguyễn Sinh Cung], Nghệ An Province, French Indochina, Vetnamese communist revolutionary and President of North Vietnam (1946-69)

1890-05-19

Chi Minh Ho, North Vietnam

1901-01-03

Ngo Dinh Diem, pres/dictator of South Vietnam (1955-63)

1908-05-26

Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Prime Minister of South Vietnam

1908-08-05

Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam

1911-08-25

Nguyen Giap Vo, Vietnam: Coming to Terms

1913-10-20

Bao Dai, emperor of Annam/Indochina/head of South Vietnam (1949-55)

1913-10-22

Bo Dai, Huế, last Emperor of Vietnam (1926-45) and Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949-55)

1913-9-15

Henry Brant, Good Morning, Vietnam

1914-03-26

William Westmoreland, Saxon SC, army general (Vietnam era)

1914-08-12

Ruth Lowe, Good Morning, Vietnam

1914-09-15

Creighton Abrams, US, army general (Vietnam War)

1916-10-07

Walt Rostow, The Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell

1919-11-05

Myron Floren, Good Morning, Vietnam

1920-11-16

Anthony Velona, Good Morning, Vietnam

1921-07-10

John Singlaub, Vietnam: Johnson's Battleground

1922-07-14

Robin Olds, American World War II and Vietnam War ace fighter pilot (d. 2007)

1923-04-05

Nguyen Van Thieu, South Vietnam President (1965-75)

1923-05-27

Henry Kissinger, Last Days in Vietnam

1923-10-18

Richard Ellison, Vietnam: Parts IX & X - Peace Is at Hand/Homefront USA

1923-12-23

James Stockdale, admiral (Vietnam)/Ross Perot's 1992 running mate

1925-01-04

Jack Broughton, Vietnam: Alpha Strike

1925-02-04

Stanley Karnow, Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh's Revolution

1925-02-20

Harry Benn, Good Morning, Vietnam

1926-07-15

Tran Bach Dang, Tunnels of Vietnam

1928-08-18

Freddie Cooper, Good Morning, Vietnam

1930-06-02

Vic Firth, Vietnam: Parts I & II - Roots of War/America's Mandarin

1930-09-08

Nguyen Cao Ky, Premier of South Vietnam

1930-9-08

Cao Ky Nguyen, How the Vietnam War Was Lost

1931-03-17

Malcolm W. Browne, Vietnam Report: The Long Pull Ahead

1931-04-17

Malcolm Browne, Vietnam: Coming to Terms

1931-05-24

Clint Ballard Jr., Good Morning, Vietnam

1931-06-30

Guy Hemric, Good Morning, Vietnam

1935-06-26

Pete Peterson, Vietnam: Alpha Strike

1936-06-18

Jerry Styner, Good Morning, Vietnam

1939-9-03

Jo Ann Castle, Good Morning, Vietnam

1941-12-08

Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Vietnam: Alpha Strike

1942-08-23

Larry Brezner, Good Morning, Vietnam

1943-03-29

John Major, Our American Journey: Vietnam

1944-05-10

Marie-France Pisier, Daclat, Vietnam, French actress and writer (Love on the Run, Cousin cousine)

1945-10-28

Wayne Fontana, Good Morning, Vietnam

1946-07-04

Ron Kovic, disabled vietnam vet (Born on 4th of July)

1946-09-15

Oliver Stone, NYC, director (Wall St, Good Morning Vietnam, Platoon)

1947-02-14

Pham Tuan, Vietnam, cosmonaut (Soyuz 37/36)

1947-05-27

Lynda Van Devanter, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1951-09-14

Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut (STS 50)

1951-10-09

Robert Wuhl, Union NJ, actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam)

1951-10-19

Floyd Vivino, Good Morning, Vietnam

1951-12-21

Maryanne Culpepper, Vietnam's Unseen War: Pictures from the Other Side

1962-09-17

Dustin Nguyen, Saigon Vietnam, actor (Harry-21 Jump Street)

1962-9-16

Mark Lopez, Inside the Vietnam War

1963-03-16

Phung Vuong, Saigon Vietnam, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)

1964-05-30

Nhi Lan Le, Vietnam, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96)

1964-06-18

Thanh Nguyen, Saigon Vietnam, 141 lbs US weightlifter (Olympics-1996)

1965-01-22

Chintara Sukapatana, Good Morning, Vietnam

1968-08-11

Andreas Konzack, Dating Vietnam

1968-12-12

Rory Kennedy, Last Days in Vietnam

1969-03-20

Thang Thanh Nguyen, Soc Trang Vietnam, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)

1969-07-25

Angela Melini, Saigon, Vietnam, playmate (Jun, 1992)

1971-08-20

Ke Huy Quan, Saigon Vietnam, actor (Sam-Together We Stand)

1971-09-05

Kim Maher, Saigon Vietnam, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)

1976-10-30

Christian van Caine, The Werewolf Cult Chronicles: Vietnam 1969

1978-03-24

Tammy Nguyen, Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam

1980-9-06

Joshua Kern, Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived

1982-01-12

Ola Paulakoski, The Werewolf Cult Chronicles: Vietnam 1969

1988-04-29

Michael E. Palm, Day Under Fire: Vietnam War

Vietnam - Notable Deaths

Ho Chi MinhSep 3, 1969

Nguyễn Văn ThiệuSep 29, 2001

Vietnam - Deaths
Date Event
1925-11-06

Khải Định, Emperor of Vietnam

1959-07-08

Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War

1962-09-06

Hanns Eisler, composer (N Vietnam/E German Natl Anthem), dies at 64

1963-11-02

Ngo Dinh Diem, president of South Vietnam (1955-63), murdered at 62

1967-03-20

A J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam

1969-09-03

Ho Chi Minh [Nguyễn Sinh Cung], Vietnamese communist revolutionary and President of North Vietnam (1946-69), dies at 79 of heart failure

1973-02-05

L C William Nolde, last US soldier killed in Vietnam, funeral

1974-09-04

Creighton W Abrams, US general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59

1975-04-29

Charles McMahon Jr, US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam

1975-04-29

Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam

1981-01-04

Ruth Lowe, Good Morning, Vietnam

1984-09-30

Ellsworth Bunker, US ambassador (South-Vietnam, dies at 90)

1986-01-31

Anthony Velona, Good Morning, Vietnam

1988-03-11

Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74

1990-11-23

Nguyen Van Tam, PM of Vietnam (1952-53), dies

1993-01-10

Guy Hemric, Good Morning, Vietnam

1995-02-09

J William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark)/anti-Vietnam War, dies at 89

1996-12-24

Nguyen Huu Tho, Pres of Vietnam (1980-81), dies

1997-07-30

Bảo Đại, last Emperor of Vietnam (1926-45) and Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies at 85

1997-11-24

Freddie Cooper, Good Morning, Vietnam

1998-02-26

J T Walsh, actor (Good Morning Vietnam), dies at 54

1998-03-15

Benjamin Spock, Vietnam Protests

2001-09-29

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, President of South Vietnam (b. 1923)

2002-11-15

Lynda Van Devanter, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

2003-02-13

Walt Rostow, The Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell

2004-10-08

Richard Ellison, Vietnam: Parts IX & X - Peace Is at Hand/Homefront USA

2005-07-23

Myron Floren, Good Morning, Vietnam

2006-01-06

Hugh Thompson, Jr., decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot (b. 1943)

2007-04-16

Tran Bach Dang, Tunnels of Vietnam

2008-04-26

Henry Brant, Good Morning, Vietnam

2008-06-11

Võ Văn Kiệt, former prime minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)

2008-12-23

Clint Ballard Jr., Good Morning, Vietnam

2009-05-25

Harry Benn, Good Morning, Vietnam

2011-07-23

Cao Ky Nguyen, How the Vietnam War Was Lost

2012-08-27

Malcolm W. Browne, Vietnam Report: The Long Pull Ahead

2012-08-27

Malcolm Browne, Vietnam: Coming to Terms

2013-01-27

Stanley Karnow, Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh's Revolution

2013-10-04

Nguyen Giap Vo, Vietnam: Coming to Terms

2014-10-24

Jack Broughton, Vietnam: Alpha Strike

2015-07-26

Vic Firth, Vietnam: Parts I & II - Roots of War/America's Mandarin

2015-10-05

Larry Brezner, Good Morning, Vietnam

2016-05-01

US anti-Vietnam war priest Daniel Berrigan dies aged 94

2016-10-05

Hanoi Hannah, Vietnam war propaganda radio presenter, dies aged 87

2018-07-20

Adrian Cronauer, inspiration for 'Good Morning, Vietnam,' dies at 79


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