Timeline Tuesday 11 June 1963

Events on Tuesday 11 June 1963 1

• 1963 Self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc Buddhist monk burns himself to death in Saigon protest A Buddhist monk set himself on fire at a busy Saigon intersection to protest the South Vietnamese government's persecution of Buddhists. Photographs of the act were published around the world and embarrassed the Diem government. The event deepened the political crisis that led to Diem's overthrow later that year.