Bhumibol Adulyadej, conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great in 1987, was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty as Rama IX. Born: December 5, 1927, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Died: October 13, 2016, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand Cremation: October 26, 2017, Sanam Luang, Thailand Grandchildren: Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, Sirivannavari Nariratana, MORE Children: Maha Vajiralongkorn, Sirindhorn, Ubol Ratana, Chulabhorn