2014 Event The Washington, D.C. zoo is holding a Chinese first-birthday ceremony for celebrity giant panda baby Bao Bao; the cub will be sent to China when she turns 4 1997 Death Bao Dai, ex-monarch, last emporer of Vietnam, dies at 83 1950 Event U.S. and Great Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime 1949 Event Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France 1949 Event State of Vietnam forms, Bao Dai installed as Emperor 1913 Birthday Bao Dai, emperor of Annam/Indochina/head of South Vietnam, 1949-55
