Thích Quảng Đức self-immolation, Saigon, Vietnam, 1963 History People Most Beautiful Picture June 22, 2019 Spread the love Thích Quảng Đức, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street on June 11, 1963, to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. Photo: AP/Malcolm Browne Spread the love