2010 Event A stampede occurs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Khmer Water Festival celebrations, killing at least 339 people 2010 Event In Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, the government dismisses criticism from rights groups and opens a 'protest park' 1979 Event Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge and occupy Phnom Penh 1979 Event Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge 1975 Event Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea National Day) 1975 Event Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh 1965 Birthday Patricia Hy-Boulais, Phnom Penh Kampuchea, Canada tennis, 1992, 1996 Olympics
