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July 1Happy Birthday to beautiful American actress and model Liv Tyler (1977). In 1997, China resumes sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. |
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July 2Until July 14 at DOB Hualamphong Gallery on Rama 4 Road to see Beauty, an exhibition of oil paintings inspired by materialistic obsession by local artist Suriwan Sutham. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 2002, American businessman Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world non-stop in a hot-air balloon. |
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July 3In 1971, The Doors’ singer Jim Morrison dies at his apartment in Paris at the age of 27. In 2005, same-sex marriage in Spain becomes legal. |
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July 4In 1865, Lewis Carroll’s classic book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is published for the first time. It’s the last day at La Lanta Fine Art on Sukhumvit Soi 31 to see Subway, an exhibition by Belgian photographer Luc Dratwa that explores everyday urban life. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 204 0581. |
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July 5Birthday wishes go out to French actress and model Eva Green (1980). In 1969, English rock band The Rolling Stones give a free concert for 250,000 fans in London’s Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor. |
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July 6In 1973, English rock group Queen release their first single, “Keep Yourself Alive.” Rolling Stone magazine later includes the song on its list of “The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.” In 1998, Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport is closed and the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok becomes operational. |
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July 7In 2000, Amazon.com announces that they have sold 400,000 copies of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, making it the biggest selling book in e-tailing to date. In 1928, sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri, USA. |
