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April 7In 2001, NASA launches Mars Odyssey, a robotic spacecraft designed for orbiting Mars. In 1948, a fire at a Buddhist monastery in Shanghai, China kills 20 monks. |
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April 8Until April 27 at Ardel’s Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10, see The State of Impermanence, an exhibition of abstract silkscreen prints by local artist Thamrongsak Nimanussornkul. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1986, American actor and director Clint Eastwood elected as mayor of Carmel city, California. |
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April 9Birthday wishes go out to American actress Kristen Stewart (1990). In 2005, Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Guildhall in Windsor, England. |
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April 10In 1925, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published, in New York City by Charles Scribner’s Sons. In 1970, Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. |
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April 11In 1988, American singer and actress Cher wins the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the movie, Moonstruck. In 1957, United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule. |
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April 12In 1983, the first album by popular band R.E.M., Murmur, is released. The album is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991. In 1954, Bill Haley and His Comets record the well-known hit, “Rock Around the Clock.” The song is credited with popularising rock and roll music worldwide. |
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April 13Happy Birthday to American soul singer-songwriter Al Green (1946). In 1997, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. |
