Dateline

December 8

In 1813, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is premiered at a charity concert in Vienna.

In 1980, English rock musician John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City.

December 9

See top local acts Flure, Slot Machine and Lomosonic perform at the Sode Seang Soong Concert. The show starts at 7:30 pm at Muang Thai Gmm Live House @ Central World. Tickets are 800 to 1,200 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456.

In 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS in the US.

December 10

In 1955, the cartoon series Mighty Mouse Playhouse, featuring the popular character Mighty Mouse, premieres on American television.

In 1932, Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.

December 11

Until December 21 at Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road, see Blooming, an exhibition of pottery works inspired by the concept of change by local artist Sayumporn Kasornsuwan. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092.

In 1968, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, a television concert film featuring The Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Eric Clapton, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, is filmed in London.

December 12

Happy Birthday to an Academy Award-winning American actress Jennifer Connelly (1970).

In 1963, Kenya gains independence from the United Kingdom.

December 13

Birthday wishes go out to American pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (1989).

In 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin their third and final moonwalk of NASA’s Apollo 17 mission. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.

December 14

In 1962, Bob Dylan’s first single, “Mixed-Up Confusion,” is released.

In 1903, the Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly their Wright Flyer, the first successful powered aircraft, at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina.