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April 13Today and tomorrow, celebrate Songkran at the 2015 K-EDM in Songkran Festival. Have fun with music from Korean and Japanese dance acts such as DJ Koo, DJ Maximite, Juncoco, Jmorning, Baryonyx, DJ Nakatsuka and many more from noon until late at Motor Sports Land, Phahonyothin Road. Tickets are 250 to 950 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1997, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. |
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April 14In 1956, in Chicago, videotape is demonstrated for the first time. Today is the last day to party at the three-day PEPSI S2O — The Ultimate Songkran EDM Festival. Have fun with celebrated international DJs Andrew Rayel, Jet Fire, Julian Jordan, Kenneth G, Krewella and many more from 4 pm until late at S2O Factory, Rama 9 Road. Tickets are 1,500 to 6,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. |
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April 15Happy Birthday to English actress and model Emma Watson (1990). In 1955, the first McDonald’s franchise restaurant is opens in Des Plaines, Illinois. |
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April 16Until January 3, 2016 at 100 Tonson Gallery on Phloenchit Road, see Sites of Solitude, a two-part exhibition featuring drawings, paintings and sculptures by local artist Chatchai Puipia. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 684 1527. In 2014, the MV Sewol ferry carrying more than 450 people capsizes near Jindo Island off South Korea, leaving 295 passengers and crew dead and nine missing. |
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April 17In 1964, the iconic Ford Mustang car is introduced to the North American market. In 1973, George Lucas begins writing his film treatment for Star Wars. |
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April 18In 1988, American pop star Michael Jackson releases the single “Dirty Diana,” taken from his hit album, Bad. The song later hits number one of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1924, Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book. |
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April 19Birthday wishes go out to American actor, director and screenwriter James Franco (1978). It’s the last day at Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road to see Our Beloved Princess, an exhibition by 14 artists that presents the story of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn through the mediums of painting, sculpture and photography. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. |
