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November 16

Birthday wishes go out to cute American actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977).

In 1965, the Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe. It reaches Venus on March 1, 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to land on the surface of another planet.

November 17

Until December 31 at Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Pan Road in Silom, see Masters, an exhibition by Manit Sriwanichpoom of experimental photographs of Buddhist monks. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more information, call 02 234 6700.

In 2003, Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger is inaugurated as Governor of California.

November 18

In 2005, Walk the Line, the popular biographical film about the early years of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, opens in theatres.

In 1994, the Rolling Stones become the first band to broadcast a concert live on the Internet.

November 19

In 1998, Vincent van Gogh's painting Portrait of the Artist Without Beard sells at a New York auction for $71.5 million (2.4 billion baht).

Happy Birthday to veteran American actress Meg Ryan (1961).

November 20

In 2003, singer Michael Jackson is arrested on charges of child molestation.

In 1985, Microsoft Windows 1.0 is launched. It is the first version of Windows to be released.

November 21

See disco rock outfit Groove Riders at their Groove Riders Party Concert. The band will celebrate the release of their album Electric EEL at 8 pm at Centara Grand, Central World. Tickets are 1,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more details, call 02 565 3456.

In 1995, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong is arrested and fined $141 (4,700 baht) for dropping his pants and exposing his buttocks to the crowd at a concert in Milwaukee, USA.

November 22

In 1995, the hit movie Toy Story is released in the US. It is the first feature-length film created entirely with computer-generated animation.

In 1963, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.