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October 19In 2014, the comet Siding Spring makes a close fly-by of the planet Mars, passing within 140,000 kilometres. In 2013, at least 105 people are injured in a train crash at the Once railway station in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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October 20Until November 1 at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) on Rama 1 Road, see Pause, a contemporary photography exhibition by various artists from Southeast Asia, curated by Ark Fongsmut. The gallery is open daily except Monday, from 10 am to 9 pm. For more details, call 02 214 6630. In 1973, the Sydney Opera House, a performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia, opens. |
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October 21In 1940, the first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published. The novel describes the brutality of the Spanish Civil War. In 1964, the movie of the stage musical My Fair Lady premieres in New York. |
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October 22In 1969, Led Zeppelin II, the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, is released, reaching No. 1 on the UK and US charts. In 2001, the action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto III is released, causing controversy about violence in video games. |
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October 23Happy Birthday to American film director, producer, and screenwriter Sam Raimi. Raimi created the cult horror comedy Evil Dead series and directed the original Spider-Man trilogy (1959). In 1958, the Smurfs, a fictional race of small blue creatures, appear for the first time in the French magazine Spirou. |
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October 24Today and tomorrow, see popular South Korean boy band Infinite return for the special concert Infinite Effect. The K-pop group hits the stage at 6 pm at Impact Thunderdome. Tickets are 2,000 to 6,000 baht and available from www.infinite-effect-thailand.com. In 1857, Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still playing, is founded in Sheffield, England. |
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October 25Birthday wishes go out to English indie pop singer-songwriter Natasha Khan, who releases music as Bat for Lashes (1979). In 1945, the Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies of World War II. |
