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September 21In 1937, The Hobbit, a fantasy children's book by English author J. R. R. Tolkien, is first published. In 2003, the mission of space probe Galileo ends when the craft is sent into Jupiter's atmosphere and is crushed by the pressure. |
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September 22Until November 8 at DOB Hualamphong Gallery on Rama 4 Road, see More Beauty. The exhibition of paintings by local artist Suriwan Sutham explores the idea of women dealing with an obsession with beauty. The gallery is open daily, except Monday, from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1888, the first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published. |
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September 23See British alternative rock act Muse bring their electrifying live show to Bangkok. The trio hit the stage at 8.30 pm at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani. Tickets are 2,000 to 5,000 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1909, the first chapter of Phantom of the Opera, a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, is published in French newspaper Le Gaulois. |
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September 24In 1991, Nevermind, the second album by the American rock band Nirvana, is released. The album goes on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide, bringing alternative rock to a large mainstream audience. In 1948, the Honda Motor Company is founded in Japan. |
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September 25Happy Birthday to American actor, producer, and rapper Will Smith (1968). In 1980, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham dies of asphyxiation due to consumption of alcohol. Rolling Stone later names him the best drummer of all time. |
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September 26In 1975, the musical comedy film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens at the USA Theatre in Los Angeles, California. In 2009, Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 deaths. |
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September 27Birthday wishes go out to American actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972). It’s the last day at H Gallery on Sathorn Road to see Call Waiting: Bangkok Phone Booths, a series of photographs of Bangkok’s battered public phone booths captured by American photographer Frank Hallam Day. The gallery is open daily, except Tuesday, from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details, call 085 021 5508. |
