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Birthday wishes go out to American indie rock singer and guitarist with Pavement, Silver Jews and the Jicks, Stephen Malkmus (1966).
In 1974, the Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.
May 31
In 1929, the first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, The Karnival Kid, is released.
In 1859, the clock tower at London's Houses of Parliament, which includes Big Ben, starts keeping time.
June 1
In 1967, The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the band's eighth studio album. Rolling Stone magazine later ranks the album No. 1 in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
In 1796, Tennessee becomes the 16th state of the United States.
June 2
See popular Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice perform live in Bangkok. Catch the Dubliner's bittersweet tunes from 8 pm at BCC Hall, 5th floor, Central Plaza Lat Prao. Tickets are 1,000 to 3,000 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456.
In 1910, Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane, taking 95 minutes.
June 3
Until July 15 at H Gallery on Sathorn Soi 12, see Women on the Verge, a solo exhibition by local artist Jaruwat Boonwaedlom. The show features oil paintings of pedestrian Bangkok which offer an examination of modern Thai life.
The gallery is open Wednesday to Monday, from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details call 085 021 5508.
In 1965, Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew, is launched.
June 4
Happy Birthday to American actress, director, producer and activist Angelina Jolie (1975).
In 1989, protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square are violently ended by the People's Liberation Army, resulting in at least 241 dead.
June 5
In 1956, Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog," with a controversial performance on The Milton Berle Show.
In 1949, Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan as the first female member of the Thai parliament.
