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October 12In 1996, the documentary The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is released. The footage of the 1968 concert features performances by The Rolling Stones and The Who among others. In 1979, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in Douglas Adam’s comedy science fiction series, is published. |
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October 13Until November 21 at Ardel's Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10, see Chicky Julazzy 2015, an art exhibition by local artist Parichart Suphaphan who presents paintings and sculptures about modern ideas of female beauty. The gallery is open daily except Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1983, Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T Inc.) launches the first US mobile network in Chicago. |
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October 14Birthday wishes go out to Australian actress Mia Wasikowska (1989). In 1973, students and the army clash in the Thammasat student uprising, resulting in 77 deaths. |
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October 15In 1968, Stevie Wonder's hit single, "For Once in My Life," is released on Motown's Tamla label. In 2011, global protests against economic inequality and political corruption break out in 120 cities in 48 countries. |
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October 16In 2009, Where the Wild Things Are, a fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze, is released in the US. In 1923, the Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney. |
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October 17See veteran heavy metal band The Sun reunite for the special concert, Super Rock Project. The band will be joined by well-known guest musicians such as Moo Kaleidoscope, Eak Blackhead, Ae Wizard and many more. The show starts at 7 pm at Centra Government Complex Hotel & Convention Centre in Chaeng Watthana. Tickets are 1,000 to 2,000 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 2003, the pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a skyscraper in Taiwan, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and become the world's tallest building. |
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October 18In 1851, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published in London as The Whale. It’s the last day at Adler Subhashok the Arts Centre on Sukhumvit Soi 33 to see Wu Jin, the first solo exhibition in Bangkok by Taiwanese photographer Ko Si-Chi, showcasing work from his 50 years of traveling. The gallery is open daily except Monday, from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details, call 02 662 0299. |
