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	September 22 Happy Birthday to South Korean singer, dancer and Girls’ Generation member Kim Hyo-yeon (1989). In 1994, the popular American sitcom Friends debuts on television.
	September 23 Until November 2 at DOB Hualamphong Gallery on Rama 4 Road, see Forest - Tread - Breath, an exhibition of carved woodblocks inspired by nature and Buddhist philosophy by local artist Surasak Sornsena. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1909, French writer Gaston Leroux’s famous novel The Phantom of the Opera is first published as a serialisation in Le Gaulois newspaper.
	September 24 In 1948, in Japan, the Honda Motor Company is founded. In 1979, CompuServe launches the first consumer Internet service, which also features the first public electronic mail system.
	September 25 In 1967, The Beatles begin record their popular song “The Fool on the Hill” at Abbey Road Studios in London. In 1992, NASA launches the Mars Observer for the first US mission to Mars in 17 years.
	September 26 In 1973, Concorde, the first commercially used supersonic passenger airliner, makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time. In 2009, Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing more than 700 fatalities.
	September 27 See Slot Machine live at their Slot Machine: The First Contact concert. The rock quartet hits the stage at 7 pm at Impact Arena. Tickets are 800 to 2,700 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 2005, after 162 episodes, the final Tom and Jerry episode, The Karate Guard, is aired. .
	September 28 Birthday wishes go out to British actress Naomi Watts (1968). In 2006, Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport opens.

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