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September 28In 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport opens for domestic and international commercial flights in Samut Prakan province. In 2008, American aerospace company SpaceX launches the first privately developed spacecraft, Falcon 1, into orbit. |
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September 29Birthday wishes go out to English musician and Suede singer Brett Anderson (1967). In 2007, Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion in Cumbria, England. |
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September 30Happy Birthday to Thai actress and model Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (1992). In 2009, a massive earthquake occurs off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, killing more than 1,115 people. |
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October 1Until January 3 at 100 Tonson Gallery on Ploenchit Road, see Sites of Solitude/Celluloid Traces, a 9-month exhibition by local artist Chatchai Puipia. The exhibition is the debut of three filmic “portraits” of Puipia, who speaks in the films about his past, present and imagined future. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details call 02 684 1527. In 1964, Japanese Shinkansen, known as bullet trains, begin high-speed rail services from Tokyo to Osaka. |
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October 2In 1950, Peanuts, the American comic strip featuring the famous characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown, is first published. In 1959, the popular science-fiction series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television. |
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October 3Don’t miss your chance to join in the fun of the ultimate pool party series Wet & Wild. Guests can party, dance, swim and enjoy performances by top local artists and DJs including Buddha Bless, Polycat, Boom Boom Cash, Roxy June, DJ Faahsai and many more. The event takes place from noon until midnight at Santorini Water Fantasy in Phetchaburi. Tickets are 1,200 to 1,500 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1995, former American football player O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. |
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October 4In 1974, John Lennon releases his fifth studio album Walls and Bridges in the UK. The album features the hit single, “Whatever Gets You thru the Night.” Today will be the last day at Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road to see Engravings of My Heart, an exhibition by local artist Pinit Phantaprawat who presents prints of His Majesty the King and the royal family as well as landscapes. The gallery is open daily, except on Monday, from 10.30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. |
