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August 3In 1970, the British crime drama film Performance is released. The movie stars Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, in his film acting debut. In 1900, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded. |
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August 4Until the end of the month at DOB Hualamphong Gallery on Rama 4 Road, see Flowers, a group exhibition by 20 local artists featuring paintings of flowers. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10.30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time. |
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August 5In 1966, the Beatles’ seventh studio album, Revolver, is released. Revolver is considered to be one of the best albums ever recorded. In 1962, Nelson Mandela is sent to jail in South Africa. He would not be released for 27 years. |
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August 6In 2012, NASA’s rover Curiosity lands on the surface of Mars, after a 563,000,000 km journey. In 1973, American singer Stevie Wonder is seriously injured in a car accident. He remains in a coma for four days, temporarily loses his sense of smell and is left with a scar on his forehead. |
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August 7Happy Birthday to Oscar winning South African actress Charlize Theron (1975). In 1985, Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts. |
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August 8Until September 12 at Soy Sauce Factory on Charoen Krung Soi 24, see Portraits, a photography exhibition by French artist Cedric Arnold, spanning the course of his 15-year career. Images include Hollywood actors, Thai musicians, artists and muay Thai boxers. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 11 pm. For more details, call 081 301 2669. In 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. |
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August 9Birthday wishes go out to American actress and singer Anna Kendrick (1985). In 1965, because of political and economic disagreements, Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly. |
