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May 12Until June 29 at Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Pan Road, see Reflections/Protection, an exhibition of pictures taken inside Thai taxis by American photographer Dale Konstanzwhich. The gallery is open daily from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 234 6700. In 1971, The Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger marries actress Bianca Macias in Saint-Tropez, France. |
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May 13Happy Birthday to American singer-songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder (1950). In 1995, 33-year-old British woman Alison Hargreaves became the first woman to climb Mount Everest alone without supplementary oxygen. |
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May 14In 1998, legendary American singer and actor Frank Sinatra dies after a heart attack at the age of 82. In 1973, Skylab, the United States’ first space station, is launched. |
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May 15In 1928, Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in the cartoon Plane Crazy. In 2010, Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail non-stop around the world solo. |
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May 16In 1966, The Beach Boys’ highly influential album Pet Sounds is released. Rolling Stone magazine later ranks it second on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1929, in Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are awarded. |
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May 17In 1967, Don't Look Back, a ground-breaking documentary film about Bob Dylan’s 1965 British tour, premieres in San Francisco, CA. In 1992, popular protests against the government of Thai Prime Minister Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, many disappearances, hundreds of injuries and more than 3,500 arrests. |
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May 18See UK indie band Mystery Jets, Australian band Architecture in Helsinki and Agrikulture from Indonesia live at the Tiger Translate Godung Mini Fest. The concert starts at 5 pm at Moonstar Studio on Ladprao Soi 80. Tickets are 1,500 to 2,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1912, the first Indian film, Shree Pundalik, is released in Mumbai. |
