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March 14

Birthday wishes go out to veteran English actor Michael Caine (1933).

In 1964, a jury in Dallas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the gunman who shot and killed US President John F. Kennedy.

March 15

In 1892, Premier League football club Liverpool F.C. is founded.

In 1956, the musical My Fair Lady debuts on Broadway in New York.

March 16

In 1958, the Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, after making almost a million cars a year since the company began in 1903.

In 1870, Tchaikovsky’s orchestral work Romeo and Juliet is first performed.

March 17

Until April 30 at 100 Tonson Gallery on Ploenchit Road, see Atmosfear, a project by Japanese-Thai artist Yuree Kensaku. Yuree invites audiences to witness part of the creation process and see how she transforms the gallery’s white cube into her own world. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details call 02 684 1527.

In 1991, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is awarded Best Film at the British BAFTA Awards.

March 18

Happy Birthday to Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li (1986).

In 1970, Lon Nol replaces Prince Norodom Sihanouk as Head of State of Cambodia following a military coup.

March 19

See popular artists Joey Boy, Stamp, Slot Machine, B-Five, Playground and many more sharing the stage at Trang Music Festival 3. The festival kicks off from 3 pm at Hat Samran, Trang Province. Tickets are 1,000 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456.

In 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.

March 20

In 1916, Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

In 2015, a solar eclipse, equinox and supermoon all occur on the same day.


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