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February 15Until March 31 at H Gallery on Sathorn Road, see The Body You Want, an exhibition by Krit Ngamsom, displaying his new series of works inspired by toy robots. The gallery is open Wednesday to Monday, from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details call 085 021 5508. In 1965, Canada introduces its new flag design featuring a red and white maple leaf, replacing the old design which featured the British Union Jack. |
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February 16Birthday wishes go out to English model, actress, and singer Agyness Deyn (1983). In 1962, North Sea flooding hits coastal areas of West Germany, killing 315 people and destroying around 60,000 homes. |
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February 17In 1933, the American weekly news magazine Newsweek is first published. In 1996, Chess world champion Garry Kasparov beats the chess-playing supercomputer Deep Blue. |
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February 18In 1974, American rock band KISS release their debut album KISS. Despite not producing a hit single, the album goes on to sell over half a million copies. In 2013, armed robbers steal diamonds worth $50 million (1.7 billion baht) during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium. |
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February 19See the celebrated Canadian jazz pianist Diana Krall live in Bangkok. As part of her world tour to support her new album Wallflower, Diana Krall will perform old and new favourites for her fans from 8 pm at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. Tickets are 1,500 to 5,500 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 2002, NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars to search for evidence of water or ice. |
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February 20Happy Birthday to American punk singer-songwriter and The Cramps guitarist Poison Ivy (1953). In 1998, 15-year-old American skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medalist in ladies’ figure skating history at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan. |
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February 21Today is the last day at Adler Subhashok Gallery on Sukhumvit Soi 33 to see Beyond a Shadow, an exhibition of 20 oil paintings by local contemporary artist Attasit Pokpong. The paintings capture East Asian women in a hauntingly seductive pop-art style. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details call 02 662 0299. In 1965, American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City. |
