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April 20

Until June 10 at ArtGorillas Art Gallery at Siam Square's Lido Multiplex, see Re/Vivre, an exhibition of paintings by Waiyawut Promrut that revive Renaissance art in the modern era. The gallery is open daily from 12 pm to 8 pm. For more information, call 02 658 3975.

In 1972, NASA space mission Apollo 16 lands successfully on the moon.

April 21

Happy Birthday to punk rock legend Iggy Pop (1947).

In 1994, the first discoveries of planets outside Earth's solar system are announced by Polish astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.

April 22

In 1970, the first Earth Day is celebrated. The annual celebration aims to inspire appreciation of our planet's natural environment.

In 1969, John Lennon legally changes his middle name from Winston to Ono.

April 23

In 1978, Sid Vicious films his rendition of Paul Anka's hit song "My Way" for the Sex Pistols' movie, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.

In 1985, The Coca-Cola Company changes their 99-year-old formula and releases New Coke. The new formula is not a success, and the company reverts back to their old formula within three months.

April 24

In 2002, American pop singer-songwriter Jewel is thrown from a horse and suffers a broken collarbone and rib.

In 1994, the world's largest lollipop, weighing 1,366 kg, is made in Denmark.

April 25

See popular Japanese bossa nova singer Lisa Ono live in Bangkok at her River Jazz concert . The performance starts at 8 pm in the Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-La Hotel. Tickets are 2,500 to 4,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more details, call 02 565 3456.

Birthday wishes go out to American actress Renée Zellweger (1969).

April 26

In 1977, legendary disco Studio 54 opens in Manhattan, New York City.

In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster to date occurs at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Thousands of people are exposed to radioactive material, and more than 30 people die as a direct result of the incident.