April 15



April 15

Philippines Free Press Vol. 81 No. 15, April 15, 1989
On the Cover: The Philippines’ First Family for more than two decades. From top right to bottom, President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Bongbong, Imee, First Lady Imelda R. Marcos, Irene and Aimee.

Abril 15 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Ika-15 ng Abril, 1805, nang makarating sa Manila ang unang bakuna o vaccine laban sa smallpox. Ito ay dala ng expedition ng manggagamot na Kastilang si Dr. Francisco Javier de Balmis (1753-1819).

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          Ang Philippine National Red Cross ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 95 noong Abril 15, 1947. Si Gng. Aurora Aragon Quezon (1888-1949), maybahay ng Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon, ang unang namuno sa tanggapang ito.

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Personalities and celebrities born on April 15

1985 – Diana Zubiri (real name Rosemarie Joy Garcia), actress and model – in Bulacan.

Diana Zubiri
on the cover of People Asia (March 2003) and FHM Philippines (September 2014).



1998 – Sharlene Santos San Pedro, actress – in Pulilan, Bulacan.

Ang “Cuatro Diablo” ni Johnny Pangilinan

Ang nobelang “Cuatro Diablos” ni Johnny Pangilinan
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng ? Komiks
(naging Tsampiyon Komiks)
na lumabas noong Abril 15, 1957.

          Si Johnny Pangilinan ay isang manunulat ng nobela at scriptwriter sa pelikula na may trademark na paglalagay ng numero sa pamagat ng kaniyang kuwento nang siya ay nagsisimula pa lamang partikular na ang numerong apat o cuatro at pito. Isa sa mga isinulat niyang nobela ay ang “Cuatro Diablos,” patungkol sa apat na kagila-gilalas na sirkero, na lumabas sa mga pahina ng Tsampiyon Komiks (1957). Kabilang sa mga pelikulang ginawan niya ng screenplay ay ang Cuatro Cantos (1960), 5 Matitinik (1962), Pitong Pasiklab (1962), Tres Bravos (1964), at Pitong Zapata (1965)

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An illustration of early 20th-cenntury Paris fashion
drawn by American artist at industrial designer Helen Dryden
on the cover of Vogue (April 15, 1920).

Picture Trivia 

          Helen Dryden (1887-1981) was an American artist and industrial designer that ventured in the field of fashion in the early part of the 20th century. In the beginning, she was rejected by fashion magazines, including Vogue. Her works and illustrations were severely criticized. When American publisher Conde Montrose Nast (1873-1942) took over management of Vogue, and saw Dryden’s illustrations, he immediately ordered the editors to find her. That was the beginning of Dryden’s career in Vogue as cover and fashion illustrator that lasted 13 years.

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