December 20



DECEMBER 20

People Weekly  December 20, 1982

On the Cover: Joan Collins

 

Disyembre 20 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 20, 1987, sumalpok ang passenger ferry na MV Doña Paz sa oil tanker MT Vector sa bahagi ng Tablas Strait, sa pagitan ng mga isla ng Mindoro at Marinduque, na kumitil sa  buhay ng 4,341 katao. Itinuturing itong pinakamalalang trahedya sa karagatan sa buong daigdig sa panahon ng kapayapaan.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910),

on the cover of Life (December 20, 1968).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 20:

1879 – Delfina Rizal Herbosa de Natividad, one of the seamstress of the first National Flg of the Philippines – in Calamba, Laguna (d. March 10, 1900).

1905 – Alfredo Montelibano Sr, industrialist, politician and government official – in Sipalay, Negros Occidental (d. August 19, 1989).

1935 – Hilario Gelbolingo Davide Jr, 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (November 30, 1998 – December 20, 2005) – in Argao, Cebu.

1973 – Dennis Espino, professional basketball player – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

 

Paula Abdul on the cover of Atlas TV Guide

8th Anniversary Issue (December 2007).

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba na ang ang sikat na sing-songwriter and dance choreographer na si Paula Abdul ay mula sa isang Jewish family? Ang ama ni Abdul ay isang Syrian Jew samantalian ang kaniyang ina ay isang Canadian Jew.

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