December 6

  

DECEMBER 6


MOD Filipina Vol. 24 No. 1057, December 6, 1991

On the Cover: Martina Campos Asuncion

UNANG LABAS

Ang Manila Alegre, isang lingguhang babasahin na umuuyam (lampoon) sa mga artista at kilalang tao sa lipunan ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Disyembre 6, 1885..

Disyembre 6 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 6, 1896, ang paglilitis kay Gat Jose Rizal ng hukumang Kastila ay nagsimula. Si Rizal ay isinakdal sa salang sedisyon, pakikipagsabuwatan at paghihimagsik, na humantong sa hatol na kamatayan.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945),
on the cover of Look (December 6, 1938).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 6:

1953 – Eddie “Emong Ed” Tongol Panlilio, Catholic priest and politician – in Minalin, Pampanga.

1982 – Chynna Ortaleza (full name Lara Serena Roque Ortaleza), actress, dancer, television host and entrepreneur – in Quezon City.

Chynna Ortaleza
on the cover of Love Story Komiks No. 2274  (September 22, 2004) 

and Women’s Journal (October 13, 2008).





Doris Day on the cover of TV Guide
(December 6-12, 1969).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that American singer, actress and animal activist, Doris Day (real name Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff), is one of the most extraordinary showbiz celebrity of the 20th century? Day’s rose to fame started after her first hit recording, “Sentimental Journey” (1945), under Columbia Records. In the span of 20 years (1947-1967), she had made more than 650 recordings. In her entire career, she made 29 music albums and had a total of 460 weeks on the Top 40 Charts.
          In the field of films, Day’s road to stardom started with her portrayal in Romance on the High Seas (1948). She had made 39 films and was acclaimed as the “top-ranking female box office star of all time.”

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