October 21



OCTOBER 21

Time Vol. 88 No.17, October 21, 1996
On the Covers: President Ferdinand E. Marcos

 

Oktubre 21 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 21, 1964, ginawaran ang boksingerong Filipino na si Anthony Villanueva ng medalyang pilak (silver medal) sa bantamweight division sa Tokyo Olympics.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The 33-year-old Captain Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) when he was in the U.S. Army,
on the cover of Modern Screen (October 1944).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on October 21:

1923 – Cesar Adib Majul, academician and historical writer – in Aparri, Cagayan (d. October 11, 2003).

1926 – Olivia Cenizal (real name Gloria Pagtakhan Maigue), actress – in Imus, Cavite (d. April 14, 2008).

1937 – Hilarion “Larry” Silva – amateur boxer, actor, comedian and politician – in Manila (d. April 27, 2004).

1962 – Rory B. Quintos, film director – in Manila.

 

1985 – Rainier Castillo (full name Rainier Joseph Diaz Castillo), actor, singer, dancer and model – in Quezon City.

Rainier Castillo
on the cover of True Horoscope Stories (February 27, 2004).

 



Clint Eastwood (for the film Joe Kidd)
on the cover of Film Review (October 1972).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that in 1972, when Sean Connery said he would no longer appear in film as James Bond, the role of British Agent 007 was offered to Clint Eastwood? Eastwood, however, declined saying the role of James Bond is appropriate only to a British actor. He instead did the film Joe Kidd that flopped in the box office.

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August 5



AUGUST 5

MOD Filipina Vol. 20 No. 883, August 5, 1991
On the Cover: Model Emmylou Roa Rama



Agosto 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 5, 1621, ang Convento de Santa Clara, ang kauna-unahang kumbento sa Pilipinas, ay itinatag ng mga madreng Franciscan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 5:

1890 – Jose Dira Avelino, lawyer and third Senate President of the Philippines (May 25, 1946 – February 21, 1949) – in Calbayog, Samar (d. July 21, 1996)

1903 – Felixberto Olalia, guerilla leader, labor leader and Secretary-General of the Katipunan ng mga Anakpawis – in Bacolor, Pampanga (d. December 4, 1983).

1912 – Jose Garcia Villa, poet, fictionist, literary critic, Republic Cultural Heritage awardee (1962) and national Artist for Literature (1973) – in Singalong, Manila (d. February 7, 1997).

1938 – Rafael Carlos Baltazar Buenaventura, banker and governor of Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (July 6, 1999 – July 3, 2005) – in San Fernando City, La Union (d. November 30, 2006).

1945 – Dick Gordon (full name Richard Juico Gordon), politician, government official, senator and Philippine Red Cross chairman – in Castillejos, Zambales.

1946 – Dante Rivero (real name Luisito Ramos Meyer), actor – in Pampanga.

Dante Rivero
On the cover of Espesyal Komiks Magasin (September 11, 1969)



1973 – Toni Leviste (full name Marie Antoinette Sarangaya Leviste), equestrian – in Manila.

1981 – Tanya Garcia (real name Tanya Katherine Rosales Lyttle), actress – in Manila.

Tanya Garcia
On the cover of FHM Philippines (March 2006)

 

Roger Moore as James Bond Agent 007
for the film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977),
on the cover of Film Review (August 1977).

Picture Trivia

          Roger Moore played the role of James Bond Agent 007 in films the most number of times: Live and Let Die (1973); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), at A View to a Kill (1985). He started portraying the British secret agent in 1973, in Live and Let Die, when he was 45 years old. He is also the oldest to portray the role at 57.

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