November 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Nobyembre

          Ang Nobyembre o November ang ikalabing-isang buwan sa uniiral na Gregorian Calendar system. Ito ay halaw sa salitang Latin na novem, na ang ibig sabihin ay “siyam,” sapagkat noong panahon na umiiral ang Roman Calendar, ito ang ikasiyam na buwan.

          Nagsisimula ang buwan ng Nobyembre sa araw ng Undas kung saan tradisyunal na inaalaala ng mga Filipino ang kanilang namayapang kamag-anak at minamahal sa buhay. Nagtatapos naman ito sa isa ring pag-alaala sa kaarawan ng isang magiting na bayani ng bayan, si Gat Andres Bonifacio.

          Ang chrysanthemum ang itinatanging bulaklak ng buwan ng Nobyembre samantalang ang topasyo o topaz ang hiyas ng buwan.

NOVEMBER 1

Pilipino Funny Komiks No. 698, Nobyembre 1, 1991

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang ilustrasyon ni Vic Geronimo

 

Nobyembre 1 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 1, 1621, ang Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, ang kauna-unahang monasteryo sa Pilipinas ay itinatag sa Manila ng mga madreng Kastila na nabibilang sa Franciscan Order.

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          Ang Saligang-Batas ng Biak-na-Bato na isinulat nina Felix Ferrer at Isabelo Artacho ay nilagdaan at inihayag sa kilusang rebolusyonayo noong Nobyembre 1, 1897.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American film actress Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996),
on the cover of vintage Hollywood (November 1941).

Personalities and celebrities born on November 1:

1849 – Valentin Diaz, treasurer and one of the founder of the Katipunan – in Paoay, Ilocos norte (d. 1916).

1856 – Toribio Antillon, painter – in San Juan, La Union (d. September 19, 1913).

1888 – Crisanto Evangelista, labor leader and founder of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (Communist Party of the Philippines) – in Meycauayan, Bulacan (d. January 25, 1942).

1915 – Eva M. Macapagal (birth name Evangelina dela Cruz Macaraeg), ninth First Lady and second wife of President Diosdado Macapagal – in Pampanga (d. May 16, 1999).

1923 – Henry R. Canoy, businessman, broadcaster and founder of Radio Mindanao Network – in Cagayan de Oro City (d. May 16 2008).

1970 – Olsen Racela (full name Rodericko Cesar Escueta Racela), basketball player – in Quezon City.

1970 – Erik Celino Spoelstra, American-Filipino NBA head coach – in Evariston Illinois.

1972 – Ivan Rivero Mayrina, news reporter, broadcast journalist and newscaster – in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.


1974 – Sharmaine Arnaiz (real name Sharmila Velasco Pribhdas-Shahani), actress – in Davao City. 

Sharmaine Arnaiz
on the cover of Celebrity World (May 5, 1994).

1980 – Nina Girado (full name Maria Filipina Barinos Girado), R&B singer, songwriter and record producer– in Pasay City.

Nina
on the cover of Playboy Philippines (May-June 2012)

 

1981 – Coco Martin (real name Rodel Luis Cortez Nacianceno), actor and model – in Novaliches.

Coco Martin
on the cover of MOD (January-February 2013)



 



Bruce Willis (for the film Die Hard),
on the cover of Empire (November 2008).

Picture Trivia

          The film Die Hard (1988), which starred Bruce Willis and brought him to the peak of stardom, as of this writing, had four sequels: Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007) at A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
          Do you know that the story about the New York police detective John McClane that Willis portrayed in the original Die Hard was derived from a novel? The title of novel is Nothing Lasts Forever (1979), authored by crime novelist Roderick Thorp (1936-1999). The name of the lead character, John Leland, however, was changed to John McClane. The character was also made younger, and instead of saving his son against the villains, the character was scriptwritten to rescue his wife.
 

 

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