July 4



JULY 4

Bituin Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 5, Hulyo 4, 1949

Nasa taklob-pahina ang isang tagpo sa nobelang-komiks

ni Jesus S. Esguerra na “Kabayong Ginto” na iginuhit ni Ric L. Collado.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang artistang mula sa Kabisayaan na si Virgie Solis
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Bisaya, Hulyo 4, 1956

 

Events that happened on July 4:

1901 – William Howard Taft (1857-1930) became the first civil governor of the Philippines. Taft also would later become the only person in history to have been both president (1909-1913) and chief justice (1921-1930) of the United States.

1912 – The Manila Hotel was inaugurated.

1946 – The United States recognized Philippine independence.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 4:

1851 – Laureano Guevarra, “Father of the Shoe Industry in the Philippines” – in Marikina, Rizal (now Metro Manila) (d. December 30, 1891).

1858 – Pablo Tecson, revolutionary leader, politician and agriculturist – in San Miguel, Bulacan (d. April 30, 1940).

 

Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones
(for the film Claudine) on the cover of
Jet July 4, 1974.

Picture Trivia

          The distinguished actors, James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll, were together in Claudine (1974), a film about Claudine Price (portrayed by Diahann Carroll), a black Harlem woman who singlehandedly raised her six children of two failed relationships. She found genuine love in the person of a garbage collector named Rupert Marshall (James Earl Jones). The movie, produced by Third World Films and released by 20th Century Fox, was one of a few mainstream films where the cast were predominantly African-American and and depicting a meaningful theme.

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June 15



JUNE 15

Sixteen Vol. 5 No. 124, June 15, 1973
On the front cover: Vilma Santos and Nora Aunor
On the back cover: Pilita Corales

 

Events that happened on June 15:

1896 – Dr. Pio Valenzuela, secretary of the Katipunan, left for Dapitan on board the inster-island steamer Venus to confer with Jose Rizal, who is on exile, regarding the planned revolution.

1898 – Miguel Malvar was promoted to the rank of General after returning from Hong Kong

1948 – Dumaguete (capital of Negros oriental) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 327.

1950 – Cagayan de Oro (capital of Misamis Oriental) and Butuan (capital of Agusan del Norte) were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act no. 521 and 523 respectively.

1968 – Iriga (in Camarines Sur) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 5261, and General Santos (capital of South Cotobato) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act Nos. 5412.

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST


Actress and model Evelyn Greeley on the cover of Motion Picture Classic June 1916 issue



Personalities and celebrities born on June 15:

1857 – Vito Belarmino, revolutionary leader in Bicol during the Philippine-American War – in Silang, Cavite (d. July 14, 1933)


1945 – Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago, author, lawyer judge, senator and statesman – in Lapaz District, Iloilo City (d. September 29, 2016).



Miriam Defensor-Santiago on the cover of Liwayway (November 28, 1988) and Bisaya (October 17, 1990).

 



Drew Barrymore, dabbed as a “Wild Thing,”
on the cover of Rolling Stone
June 15, 1995 issue.

Larawang Tribiya 

          Noong 1995 lumabas sa tatlong pelikula si Drew Barrymore – Boys on the Side, Mad Love at Batman Forever – at nagkaroon ng guest appearance sa Late Show with David Letterman, kung saan sumampa si Barrymore sa lamesa ni Letterman at iniladlad ang kaniyang dibdib (nakatalikod sa camera at paharap kay Letterman) bilang pagbati sa kaarawan ng host. Nang taon ding yaon binuo ni Barrymore at ng kaniyang business partner na si Nancy Juvonen ang Flower Film, isang film production company. Ang unang pelikulang ginawa nila ay ang Never Been Kissed (1999) na sinundan ng Charlie’s Angel (2000), na naging isang major blockbuster.

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