December 29



DECEMBER 29

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 801, Disyembre 29, 1977

Ang kuwentong “Shanghai Joe” na iginuhit ni Adrian Gonzalez,

kalakip ang pagbati ng “Maligayang Pasko sa Inyong Lahat” ng Atlas Publishing Co. Inc.

Disyembre 29 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 29, 1896, sa gabi bago siya barilin sa Bagumbayan (ngayon ay Rizal Park) kinabukasan, isinulat ni Gat Jose Rizal ang kaniyang imortal na tulang Mi Ultimo Adios (Ang Aking Huling Paalam) sa loob ng kaniyang kulungan sa sinag ng ilaw ng lampara.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American film actor, often referred to as the “King of Hollywood,” Clark Gable (1901-1960)
on the cover of Screen Guide (December 1938).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 29:

1921 – Mariano G, Yogore Jr, doctor, author and professor of parasitology – in Iloilo City (d. June 1, 2006).

1927 – Amelita “Ming” Ramos (birth name Amelita Martinez), first lady (1992-1998) – in Manila.

1953 – Leonardo Legaspi Co, taxonomist and ethnobiologist (d. November 15, 2010).

1962 – Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen, college dean and jurist – in Baguio City.

1963 – Francisco “Django” Bustamante, billiards champion – in Tarlac.

Billiard legend Django Bustamante
on the cover of Inside Pool (September 2010)



1986 – Ina Feleo (Catalina Guillen Feleo), actress, dancer, writer and figure skater – in Manila.

Ina Feleo

on the cover of Bannawag (March 13, 2017)





Yasmine Bleeth on the cover of
Maxim (December 1998).

Picture Trivia

          Hollywood actress Yasmine Bleeth is known for her portrayal of various characters in television series: as Lee Anne Demerest in the soap opera One Life to Live (1991-1993), as Caroline Holden in the lifeguard series Baywatch (1993-1997), and as Inspector Caitlin Cross in Nash Bridges (1998-2000). Do you know that she first appeared in a TV commercial when she was only 10-month old? This was in the Johnson & Johnson’s “No More Tears” baby shampoo television commercial.

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October 13





OCTOBER 13

Prime Weekly Edition Vol. 3, No. 41, October 14, 1988
On the cover: Jennifer “Jenny” C. Francisco

Oktubre 13 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

Si Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos sa United Nations Genetal Assembly, October 13, 1977.

           Noong Oktubre 13, 1977, ang noon ay Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos ay nagsalita at nagpahayag sa harap ng United Nations General Assembly.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Lana Turner (1921-1995)
on the cover of Life (October 13, 1941)

Personalities and celebrities born on October 13:

1867 – Aurelio Valenzuela Tolentino, patriot, newspaperman and playwright – in Guagua, Pampanga (d. July 5, 1915).

1868 – Teresa Ferraris Magbanua, revolutionary leader in Panay and known as the “Visayan Joan of Arc” – in Pototan, Iloilo (d. August 1947).

1928 – Florenz D. Regalado, college dean, jurist and record holder of the highest average in the Philippine Bar Exam – in Concepcion, Iloilo (d. July 24, 2015).

1978 – Eduardo Buenavista, long distance runner – in General Santos City.



Claudia Cardinale on the cover of
Showtime (October 1964).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that Italian actress Claudia Cardinale only made a few films in Hollywood? This is because she doesn’t want to leave Europe for a long time.  Among the films she made in Hollywood are The Pink Panther (1963), Circus World (1964), Blindfold (1965), The Professionals (1966), Don’t make Waves (1967), and Son of the Pink Panther (1993).

          When she played the role of Princess Dahla in the The Pink Panther, she still doesn’t know how to speak English. So her lines in the films were spoken by New Zealand television actress Gale Garnett.

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