April 17
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MOD Filipina Vol. 24 No. 1076, April 17, 1992
On the Cover: Jean Elaine Dixon Santos |
Events that happened on April 17:
1638 – Fall of Jolo to the Spanish forces.
1898 – The Makabulos Republic was established with the promulgation of the Maabulos Constitution by the revolutionary assembly in Tarlac led by Francisco Makabulos.
1900 – U.S. Senator George F. Hoar gave a speech condemning American imperialist policy toward the Filipinos and advocating Philippine independence.
1948 – Vice president Elpidio Quirino was sworned in as president two days after President Manuel A. Roxas died of heart attack.
Personalities and celebrities born on April 17:
1858 – Aniceto Lacson, Negros revolutionary leader during the Philippine Revolution – Talisay, Negros Occidental (February 3, 1931).
1919 –
Corazon Noble (real name Patrocinia Decano Abad), actress.
The First FHM
“Sexiest Woman”
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Claudia Schiffer on
the cover of Time (April 17, 1995) |
Supermodel
Claudia Schiffer was Number 1 in the first list of FHM magazine’s “Sexiest Women in the world” (1995). Princess Diana
(full name Diana Frances Spencer, 1961-1997) was Number 15 on that list.
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Princess Diana on the cover of Daily Mail featuring “Diana: The Untold Story” Part 1 |
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David Duchovny on the cover of
TV Guide (April 17-23, 1999).
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David Duchovny was married to actress Tea Leoni on May 13, 1997. Seven days after the release of the TV Guide (April 17-23, 1999) issue where he was in the cover page,
Leoni gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Madelaine West
Duchovny.
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