December 22



DECEMBER 22

Chinatown East Vol. 1 No. 47, December 22, 1982

On the Cover: Regal Films producer Mother Lily’s daughter Sherida Monteverde

Disyembre 22 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Nonng Disyembre 22, 1941, dumaong sa Lingayen Gulf, Pangasinan, ang puwersang mananakop ng mga Hapon.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

John Lennon (1940-1980) on the cover of Time (December 22, 1980), exactly two weeks after he was assassinated by Mark David Chapman on Disyembre 8. It was labeled “when the music died,” which is somewhat a repetition of what happened on February 3, 1959, when rock singer Buddy Holly died in a plane crash, then labeled as “the day the music died” in Don McLean’s song “American Pie” (1971).

Personalities and celebrities born on December 22:

1874 – Flaviano Yenko, revolutionary general – in Tondo, Manila (d. March 3, 1897).

1896 – Francisco Fronda, National Scientist (1983) in animal husbandry – in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija (d. February 17, 1986).

1910 – Querube C. Makalintal, Speaker of the Interim Batasang Pambansa (1978-1984) and 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (October 21, 1973 – December 22, 1975) – in San Jose, Batangas (d. November 8, 2002).

1961 – Rolando “Lan” Medina, comic book artist.

Picture Trivia



Farrah Fawcett on the cover of
Playboy December Gala Christmas issues (1978 and 1995).

          Do you know that Farrah Fawcett appeared in two Playboy December (Gala Christmas) issues? This is in December 1978 and, again after 17 years, in December 1995 (SEE attached cover pages).

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January 19

 


 

January 19

People Weekly, January 19, 1976

On the Cover: Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett

Enero 19 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Enero 19, 1607, ang paggawa ng San Agustin Church sa Manila, ang pinakamatandang simbahang yari sa bato sa buong Pilipinas, ay natapos.

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          Nagpalabas ng isang royal decree si King Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) ng Espanya noong ika-19 ng Enero, 1822, na nagbabawal sa pagpapalaganap ng Masonry sa Pilipinas.

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Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 19:

1885 – Jose Escaler, lawyer, industrialist and businessman – in Apalit, Pampanga. (d. February 17, 1927)

1981 – Kerby Mariano Raymundo, professional basketball player – in Orion, Bataan.

 

Ang Numerong 19

          Ang numerong 19 ay ang isa sa dalawang numero na puwedeng isulat sa Base 2 hanggang Base 19 na ang gagamitin lamang na mga digits ay mula 0 hanggang 9. Ang isa pa ay ang 20.

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          Sa Roman Numerals, ang 19 ay ang unang numero na naisusulat bilang isang palindrome na binubuo ng dalawang letra - XIX.

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          Ang titulo ng unang musical album ng English soul and jazz singer na si Adele ay “19.” Ito ay lumabas noong January 28, 2008, at naging number 1 sa unang linggo sa UK Charts.

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          Ang board game na “GO” ay nilalaro sa isang grid na mayroong 19x19 na mga linya. Ang larong ito ay nagmula sa ancient China. Mula pa noong 3rd century B.C. ay popular na ang larong ito sa China. Katunayan nito ay nabanggit ang naturang laro sa Analects ni Confucius (c. 551-478 B.C.).

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          Ang K-19 ang unang soviet nuclear ballistic submarine.

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          Sa mga chemical elements, 19 ang atomic number ng potassium.

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The Philippine Crocodile

          The endemic Philippine crocodile (Crocodilus mindoresis) is one of two species of crocodile that can be found in the Philippines. The other is the larger salt-water crocodile (Crocodilus porosus), the species of the one that was captured recently in Mindanao (reputedly the largest in the world).


The Philippine Crocodile on the cover of
People & Nature (January-March 1994).

          Both species are listed together with 17 others species and subspecies are listed in the Appendix I of the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES).

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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the cover of
MOD (January 19, 2001).

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ay anak ng dating Pangulong Diosdado Macapagal sa kaniyang ikalawang asawang si Evangelina Macaraeg (1915-1999). Una niyang nakilala ang kaniyang future husband na si Miguel “Mike” Arroyo sa isang pagtitipon sa bahay ni Greggy Araneta noong siya ay 15-taong gulang pa lamang.

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