November 13



NOVEMBER 13

MOD Vol. 25, No. 1106, November 13, 1992
On the cover: Margaret Elaine Ortiz Lanuza

 

Nobyembre 13 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 13, 1936, ang Institute of National Language o Surian ng Wikang Pambansa ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act 184.

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          Napagwagian ni Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao ang bakanteng WBC Light Middleweight Boxing nang bugbugin niya ng husto ang higit na mabigat na si Antonio Margarito at manalo sa pamamagitan ng “unanimous decsion” noong Nobyembre 13, 2010, sa Cowboys Stadium, sa Arlington, Texas. Dahil dito siya ang kauna-unahang boxer na nagwagi ng titulo sa walong magkakaibang weight division, isang kaganapang mahirap ng burahin sa kasaysayan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 13:

1872 – Arcadio Arellano, architect – in Tondo, Manila (d. April 20, 1920)

1896 – Eugenio P. Perez, Speaker of the House of Representatives (1946-1953) – in San Carlos, Pangasinan (d. August 4, 1957).

1943 – Cecile R. Guidote, founder of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee (1972) – in Manila.

 



Joan Leslie on the cover of Motion Picture (November 1942).

Picture Trivia

          In 1942, then 17-year-old actress, dancer and vaudevillian Joan Leslie (real name Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel, 1925-2015) auditioned for a role in the film Holiday Inn, but Warner Brothers decided to cast her in Yankee Doodle Dandy opposite James Cagney (1899-1986). The film is a musical depicting the life of Broadway entertainer George M. Cohan (1878-1942). Leslie played the role of Cohan’s
wife, Agnes Mary.
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October 12



OCTOBER 12

Super Fantasy Komiks Taon 3 Blg. 185, Oktubre 12, 1980
Tampok sa takob-pahina ang isang ilustrasyon sa daigdig ng mga taong-lobo,
na iginuhit ni Renn Maglalang.

 

Oktubre 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 12, 1936, ang Zamboanga (sa Zamboanga del Sur) ay idineklarang isa ng lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act No. 39.

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          Ang Quezon City ay nalikha sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act No. 502 noong Oktubre 12, 1939. Dating naging kabisera ng Pilipinas ang lungsod ng Quezon (1948-1976).

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 12:

1868 – Mariano Closas Trias, revolutionary leader and the Philippines first Vice-President – in San Francisco de Malabon (now Heneral Trias), Cavite (d. February 22, 1914)

1912 – Rafael “Liling” R. Roces Jr, journalist and war hero (d. August 28, 1944).

1928 – Apeng Daldal (real name Serafin Maniego Gabriel), actor-comedian – in San Luis, Pampanga (d. February 9, 1992).

Apeng Daldal
on the cover of Apeng Daldal Komiks Magazine (August 27, 1965).

1948 – Pilar Pilapil (full name Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil), beauty queen and actress – in Liloan, Cebu.

Pilar Pilapil on the cover of Graphic October 4, 1967 issue (left)
and Ginoo Fortnightly August 14, 1975 issue (right).

 

1977 – Dorian Alan Peña, Filipino-American basketball player – in Cheverly, Maryland.

1983 – Saicy Abucejo Aguila, dance instructor – in Iloilo City.




Natalie Wood on the cover of
Motion Picture (October 1962).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that Hollywood actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981) is a Russian? Her real name is Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko.
          She was twice married to actor Robert Wagner. The first was on December 28, 1957, which lasted less than four years. They separated on June 1961 and divorced on April 1962. Wood then married British producer Richard Gregson, but it lasted only two years. Wood and Wagner crossed path anew in 1972, and they married for the second time on July 16, 1972, and were together until Wood passed away on November 29, 1981.

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