August 12




AUGUST 12

Continental Komiks Magasin Blg. 92, August 12, 1969
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks na “Baluga” ni Pablo S. Gomez
Nasa likuran naman sina Luis Gonzales at Gloria Romero na gumanap bilang
Pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos at Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos
para sa pelikulang Pinagbuklod ng Langit.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Loretta Young (1913-2000) on the cover of Life (August 12, 1946),
one year before she won the Academy Best Actress Award for her portrayal in the film Farmer’s Daughter.

 

Agosto 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 12, 1887, ang Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Museum-Library of the Philippines) ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng royal decree. Pinasinayaan ito at nagbukas noong Oktubre 24, 1891 sa Casa de Moneda sa Intramuros, Manila. Ito ang naging Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas (National Library of the Philippines).

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 12:

1969 – Aga Muhlach (full name Ariel Aquino Muhlach), actor and television host – in Manila.

Aga Muhlach
on the cover of of Mr. & Ms. (December 16, 1995 –January 2, 1996).

 

1982 – Iza Calzado (full name Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado), actress, television host and model – in Quezon City.

Iza Calzado
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (May 2008), Runner’s World (September 2010),
Esquire Philippines (November 2011), Breakfast (April-May 2012), and Rogue (July 2012).

1984 – Marian Rivera (full name Marian Gracia Rivera Alonso), actress and commercial model – in Madrid, Spain.

Marian Rivera
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (March 2009), Rogue (July 2009),
Speed (January-February 2010), and Bannawag (January 2, 2012).



1990 – Enzo Pineda (full name Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda), dancer and actor – in Quezon City.




Rebecca Romjin-Stamos on the cover of

Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 1999).

Picture Trivia

          Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (nee Rebecca Alie Kuizenga Stamos) was born in Berkeley, California (on November 6, 1972), but she is of Dutch lineage. Her father, Jaap Romjin is a furniture maker from Barneveld, the Netherlands, while her mother, Elizabeth Kuizenga, is an American of Dutch and English ancestry.
          Do you know that she appeared in a 1999 film as herself but uncredited? It was in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.  

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March 4

  

MARCH 4

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 538 Marso 4, 1969

On the Cover: Luis Gonzales and Gloria Romero portraying
Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos and First Lady Imelda R. Marcos
for the film Pinagbuklod ng Langit.

 

FIRST ISSUE

Mia Farrow (starring in The Great Gatsby)
on the cover of the first issue of
People Weekly (March 4, 1974)

The American magazine People Weekly was first released into circulation on March 4, 1974, with actress Mia Farrow, then starring for the film The great Gatsby, on the premier issue cover.
The magazine features human-interest stories, news about celebrities and insights into their lifestyles.
The concept of the magazine is attributed to Andrew Heiskell, former Time Inc. chief executive officer and publisher of another weekly magazine, Life.
Time Inc. invested 40-million-dollar into the venture and was able to "break even" in 18 months.
Today, People Weekly is widely popular for its featured lists that it releases annually: "Most Beautiful People," "The Best Dressed," and "The Sexiest Man Alive."

 

 

 

Events that happened on March 4

1578 – Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Sande with 40 vessels and a force of 400 Spaniards, 1,500 Filipinos, and about 400 Borneans began the conquest of Brunei.

1890 – The San Miguel Brewery was founded by Enrique Maria Barretto de Ycasa.

1977 – President Ferdinand Marcos issued a decree creating the Bangsa Moro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao composed of 13 provinces.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 4:

1879 – Rosa Sevilla, writer, educator and founder of the Instituto de Mujeres (now Rosa Sevilla Memorial School).

1941 – Haydee Yorac, lawyer, government official and chairman of the Commission on Elections (December 7, 1989 - June 5, 1991)  – in Magalona, Negros Occidental (d. September 13, 2005).

1969 – Dawn Zulueta (real name Rachel Marie Salman Taleon), award-winning actress, host and model – Manila. 

Dawn Zulueta

On the Covers of Good Housekeeping Philippines (January 2004), Marie Claire Philippines (July 2008),

 Metro Society (August-September 2008) and Liwayway (November 30, 1015).

1981 – Carol Banawa (full name Carol Claire Aguilar Banawa), US-based Filipino singer and actress – in Pasay City.

 

William Shatner (as Capt. James T. Kirk)
and Leonard Nimoy (as Mr. Spock)
in the original popular TV series Star Trek,
on the cover of TV Guide (March 4-10, 1967).

Picture Trivia

          Long before the Star Wars films and the U.F.O. television series, there was already Star Trek, an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991). In the original series, which started on September 8, 1966 , viewers followed the space adventures in the 23rd century of Captain James Tiberius Kirk (played by William Shatner) and his First Officer, Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and the officers and crew of the Starship Enterprise. The original series lasted for three seasons on NBC until April 4, 1969.

          Do you know that Roddenberry proposed his “galactic federation of planets” in 1964? At the start, the network rejected the idea that the crew of the Enterprise will come from different races of people, but Roddenberry insisted on it.

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