October 17



OCTOBER 17

Time Vol. 178 No.15, October 17, 2011
On the Covers: Steve Jobs

 

Oktubre 17 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 17, 1944, nagsimula ang Battle of Leyte Gulf, ang pinakamalaking labanan sa karagatan sa kasaysayan ng daigidig. Mayroong 216 na sasakyang pandigmang-pandagat ang mga Amerikano at 64 naman ang sa mga Hapon. Matapos ang tatlong araw, noong umaga ng Oktubre 20, nakadaong na ang mga puwersang Amerikano sa baybayin ng Leyte. Tumagal ang labanan hanggang Oktubre 26.

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 17:

1857 – Maximo Viola, doctor, municipal councilor and financier of Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere – in San Miguel, Bulacan (d. September 3, 1933).

1894 – Deogracias Rosario, writer, editor and considered the “Father of Tagalog Short Story” – in Tondo, Manila (d. November 26, 1936).


1968 – Mariz (real name Marissa Camurungan), singer and actress.

Mariz
on the cover of MOD Filipina (August 19, 1988).

 

1975 – Vina Morales (real name Sharon Garcia Magdayao), singer, actress and model – in Bogo, Cebu City.

Vina Morales
on the covers of Celebrity World (October 23, 1995), Savvy (July 28, 1997)
and Mr. & Ms. (May 15, 2001).



1983 – Cris Villonco (full name Anna Cristina Siguion-Reyna Villonco), singer and actress – in Manila.

1987 – Bea Alonzo (real name Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom), British-Filipino actress and singer – in Cainta, Rizal. 



Bea Alonzo
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 2007), Bannawag (November 7, 2011),
 and MOD (October 2012).

1992 – Sam Concepcion (full name Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion), singer, dancer, actor and model – in Manila.

 

John Lennon on the cover of
Newsweek (October 17, 1998)
published almost eight years after he was
assassinated by Mark David Chapman.

Picture Trivia

          Aside from music and his unforgettable songs “Give Peace a Chance” (1969) and “Imagine” (1971), John Lennon (1940-1980) was known for his criticism of American involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), and these songs became the anthems of anti-war movements all over the world.

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February 20


 

February 20

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 24 No. 41, February 20, 2001
On the Cover: Romnick Sarmenta and Harlene Bautista

Pebrero 20 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Ika-20 ng Pebrero 1946, Si Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon, kasama ang kaniyang mag-anak at ang kaniyang lupong-tagapayong pandigma (war cabinet) ay lumisan sa isla ng Corregidor sa pamamagitan ng submarino patungong Australia.

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          Nakuha ni Donito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire ang titulo sa WBC/WBO Bantamweight Boxing ng matagumpay na pabagsakin niya ang kaniyang kalabang si Fernando Montiel sa iklawang round ng kanilang laban na ginanap sa Mandalay Bay Resort sa Las Vegas, Nevada noong Pebrero 20, 2011.

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Personalities and celebrities born on February 20:

1920 – Eleuterio Adevoso, guerilla leader (with nom de querre “Terry Magtanggol”), politician and one of the founders of the Progressive Party of the Philippines – in San Juan, Metro Manila. (d. March 22, 1975).

1932 – Adrian E. Cristobal, journalist, essayist, historical writer, newspaper columnist, and award-winning playwright. (d. December 22, 2007). 

1942 – Babalu (real name Pablito Sarmiento Jr), actor-comedian (d. August 27, 1998).



Steve Jobs on the cover of Wired

(February 1996).

Picture Trivia

           Do you know that Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Computers, was a dyslexic? Steve Jobs (1955-2011) had problems reading, writing and spelling words. These, however, didn’t hinder his genius from coming out. It is a fact that many of the known geniuses in history had a chapter of dyslexia in their early life, among them Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, Isaac Newton and Leonardo da Vinci.

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Quote of the Day

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs, Stanford commencement speech, June 2005.

“Of Apples and Geniuses” (Concept and digital artwork  by Ernee Lawagan, October 9, 2011)