November 8



NOVEMBER 8

Entertainment Weekly Nobyembre 8, 1996

On the Cover: Mel Gibson and Rene Russo for the film Ransom

 

Nobyembre 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 8, 1936, ang bayan ng Iloilo (na kabisera ng lalawigan ng Iloilo) ay idineklarang isa ng lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act 158.

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          Ang Metro Manila Commission ay itinatag noong Nobyembre 8, 1975 sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 824 upang pangasiwaan ang pagpapaunlad sa mga pamayanan ng National Capital Region. Ang noon ay Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos ay nagsilbing una nitong pinuno.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Hollywood actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942),
on the cover of vintage Screen Guide (November 1937).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 8:

1918 – Godofredo S. Reyes, writer, doctor and politician – Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur (July 5, 2009).

1932 –Tony DeZuñiga, comics artist, illustrator and co-creator of Jonah Hex (with John Albano) – in Manila (d. May 11. 2012).

1969 – Gardo Versoza (real name Mennen Torres Polintan), actor and film producer – in Manila.


1976 – Nadine Schmidt, half-German half-Filipina actress and model – in Kirchen, Germany.

Nadine Schmidt
on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (August 2004)

 

1993 – Lauren Anne Young, American-Filipino actress and model – in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.

Lauren Young
on the cover of Garage Girl (Spring 2011).





Greta Garbo on the cover of Life
(November 8, 1937).

Picture Trivia

          Swedish Hollywood actress Greta Garbo (real name Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, 1905-1990) was nominated for the Academy Awards four times, but never won. In 1930, she was nominated for her performance in two films, Anna Christie and Romance, but it was Norma Shearer who got the award (for the film The Divorcee).
          In 1937, she was nominated for the Academy Best Actress Award for her role in the film Camille. Louise Rainer bagged the award (for the film The Good Earth). Two years later, she was again nominated for her performance in Ninotchka, where she was the favorite to win, but again fate denied her the award. Vivien Leigh won (for the film Gone With the Wind). In 1954, she was given an “Honorary Academy Awards.
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July 7




JULY 7

Liwayway (Magasin ng Pamilya), Hulyo 7, 1975
Tampok sa taklob-pahina sina Dolphy at Gloria Diaz,
ang “King and Queen of Philippine Movies” ng taong 1975.

Events that happened on July 7:

1892 – The Katipunan was founded by Andres Bonifacio, Valentin Diaz, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao Diwa and Deodato Arellano.

1910 – The Renacimiento Filipino, a weekly magazine in Spanish and Tagalog founded by Martin Ocampo, began its circulation.

1951 – The first issue of Manila Klasiks was released.

2005 – Eight member of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cabinet resigned because they could no longer bear the alleged of corruption in government.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 7:

1864 – Isabelo Florentino de los Reyes Sr, writer, labor activist, politician and “Father of Filipino Socialism” – in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. October 10, 1938).

1905 – Luis “Lou” Salvador, basketball player, actor and talent manager, in Tacloban, Leyte (d. March 1, 1973).

1921 – Paulo C. Campos, physician, educator and “Father of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines” – Dasmariñas, Cavite (d. June 2, 2007).

1924 – Eddie Romero (Full name Edgar Sinco Romero), Film director-producer, screenwriter, and 2003 National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts – in Dumaguete (d. May 28, 2013).

Eddie Romero

on the cover of The Philippine Starweek (February 12, 2006).

1968 – Fernando “Dingdong” Avanzado, singer, composer, actor and television host – in Quezon City.

Dingdong Avanzado (with Jessa Zaragoza)

on the cover of Mr.& Ms. (April 9, 2002).

 

1980 – Maricar de Mesa, actress, model and TV host – in Manila.

Maricar de Mesa
on the covers of FHM Philippines (October 2002), 13 Plus! (May 2004),
and Toyz for the Boyz (June 2005).

 

1988 – Venus Raj (full name Maria Venus Bayonito Raj), Filipino-Hindu beauty queen, model and television host – in Bato, Camarines Sur.

Venus Raj on the covers of People Asia (December 2010-January 2011)

and Look Philippines (May 2011).




Muhammad Ali on the cover of People Weekly,
(July 7, 1975).

Picture Trivia

          On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali did what most sports analyst thought was an “impossible task” when he knocked out George Foreman, the hardest puncher in heavyweight boxing history, in the eighth round of their title fight in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), dubbed the “Rumble in the Jungle.” After this fight, Ali cemented his pedestal for the nickname “The Greatest.”

          After the Foreman fight, Ali fought three boxers in 1975, Chuck Wepner, Ron Lyle, Joe Bugner, before his third fight with Joe Frazier on October 1, 1975, in the “Thrilla in Manila,” where he won by technical knockout.

 

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