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Historical Events
Results 1 - 100 of 112
1521-03-16 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches Philippines
1521-03-17 - Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
1565-04-27 - 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
1582-06-20 - Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines
1594-06-11 - Philip II recognized the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paves way to the creation of the Principalía (i.e., elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
1600-10-16 - Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines
1603-10-20 - Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed
1605-10-03 - Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
1607-01-19 - San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines
1611-04-28 - Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the oldest existing university in Asia and the largest Catholic university in the world.
1660-12-15 - Philippines: Andres Malongs rebels plunders Bagnotan
1686-05-04 - Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.
1755-06-30 - Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
1762-10-06 - English troops occupy Manila Philippines
1787-11-30 - Spanish governor leaves Philippines
1814-02-01 - Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200
1820-03-09 - -11) Philippines chases out foreigners; about 125 die
1896-08-30 - Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas.
1898-04-24 - US fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines
1898-12-10 - Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR & Guam
1899-02-04 - Revolt against US occupation of Philippines
1904-10-19 - Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C.A. O'Reilley.
1907-06-03 - Centro Escolar University is established by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna in Manila, Philippines.
1911-01-12 - The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
1911-07-14 - 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines
1911-07-15 - 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Philippines
1912-04-29 - 108°F (42°C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record)
1916-08-29 - US Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence
1917-03-10 - Batangas was formally founded as one of the Philippines's earliest encomiendas.
1926-07-26 - Philippines govt asks US to plebiscite for independence
1933-01-12 - US Congress recognize independence Philippines
1934-03-23 - US Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945
1934-03-24 - US declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945
1934-05-07 - World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines
1935-05-14 - Plebiscite in Philippines ratifies independence agreement
1935-09-17 - Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina chosen 1st president of Philippines
1935-11-15 - Commonwealth of Philippines inaugurated
1936-10-31 - The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed.
1937-04-30 - The Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
1941-12-09 - 1st US WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines
1941-12-10 - Japanese troops landed on northern Luzon in the Philippines
1941-12-22 - Japans invasion leader lands on Luzon, Philippines
1942-01-02 - Japanese troops occupy Manila Philippines
1942-02-22 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapses.
1942-05-06 - Corregidor & Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies
1944-06-19 - Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins
1944-06-20 - US attacks Japanese fleet in Philippines Sea
1944-10-19 - US forces land in Philippines
1944-10-20 - US 6th army lands on Leyte, Philippines
1944-10-20 - US forces under Gen Douglas MacArthur return to Philippines
1944-10-24 - US aircraft carrier Princeton sinks at Philippines
1944-12-17 - US destroyers sink in storm off Philippines, 790 killed
1944-12-18 - Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)
1945-01-09 - US soldiers led by Gen Douglas MacArthur invades Philippines
1945-07-05 - World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared.
1945-07-30 - Philippines Sea: US cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die
1945-09-03 - Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies
1946-07-04 - Philippines gains independence from US
1950-11-05 - Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis
1951-08-30 - US & Philippines sign mutual defense pact
1951-12-04 - Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500
1952-06-21 - Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce; later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
1965-09-28 - Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Philippines)
1965-09-28 - Volcano explodes on Luzon Philippines; 500 killed
1965-11-12 - Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines
1966-07-04 - Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos
1967-01-06 - 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140
1967-08-08 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore & Thailand meet to form Assn of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
1969-03-29 - Communist New People's Army found in Philippines
1970-11-27 - Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest
1972-09-21 - Marcos declares martial law in Philippines
1972-09-23 - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law
1972-09-23 - President Marcos ends emergency crisis in Philippines
1974-03-09 - Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended
1976-08-17 - An earthquake & tidal wave in the Philippines kills up to 8,000
1977-09-30 - Philippine political prisoners, Eugenio Lopez, Jr. and Sergio Osmeña III successfully escaped from Fort Bonifacio Maximum Security Prison in the Philippines
1978-04-01 - Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
1981-01-17 - Philippino president Marcos ends state of siege
1986-02-15 - Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election
1986-02-22 - Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
1986-02-25 - Corazon Aquino becomes president of Philippines, Marcos flees
1986-02-26 - People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
1986-07-06 - Ex-minister Arturo Tolentino failed coup in Philippines
1987-02-02 - Philippines adopts constitution
1987-02-11 - Philippines constitution goes into effect
1987-05-11 - Corazon Aquino is elected president in the Philippines
1987-11-25 - Supertyphoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that swallows entire villages. at least 1,036 deaths attributed to the storm.
1990-07-16 - 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in Philippines
1990-11-14 - Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die
1991-06-01 - Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years
1991-06-12 - Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts
1991-06-15 - Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts
1991-06-22 - Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines
1992-06-30 - Fidel Ramos installed as president of Philippines
1993-07-02 - Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die
1993-10-07 - "Les Miserables," opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines
1993-12-15 - C-130 flies into a Philippines hill & explodes, 16 killed
1994-09-23 - Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupts, kills at least 14
1994-11-15 - 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45
1995-01-02 - Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 27 of 27
1869-03-22 - Emilio Aguinaldo, first President of the Philippines (d. 1964)
1878-08-19 - Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)
1878-09-09 - Sergio Osmeña, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961)
1888-02-19 - Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (d. 1949)
1890-11-16 - Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53)
1892-01-01 - Manuel Roxas y Acuna, 1st president Philippines
1896-11-04 - Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (d. 1971)
1905-07-13 - Alfredo M. Santos, First Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, World War II hero (d. 1990)
1907-08-31 - Ramon Magsaysay, Philippines, statesman (US Legion of Merit-1952)
1910-09-28 - Diosdado Macapagal, Philippines president (1961-65)
1915-07-24 - Enrique Fernando, Philippino jurist (d. 2004)
1915-09-29 - Brenda Marshall, Philippines, actress (Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark)
1916-07-19 - James D Ramage, US lt-Adm (WW II-Palau/Guam/Philippines)
1917-09-11 - Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines Pres (1965-86)
1931-07-02 - Imelda Marcos, politician/shoe collector/1st lady of Philippines
1933-01-25 - Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines
1937-04-19 - Joseph Estrada, actor and 13th President of the Philippines
1940-04-03 - Lino Brocka, San Jose Philippines, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar)
1942-07-21 - Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter
1947-04-05 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines
1949-07-03 - Susan Penhaligon, Manilla Philippines, actress (Dracula, Nasty Habits)
1951-02-18 - Isabel Preysler, Philippines-born Spanish socialite
1961-05-11 - Cecile Licad, Manila Philippines, pianist (Leventritt Award-1981)
1962-02-17 - Lou Diamond Phillips, Philippines, actor (La Bamba, Stand & Deliver)
1967-06-22 - Al Carlay, Manila Philippines, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1971-02-22 - Lea Salonga, Philippines, singer/actress (Miss Siagon)
1976-05-02 - Ailleen Damiles, Miss Universe-Philippines/Miss Photogenic (1996)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 12 of 12
1661-01-17 - Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
1896-12-30 - Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies
1944-08-01 - Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65
1949-04-28 - Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (shot) (b. 1888)
1956-02-29 - Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65
1983-08-21 - Benigno S Aquino Jr, Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50
1986-11-13 - Rolando Olalia, Philippines worker's union leader, murdered
1989-09-28 - Ferdinand E Marcos, president of Philippines (1965-86), dies at 72
1990-02-07 - Alfredo M. Santos, First Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, World War II hero (b. 1905)
1993-02-17 - Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed
2003-12-14 - Blas Ople, foreign minister of the Philippines (b. 1927)
2004-01-27 - Salvador Laurel, Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
