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On this day, April 29, is the day of the death of National Artist Nick Joaquin (2004). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this day in 1770, James Cook arrived in Australia.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-29 … Read more

On this day, April 28, in 1611 the University of Santo Tomas was founded. Today is also the birth of National Artist Hernando R Ocampo (1911) and the death of National Artist Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero (1995) The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. … Read more

On this day, April 27, the forces of Lapu-Lapu defeated Ferdinand Magellan. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this day in 1961, Sierra Leone became an independent country.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-27 Today marks the death … Read more

On this day, April 26, in 1521, Datu Zula of Mactan gifted Ferdinand Magellan with two goats. This was the beginning of their “friendship” leading to Magellan’s attempt to help Zula against Lapu-Lapu.https://kahimyang.com/april/page/3/ On this day in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear accident occurred in Ukraine.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-26 On this day in 1954, mass testing of the Salk … Read more