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2013 Event - The defense ministry of China accuses the United States of increasing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region by increasing its military presence and supporting Vietnam, Japan and the Philippines in long-term territorial disputes with the country

2012 Event - The toll of those afflicted by Typhoon Bopha in the southern Philippines rises to 179,000 left homeless after the storm passed

2012 Event - Typhoon Bopha, striking New Bataan and parts of the southern Philippines, leads to the deaths of 283 people with 339 injured, over 300 missing, and over 87,000 evacuated from the area

2012 Event - Vietnam accuses China of cutting seismic survey cables from territorial waters in the South China, disputed by Vietnam, the Philippines Malaysia, Taiwan, and Brunei

2012 Event - Standard and Poor's credit rating agency increases the rating of the Philippines to BB+

2012 Event - The Philippines lends $1 billion to the International Monetary Fund

2012 Event - In the Philippines, four new species of freshwater crab are discovered; the crab are bright purple in color

2011 Event - The death toll from Tropical Storm Washi in the Philippines reaches 1,002, and is expected to rise

2011 Event - In the Philippines, flash floods from Tropical Storm Washi killed at least 400 people, with more missing

2011 Event - Typhoon Nesat causes 43 deaths in the Philippines; forecasts predict Typhoon Nalgae will cause further flooding problems

2011 Event - A terrorist-related travel warning for the Philippines is issued by the United States

2010 Event - The Mount Bulusan volcano in the Philippines erupts again, spreading an ash plume up to 700 meters above the volcano's crater

2010 Event - In Hong Kong, 80,000 people rally in response to last week's fatal tourist coast hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines

2010 Event - The 15th President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, is sworn in, as is the 15th Vice President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay

2000 Event - Air Philippines flight 541 crashes into a hill near Davao, killing 131

1995 Event - Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed

1994 Event - 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45

1994 Event - Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupts, kills at least 14

1993 Event - C-130 flies into a Philippines hill and explodes, 16 killed

1993 Event - "Les Miserables," opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines

1993 Event - Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die

1993 Death - Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed

1992 Event - Fidel Ramos installed as president of Philippines

1991 Event - Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines

1991 Event - Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts

1991 Event - Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts

1991 Event - Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years

1990 Event - Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die

1990 Event - 400 die in a, 7.7, earthquake in Philippines

1989 Death - Ferdinand E Marcos, president of Philippines (1965-86), dies at 72

1987 Event - Corazon Aquino is elected president in the Philippines

1987 Event - Philippines constitution goes into effect

1987 Event - Philippines adopts constitution

1986 Death - Rolando Olalia, Philippines worker's union leader, murdered

1986 Event - Ex-minister Arturo Tolentino failed coup in Philippines

1986 Event - Corazon Aquino becomes president of Philippines, Marcos flees

1986 Event - Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election

1983 Death - Benigno S Aquino, Jr., Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50

1976 Event - An earthquake and tidal wave in the Philippines kills up to 8,000

1974 Event - Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended

1972 Event - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law

1972 Event - President Marcos ends emergency crisis in Philippines

1972 Event - Marcos declares martial law in Philippines

1971 Birthday - Lea Salonga, Philippines, singer and actress, Miss Siagon

1970 Event - Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest

1969 Event - Communist New People's Army found in Philippines

1967 Event - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)

1967 Birthday - Al Carlay, born in Manila, Philippines, U.S. fencer-foil 1996 Olympics

1967 Event - 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140

1966 Event - Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos

1965 Event - Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines

1965 Event - Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Philippines)

1965 Event - Volcano explodes on Luzon Philippines; 500 killed

1962 Birthday - Lou Diamond Phillips, Philippines, actor, La Bamba, Stand and Deliver

1961 Birthday - Cecile Licad, Manila, Philippines, pianist, Leventritt Award-1981

1956 Death - Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65

1953 Birthday - Billy Hinsche, born in Manila, Philippines, William 'Billy' Hinsche, American musician, rocker, member of Dino, Desi, and Billy singing group, toured with The Beach Boys

1951 Event - Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500

1951 Event - U.S. and Philippines sign mutual defense pact

1950 Event - Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis

1949 Birthday - Susan Penhaligon, born in Manilla, Philippines, actress, Dracula, Nasty Habits

1946 Event - Philippines gains independence from U.S.

1945 Event - Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies

1945 Event - Philippines Sea: U.S. cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die

1945 Event - U.S. soldiers led by General Douglas MacArthur invades Philippines

1944 Event - Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)

1944 Event - U.S. destroyers sink in storm off Philippines, 790 killed

1944 Event - U.S. aircraft carrier Princeton sinks at Philippines

1944 Event - U.S. 6th army lands on Leyte, Philippines

1944 Event - U.S. forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to Philippines

1944 Event - U.S. forces land in Philippines

1944 Death - Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, President of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65

1944 Event - U.S. attacks Japanese fleet in Philippines Sea

1944 Event - Battle of Philippines Sea, 300 Japanese aircraft shot down

1942 Birthday - Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter

1942 Event - Corregidor and Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies

1942 Event - Japanese troops occupy Manila Philippines

1941 Event - Japans invasion leader lands on Luzon, Philippines

1941 Event - Japanese troops landed on northern Luzon in the Philippines

1941 Event - 1st U.S. WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines

1940 Birthday - Lino Brocka, born in San Jose, Philippines, director, Macho Dancer, Jaguar

1935 Event - Commonwealth of Philippines inaugurated

1935 Event - Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina chosen 1st president of Philippines

1935 Event - Plebiscite in Philippines ratifies independence agreement

1934 Event - World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines

1934 Event - U.S. declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945

1934 Event - U.S. Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945

1933 Birthday - Corazon Aquino, president of Philippines, 1986-92

1933 Event - U.S. Congress recognize independence Philippines

1931 Birthday - Imelda Marcos, politician/shoe collector/1st lady of Philippines

1926 Event - Philippines government asks U.S. to plebiscite for independence

1917 Birthday - Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines President, 1965-86

1916 Event - U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence

1916 Birthday - James D. Ramage, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II - Palau, Guam, and Philippines

1915 Birthday - Brenda Marshall, Philippines, actress, Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark

1912 Event - 108 degrees F (42 degrees C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record)

1911 Event - 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Philippines

1911 Event - 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines

1910 Birthday - Diosdado Macapagal, Philippines president, 1961-65

1907 Birthday - Ramon Magsaysay, Philippines, statesman, U.S. Legion of Merit-1952

1902 Birthday - Jeno Takacs, born in Cinfalva, Hungary, composer, studied with Joseph Marx, Paul Weigarten, professor of piano, composition at University of Manila in the Philippines, gave concerts in China, Japan, Hong Kong

1899 Event - Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines

1898 Event - Spanish-American War ends; U.S. acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam

1898 Event - U.S. fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines

1896 Death - Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies

1892 Birthday - Manuel Roxas y Acuna, 1st president Philippines

1890 Birthday - Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines, 1949-53

1878 Birthday - Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, 1st president of Philippines, 1935-42

1820 Event - Philippines chases out foreigners; about 125 die

1814 Event - Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200

1787 Event - Spanish governor leaves Philippines

1762 Event - English troops occupy Manila Philippines

1755 Event - Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants

1661 Death - Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed

1660 Event - Philippines: Andres Malongs rebels plunders Bagnotan

1605 Event - Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre

1603 Event - Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed

1600 Event - Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines

1582 Event - Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines

1565 Event - 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms

1521 Event - Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines

1521 Event - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches Philippines













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