Historical Calendar. National Historical Institute, Manila, 1996.
1852
Birth of Pedro Serrano Laktaw, teacher, lexicographer, in Cupang, Bulacan, Bulacan.
1857
Birth of Juan Luna, great Filipino painter and patriot. Died on December 7, 1899, in Hongkong.
1874
Birth of Rafael Palma, statesman, educator, scholar, newspaperman, historian and founder of La Independencia, the official newspaper of the Revolution. Died on May 24, 1939.
1898
The Burgos Institute, a school for boys in Malolos, Bulacan founded by Enrique Mendiola, is given official recognition as a secondary college by the government.
1902
Authority is conferred upon the Municipal Board of Manila to grant a franchise for the construction and operation of an electric light, heat and power plant.