Events in Cebu History
Magellan Reaches Cebu
1521-04-07 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan's fleet reaches Cebu
- 1565-04-27 First Spanish settlement in the Philippines founded at Cebu City
Plane Crash
1957-03-17 Presidential plane crashes on Mt. Manunggal in Cebu, Philippines killing 25 including Filipino President Ramon Magsaysay
Famous People from Cebu
- 1877-04-18 Vicente Sotto, Filipino politician and author (Sotto Law, Republic Act No. 53), born in Cebu City, Spanish Empire (d. 1950)
- 1924-03-03 Lilian Velez, Filipno actress (Sa Kabukiran), born in Cebu City, Philippine Islands (d. 1948)
Famous Filipinos
Corazon Aquino
Elpidio Quirino
Emilio Aguinaldo
Ferdinand Marcos
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Imelda Marcos