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The Baháʼí Faith in the Philippines started in 1921 with the first Baháʼí first visiting the Philippines that year, [64] and by 1944 a Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly was established. [65] In the early 1960s, during a period of accelerated growth, the community grew from 200 in 1960 to 1000 by 1962 and 2000 by 1963.
In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
1692 – Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10. [ 6 ] 1763 – Pontiac's Rebellion : At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan , Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse , then chasing ...
An official holiday since 2013 9 May: Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day: Жеңіс күні (Jeńis kúni) День Победы (Den' Pobedy) A holiday in the former Soviet Union carried over to present-day Kazakhstan and other former republics (Except Baltic countries) 6 July: Capital City Day: Астана күні (Astana kúni)
The second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualification, which also served as the second round of 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, began on 16 November 2023 and was completed on 11 June 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The national debt of the Philippines is the total debt, or unpaid borrowed funds, carried by the national government of the Philippines. As of end-June 2023, the total national debt of the Philippines amounts to ₱14.62 trillion ($264.49 billion). [1] Total outstanding debt: ₱14.62 trillion ($264.49 billion) (58.3% of GDP) (December 2023) [2]
1702 – Anglo-Dutch forces skirmish with French forces before the walls of Nijmegen and prevent its fall. [2]1724 – Johann Sebastian Bach leads his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20, on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his second cycle, the chorale cantata cycle.