Imelda Marcos was born on 2 July 1929 in Manila. A Filipino politician and former First Lady, Imelda Marcos was the wife of President Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines for two decades, much of it under martial law. She was known for her lavish lifestyle and her large collection of shoes, which became a symbol of the excess of the regime, and she played an active public role, serving as governor of Metro Manila. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, she went into exile in Hawaii with her husband. She returned to the Philippines in 1991, was elected to Congress, and faced several corruption cases, including a conviction in 2018.
Before and after
- 4 May 1929Birth of Audrey Hepburn
- 29 May 1929Birth of Peter Higgs
- 12 June 1929Birth of Anne Frank
- 18 June 1929Birth of Jürgen Habermas
- 2 July 1929Birth of Imelda Marcos
- 28 July 1929Birth of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- 4 August 1929Birth of Yasser Arafat
- 28 September 1929Construction of St. Vitus Cathedral
- from 3 October 1929 to 29 November 1945Kingdom of Yugoslavia
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- 18 July 1925Publication of Mein Kampf
- 19 September 1926Construction of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
- 4 July 1930Origins of Nation of Islam
- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- 1934Publication of March of the Volunteers
The era
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