Filipino lawyer and judge

Adolfo Azcuna

Adolfo Sevilla Azcuna is a Filipino jurist who was one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution being a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2009. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 24, 2002. As of November 2019 he was the Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), having been appointed to that position by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on June 1, 2009. The Court granted the title of "Chancellor Emeritus" upon Azcuna who served until May 31, 2021.

Born

1939

February 16

Died

Living

Era

1930s

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Adolfo, in brief

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Key dates

1939 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1249 Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire.
1270 The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse.
1630 Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.
1646 Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the First English Civil War.

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The world in 1939

When Adolfo arrived

april 1 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
april 18 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
april 30 The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
april 30 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 16

Ahman Green 1977– American football player Carl Icahn 1936– American businessman and investor Carlos Yulo 2000– Filipino artistic gymnast Ernst Haeckel 1834– German biologist, physician, and philosopher (died 1919) Gaspard II de Coligny 1519–1572 French admiral (born 1519) Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer 1922– German soldier and pilot (died 1950) James Colosimo 1878–1920 Italian-American mob boss (died 1920) Jean-Charles Pichegru 1761–1804 French general (born 1761) Jimmy Wakely 1914– American country music singer-songwriter and actor (died 1982)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1939

Aníbal Cavaco Silva 1939– Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic Balu Mahendra 1939–2014 Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939) Billy "Crash" Craddock 1939– American singer-songwriter Chandra Wickramasinghe 1939– Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist Claude François 1939–1978 Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (died 1978) David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Dusty Springfield 1939–1999 English singer and record producer (died 1999) Ekaterina Maximova 1939–2009 Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939) Feroz Khan 1939– Indian actor, director, and producer (died 2009)

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