Simon de Anda y Salazar was born on , in the small village of Subijana near Vitoria, the capital of the Basque province of Álava in northern Spain. He came from a family of rural hidalgos - minor nobility whose former wealth and power had diminished over generations but who still maintained considerable land holdings and a proud coat of arms displaying a sword held by a hand protruding from a tower of silver on a field of green.
In the grand narrative of Philippine history, certain figures shine brightly as national heroes while others, equally important, dwell in the shadows of their more famous relatives. Such was the fate of Narcisa Rizal, affectionately known as "Sisa" within her family. Her tale is one of unwavering devotion, quiet sacrifice, and an enduring legacy that extended far beyond her role as the sister of the national hero José Rizal.
On October 29, 1866, General Antonio Luna y Novicio, doctor of pharmacy, writer, patriot, and the greatest Filipino strategist during the Filipino-American War was born in Binondo, Manila. He was the youngest of seven children of Joaquin Luna de San Pedro, from Badoc, Ilocos Norte, and Spanish mestiza Laureana Novicio-Ancheta, from Namacpacan (present day Luna), La Union.
On October 30, 1919, Flag Day was declared by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison following the passage of Act No. 2871 of the Philippine Legislature restoring the use of the Filipino Flag.
On October 31, 1950, Antonio Mario Taguba, a retired Major General in the United States Army was born in Sampaloc, Manila. His parents were natives of the province of Cagayan. He was the second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to General in the United States Army after Lieutenant General Edward Soriano.
On October 31, 1896, Emilio Aguinaldo issued his first two manifestos from Kawit, Cavite. One is entitled "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity", in which he defined the aim of the revolution as the attainment of independence, and the other which dennounced the conduct of Spanish soldiers in Nasugbu and Lemery.
On October 31, 1870, General Quintin Salas, Ilongo revolutionary leader and among the last Visayan revolutionist to surrender to the Americans was born in Dumangas, Iloilo.
Salas who was the Capitan Municipal of Dumagras when the revolution broke out in August 1896, laid down his arms in October 1901, several months after his commanding general, Emilio Aguinaldo, was captured.