Brief Life History of Sixto Ylagan
When Dr. Sixto Ylagan Orosa was born on 6 August 1891, in Taal, Batangas, Philippines, his father, Simplicio Orosa y Agoncillo, was 26 and his mother, Juliana de Castro Ylagan, was 27. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Severina Rufino Luna. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1947. He died in 1981, in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines, at the age of 90.
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- Sixto Ylagan Orosa, "Find a Grave Index"
- Sixto Y Orosa, "California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953"
- Sixto Orosa in entry for <Unknown>, "Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Manuel, Jose, Ruben, Armando, Ignacio, Fernando, Guadalupe, Jose Luis, Alejandro, Angelina, Arturo.
Spanish: habitational name from a town of this name in Burgos province.
Galician (Oroña): habitational name from a place called Oroña in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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