BirthApril 21988

Ellen Adarna

Ellen Adarna, Filipino actress, model and public figure

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When
Saturday, April 2 198838 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1980s
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Person
Ellen Adarna

At a glance

Born 1988-04-02.

Who they were

Ellen Meriam Go Adarna is a Filipino former actress, model, and former internet celebrity. Her family owns various hotels, condominiums and Queensland and Madonna, a chain of motels in Cebu, Manila and Davao. They also own a temple in honor of her late grandmother. A Gravure model, Adarna has appeared in various magazine covers in the Philippines, such as Candy, FHM, Esquire, UNO, Preview, Speed and Women's Health.

Early life

Early life Adarna is the eldest of five siblings. She completed her primary and secondary education at the premier, all-girls' Catholic school Saint Theresa's College of Cebu . Adarna took up Business Administration, but dropped out in her sophomore year. As a teenager, she graced the covers of Candy magazine for 2005 and 2006. Adarna briefly worked as a secretary at her dad's company before leaving Cebu for Manila , to pursue a career in the limelight. [ 1 ] ^ "Ellen Adarna: Cynosure of all eyes" .

Path and career

Career Career beginnings and GMA Network: 2010–2013 Adarna made her acting debut through the Philippine television's longest-running gag show, Bubble Gang , where she appeared as a regular until 2013. The series was well received from the public and garnered several awards, including Best Gag Television series. [ 1 ] Meanwhile, in the film industry, she made her first appearance by starring in Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote (2010), playing only a minor role.

Why this date

Ellen Adarna appears on our April 2 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

April 2 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988Ellen Adarna
  2. 2012UTair Flight 120
  3. 20122012 Oikos University shooting
  4. 20142014 Fort Hood shootings
  5. 2015Garissa University College attack
  6. 2015Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary
  7. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  8. 2021United States Capitol Police
  9. 20212021 Hualien train derailment
  10. 20242024 Viertola school shooting
  11. 2025Liberation Day tariffs

Also in 1988

  • September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
  • March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
  • September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
  • September 13Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it th…
  • September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
  • September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
  • September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
  • August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

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April 2 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Saturday.

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