DECEMBER 4
1840
Governor General Francisco Alcala approves the plan to construct the Magellan Monument in Punta Engaño, Mactan.
1903
Act. No. 1020 of the Philippine Commission appropriates $20, 000 for the construction of a timber wharf in Cebu City.
1916
Birth in Cebu City of Sergio Osmeña Jr., Senator and long-time Cebu political leader.
Category: Today in the History of Cebu