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Dr. José Rizal, the Philippines’ National Hero, is celebrated on his namesake day on the 30th of December. The first president of the Philippines, Emilio Aguinaldo, commemorated the first Rizal Day in 1898.Born on June 19, 1861, José Rizal is considered as the one of the greatest heroes in Philippine history, and is credited as starting the Philippine revolution against the Spanish colonisers. Rizal, a man of many talents, was notably a ophthalmologist and a novelist. Subsequently, he was arrested for treason and for being associated with the revolutionary forces (although he did not take part in any type of warfare). He was convicted on the grounds of rebellion, sedition and conspiring against the government, and was sentenced to execution by a firing squad on December 30, 1896. His death was the last straw for the Filipinos and thus began the end for the Spanish colonisers.Rizal Day is celebrated on December 30, the day when he was executed by the Spanish government.