February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
Day of death January 5, 1979
The temperature on January 5, 1979 was between -16 °C and -7.5 °C and averaged -12.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 1 » Normal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States.
February 11 » The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
June 18 » SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
August 5 » In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
October 12 » The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the western Pacific Ocean during Typhoon Tip.
December 9 » The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (rinderpest in 2011 being the other).
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