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.
The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
March 8 » Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
March 17 » The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
July 19 » The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
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October 17 » The Department of Education Organization Act creates the US Department of Education.
November 12 » Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, US President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran.
Weather July 3, 1979
The temperature on July 3, 1979 was between 8.9 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.
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