January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Day of death December 4, 1978
The temperature on December 4, 1978 was between -0.1 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
April 7 » Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
April 14 » Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
April 28 » President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
September 8 » Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 700–3000 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.
October 16 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
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