January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
Day of death February 9, 1979
The temperature on February 9, 1979 was between -4.3 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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.
May 25 » John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976.
July 1 » Sony introduces the Walkman.
July 25 » In accord with the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.
September 7 » The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5billion to avoid bankruptcy.
October 27 » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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).
Day of burial February 13, 1979
The temperature on February 13, 1979 was between 0.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 16.7 mm of rain during 14.2 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 2 » A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
June 12 » Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
October 17 » Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 21 » Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
October 31 » Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
November 17 » Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
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