January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
Day of death February 6, 1979
The temperature on February 6, 1979 was between -5.1 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -2.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 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.
February 14 » In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.
April 6 » Student protests break out in Nepal.
July 19 » The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.
September 20 » A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
November 1 » Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
November 17 » Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
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