June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
Day of death December 12, 1979
The average temperature on December 12, 1979 was 2.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly or 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.
September 13 » South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
September 20 » A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
October 27 » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
November 17 » Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
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 cremation December 14, 1979
The temperature on December 14, 1979 was between 5.8 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 12.6 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
March 28 » The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election.
July 1 » Sony introduces the Walkman.
October 31 » Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
November 1 » In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara.
November 16 » The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
December 23 » Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
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