first megamouth shark is discovered off Oahu in Hawaii. November 19 – Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal. November 24 – 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake: Between 4,000 and 5,000 are killed in a 7.3 earthquake at Van and Muradiye in eastern Turkey. November 25 – In San Francisco, The Band holds its farewell concert, The Last Waltz. November 26 Microsoft is officially registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico. The Warsaw Treaty Organization joint secretariat is established. November 29 – The New York Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to a five-year $3 million contract, setting the precedent for lucrative multi-year contracts for Major League Baseball players in years to come. December December 1 Angola joins the United Nations. José López Portillo takes office as President of Mexico. The Sex Pistols achieve public notoriety, as they unleash several four-letter words live on Bill Grundy's early evening television show in the United Kingdom. Sir Douglas Nicholls is appointed the 28th Governor of South Australia, the first Australian Aboriginal appointed to vice-regal office. December 3 Attempted assassination of Bob Marley (and his manager Don Taylor) in a shooting at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. Patrick Hillery is sworn in after being elected unopposed as the 6th President of Ireland. December 4 – The Central African Republic officially becomes a monarchy as the Central African Empire, and President Jean-Bedel Bokassa proclaims himself Emperor Bokassa I. December 5 – The Japanese general election takes place, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party loses its majority in the 511-member House of Representatives, but remains the largest party with 249 seats. December 6 – The Viet Cong is disbanded, and its former members become a part of the Vietnam People's Army. December 8 – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is established by the five Latinos in the United States Congress: Herman Badillo of the Bronx, E. de la Garza and Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas, Edward R. Roybal of California, and the nonvoting Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Baltasar Corrada del Río. December 10 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques. December 15 Samoa joins the United Nations. Denis Healey announces to the British Parliament that he has successfully negotiated a £2.3bn loan from the International Monetary