Fait mathématique: 1079 is the smallest number n where either it or its neighbors are divisible by the numbers from 1 to 15.
Culture générale: 1079 is an uninteresting number.
Date historique: December 14th is the day in 1913 that Haruna, the fourth and last ship of the Kongō-class, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.