Historical Events In 1984

Jul 31   Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 in the year 1984.  

Jul 31   US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 1984 365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange  

Aug 04   On this day in history carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics  

Aug 04   On this day in history edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack  

Aug 04   In the year 1984 edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack  

Aug 04   Mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure in the year 1984.  

Aug 04   Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks in the year 1984.  

Aug 04   Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) in the year 1984.  

Aug 04   In the year 1984 walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema  

Aug 05   Howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Aug 06   In the year 1984 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange  

Aug 07   In the year 1984 esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48  

Aug 08   On this day in history richard Deacon, actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 62  

Aug 11   Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds on this day in history.  

Aug 11   On this day in history during a radio voice test Pres Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes"  

Aug 13   Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 in the year 1984.  

Aug 14   IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0 in the year 1984.  

Aug 14   In the year 1984 john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89  

Aug 16   Gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1984.  

Aug 16   On this day in history lA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges  

Aug 17   On this day in history holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks  

Aug 18   Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Fla, spills 2.5 m gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire in the year 1984.  

Aug 19   On this day in history lee Trevino wins the PGA  

Aug 21   On this day in history australia's federal budget speech is televised live from Canberra for the first time  

Aug 21   On this day in history widespread arrests on the eve of South African coloured elections  

Aug 22   Charles Whittenberg, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan and VP Bush on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 26   In the year 1984 julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67  

Aug 26   Typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1,474 people on this day in history.  

Aug 27   On this day in history bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69  

Aug 27   In the year 1984 diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes.  

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Feb 29   On this day in history birth of cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player  

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of darren Ambrose, English footballer  

Feb 29   In the year 1984 birth of cullen Jones, American swimmer  

Feb 29   Adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player was born in the year 1984.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager  

May 22   Joe Lauzon, American martial artist was born in the year 1984.  

Jun 14   Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of lorenzo Booker, American football player  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)  

Jan 06   Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898) died in the year 1984.  

Jan 07   Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) died in the year 1984.  

Jan 09   Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 14   Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1984 death of malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead