Historical Events In 1984

Jul 31   Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack  

Aug 04   On this day in history mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure  

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

Aug 04   In the year 1984 republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day)  

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

Aug 05   In the year 1984 howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66  

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

Aug 07   Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 in the year 1984.  

Aug 08   Richard Deacon, actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 62 in the year 1984.  

Aug 11   In the year 1984 alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91  

Aug 11   On this day in history carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds  

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

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

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   In the year 1984 holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks  

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

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   Widespread arrests on the eve of South African coloured elections on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Charles Whittenberg, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1984.  

Aug 22   Rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan and VP Bush in the year 1984.  

Aug 25   On this day in history truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59  

Aug 26   Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67 in the year 1984.  

Aug 26   Typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1,474 people in the year 1984.  

Aug 27   Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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Feb 29   Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1984.  

Feb 29   Darren Ambrose, English footballer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Cullen Jones, American swimmer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player  

Apr 30   Shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager was born in the year 1984.  

May 22   In the year 1984 birth of joe Lauzon, American martial artist  

Jun 14   In the year 1984 birth of siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes)  

Jun 14   Lorenzo Booker, American football player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1984 death of ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898)  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77  

Jan 10   Suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos, dies at 82 in the year 1984.  

Jan 11   Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1984.  

Jan 14   On this day in history mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55  

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