Historical Events In 1984

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

Jul 31   On this day in history uS men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics  

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

Aug 04   Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics on this day in history.  

Aug 04   In the year 1984 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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema  

Aug 05   Howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66 in the year 1984.  

Aug 06   203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange on this day in history.  

Aug 07   On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48  

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

Aug 11   Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91 in the year 1984.  

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

Aug 11   In the year 1984 during a radio voice test Pres Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes"  

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

Aug 14   In the year 1984 iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0  

Aug 14   On this day in history john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89  

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

Aug 16   LA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges in the year 1984.  

Aug 17   In the year 1984 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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 21   Australia's federal budget speech is televised live from Canberra for the first time in the year 1984.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan and VP Bush  

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

Aug 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1984 bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69  

Aug 27   Diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes on this day in history.  

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

Feb 29   In the year 1984 birth of darren Ambrose, English footballer  

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

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 in the year 1984.  

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)  

Jan 09   Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77 in the year 1984.  

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

Jan 11   Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55 in the year 1984.  

Jan 18   Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead died in the year 1984.