Page 12: 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   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 in the year 1984.   

Aug 04   Edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack in the year 1984.   

Aug 04   Edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack in the year 1984.   

Aug 04   Mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 16   On this day in history gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87   

Aug 16   In the year 1984 lA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges   

Aug 17   Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks on this day in history.   

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   Lee Trevino wins the PGA in the year 1984.   

Aug 21   In the year 1984 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1984 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   Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69 in the year 1984.   

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

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

Feb 29   In the year 1984 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1984 birth of shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager   

May 22   On this day in history birth of joe Lauzon, American martial artist   

Jun 14   On this day in history 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   Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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