Page 12: Historical Events In 1984

Aug 04   Edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack   

Aug 04   In this year, Carl Lewis claims gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics   

Aug 04   Mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure   

Aug 04   Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks   

Aug 04   Republic of Upper Volta is recorded as becoming Bourkina Fasso (National Day)   

Aug 04   Walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema.   

Aug 05   Howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66   

Aug 06   203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

Aug 07   Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

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

Aug 11   Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91.   

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

Aug 11   In this year, Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, claims 4 Olym track golds.   

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

Aug 14   In this year, IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0.   

Aug 14   John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89.   

Aug 16   Gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87   

Aug 16   LA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges.   

Aug 17   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   

Aug 19   In this year, Lee Trevino claims the PGA.   

Aug 21   Australia's federal budget speech is televised live from Canberra for the inaugural time   

Aug 21   Widespread arrests on the eve of South African coloured elections   

Aug 22   Charles Whittenberg, composer, dies at 57   

Aug 22   Rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan and VP Bush   

Aug 25   Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59   

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

Aug 26   Typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1474 people.   

Aug 27   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.   

Aug 27   President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project.   

Aug 30   12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days).   

Aug 31   Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title.   

Sep 01   Howland Chamberlin, actor (Force of Evil, Pickup), dies at 73.   

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Feb 29   Cam ward: Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   Darren ambrose: English footballer   

Feb 29   Cullen jones: American swimmer   

Feb 29   Adam sinclair: Indian field hockey player   

Apr 30   Shawn daivari: Persian-american professional wrestler and manager   

May 22   Joe lauzon: American martial artist   

Jun 14   Siobhán donaghy: British singer (ex-sugababes)   

Jun 14   Lorenzo booker: American football player   

Jan 01   Alexis korner: British blues musician (b. 1928)   

Jan 06   Ernest laszlo: Hungarian-u.s. cinematographer (b. 1898)   

Jan 07   Alfred kastler: French physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1902)   

Jan 09   Wolfgang staudte: German director (ciske de rat),    

Jan 10   Suvanna phuma: Premier of laos,    

Jan 11   Fritz geissler: Composer,   

Jan 14   Mary zeldenrust-noordanus: Dutch sexuologist (nvsh),   

Jan 18   Malcolm h kerr: 9th pres of american u of beirut, shot dead