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

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   On this day in history howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66   

Aug 06   In the year 1984 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   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   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   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   Lee Trevino wins the PGA in the year 1984.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59 in the year 1984.   

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

Aug 26   In the year 1984 typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1,474 people   

Aug 27   In the year 1984 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   Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1984.   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of cullen Jones, American swimmer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 14   Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes) was born in the year 1984.   

Jun 14   Lorenzo Booker, American football player was born in the year 1984.   

Jan 01   In the year 1984 death of alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)   

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 in the year 1984.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1984 suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos, dies at 82   

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   On this day in history death of malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead