Page 12: Historical Events In 1984

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

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   On this day in history edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack   

Aug 04   Edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

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   Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) in the year 1984.   

Aug 04   Walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema in the year 1984.   

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 in the year 1984.   

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

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

Aug 11   Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1984.   

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

Aug 21   In the year 1984 australia's federal budget speech is televised live from Canberra for the first time   

Aug 21   On this day in history widespread arrests on the eve of South African coloured elections   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1984 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   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   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   Darren Ambrose, English footballer was born in the year 1984.   

Feb 29   Cullen Jones, American swimmer was born in the year 1984.   

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   Joe Lauzon, American martial artist was born in the year 1984.   

Jun 14   Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898)   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1984 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   On this day in history death of malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead