Page 12: Historical Events In 1984

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   

Sep 03   Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83   

Sep 03   In this year, 28 year old Chicagoan claims $40 million in Illinois state lottery.   

Sep 05   12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB   

Sep 06   Country music artist Ernest Tubb dies at the age of 70.   

Sep 06   E J Andre, actor (Eugene Bullock-Dallas), dies at 74.   

Sep 06   Today Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow.   

Sep 07   Don Tallon, cricketer (great Queensland and Australian keeper), dies.   

Sep 08   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41G mission.   

Sep 08   Frank Lowson, cricketer (England opener 1951-55), dies   

Sep 09   John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl, for the US Open Tennis title.   

Sep 09   Walter Kaufmann, composer, dies at 77   

Sep 10   Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla.   

Sep 10   Sean O'Keefe (11) is youngest to cycle across US (24 days)   

Sep 11   Australian Royal Commission finds servicemen were deliberately exposed to radiation in British nuclear tests at Maralinga in 1956-57   

Sep 11   Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81.   

Sep 12   Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident   

Sep 13   STS 41-G launch vehicle moves to launch pad.   

Sep 14   Janet Gaynor, actress (Sunrise), dies at 77 from a traffic accident.   

Sep 15   Jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies   

Sep 16   "Miami Vice" premiers.   

Sep 17   Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner.   

Sep 17   Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70.   

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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