Page 14: Historical Events In 1984

Oct 16   Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84   

Oct 17   Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89.   

Oct 18   Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82   

Oct 19   Henri Michaux, writer, dies   

Oct 21   Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78.   

Oct 22   Harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66.   

Oct 23   David Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma   

Oct 23   NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine.   

Oct 24   11 members of the Colombo crime family arrested.   

Oct 24   Edith Massey, actress (Polyester, Pink Flamingos), dies at 66   

Oct 24   Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed.   

Oct 24   Steffi Graf plays her inaugural pro tennis match.   

Oct 25   "Give My Regards to Broad Street" premiers (Gotham Theater-NYC).   

Oct 25   Pascale Ogier, actress (Ghost Dance), dies of heart attack at 24.   

Oct 26   "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days   

Oct 26   John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85   

Oct 30   June Duprez, actress (Calcutta, Tiger Fang), dies at 66.   

Oct 31   Eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84.   

Oct 31   Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire.   

Nov 01   Norman Krasna, author (Dear Ruth), dies of a heart attack at 74   

Nov 02   Margie V Barfield, US murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years   

Nov 03   3000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India   

Nov 03   Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated   

Nov 04   Merie Earle, actress (Maude-Waltons), dies of uremic poisoning at 95   

Nov 04   Nicaragua holds inaugural free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%.   

Nov 06   President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D)   

Nov 07   George Matthews, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 of heart disease.   

Nov 08   Anna Fisher is recorded as becoming the inaugural "mom" to go into orbit   

Nov 08   Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 08   STS 51-A mission; launch.   

Nov 09   Sara Rodrigues, famous singer/songwriter was born! November 09 1984   

Nov 10   Sudie Bond actress, dies at 56 of a respiratory ailment.   

Nov 10   Sudie Bond, actress (Tomorrow), dies at 56 of a respiratory ailment   

Nov 11   Martin Luther King Sr, US vicar/father of MLK Jr, dies at 84.   

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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