Page 15: Historical Events In 1984

Nov 12   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "We All Stand Together".   

Nov 12   Space shuttle astronauts snared a satellite inaugural space salvage.   

Nov 13   Dorothy Arnold, actress (House of Fear, Phantom Creeps), dies at 66.   

Nov 14   Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit.   

Nov 14   George Matthews, Bkln NY, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73   

Nov 14   NASA launches NATO-3D.   

Nov 15   Baby Fae, who received a baboon's heart, dies at 3 weeks   

Nov 16   14th Shuttle Mission (51A) -Discovery 2- lands at Kennedy Center   

Nov 16   In this year, John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him".   

Nov 19   George D Aiken, (Sen-R-Vt, 1941-75), dies at 92   

Nov 20   Alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78.   

Nov 25   William Schroeder, is recorded as becoming 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart   

Nov 27   Percy Norris, deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead   

Nov 28   Hans Speidel, German gen/NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87   

Dec 03   Thousands die and over 200000 are injured from a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India (the world's worst industrial accident). occurred when gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India.   

Dec 03   Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72.   

Dec 04   Hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner   

Dec 04   John Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94   

Dec 06   Hijackers aboard Kuwaiti jetliner kill 2nd hostage.   

Dec 06   Ruth Cummings, actress (Daybreak, Dream of Love), dies at 90   

Dec 07   Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

Dec 08   Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81.   

Dec 09   6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends   

Dec 10   South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received his Nobel Peace Prize.   

Dec 11   George Waggner, director/writer, dies at 90   

Dec 13   Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers inaugural stroke.   

Dec 15   Avon Long, actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies at 74   

Dec 15   USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet   

Dec 18   Christopher Guest (Saturday Night Live) and actress Jamie Lee Curtis are married in Los Angeles.   

Dec 19   Fire at the Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people.   

Dec 19   Michel Magne, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 20   33 unknown Bach keyboard works are discovered in the Yale library   

Dec 21   USSR launches Vega 2 for fly-by of Halley's Come   

Dec 22   Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black youths on a NYC subway train   

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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