Page 16: Historical Events In 1984

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.   

Dec 22   Madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks.   

Dec 24   Ian Hendry, actor (Assassin, Get Carter, Repulsion), dies at 53   

Dec 28   Sam Peckinpah, director, dies of cardiac arrest at 59   

Dec 28   TV soap "The Edge of Night" ends 28 year run.   

Dec 29   In this year, Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections.   

Dec 29   Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84.   

Dec 30   Miss Elizabeth (Hulette) and Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed   

Dec 31   NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH   

Dec 31   Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th PM succeeds his mom, Indira   

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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