Page 4: Historical Events In 1984

Feb 26   Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"   

Feb 26   Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named inaugural US poet laureate   

Feb 27   Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8675 meters).   

Feb 27   Worker's union leader Billy Nair freed in South Africa.   

Feb 27   WRC-AM in Washington DC changes call letters to WWRC.   

Feb 28   In this year, 26th Grammy Awards Beat It, Michael Jackson claims 8.   

Feb 28   Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies   

Feb 28   Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- goes for a walk in an Ottawa blizzard and decides to resign; announces decision the following day; Canada's 15th Prime Minister.   

Feb 29   Canadian PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he is stepping down   

Feb 29   Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces he is leaving office after serving over 15 years.   

Feb 29   Roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83.   

Mar 01   Jackie Coogan, actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family), dies at 69.   

Mar 01   NASA launches Landsat-D Prime (Landsat 5) to thematic map the Earth   

Mar 02   Iran offensive against Iraq fails.   

Mar 02   Louis Basile, actor (Louie-The Super), dies at 48   

Mar 04   Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79.   

Mar 05   Harry Salter, orch leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85.   

Mar 05   Supreme Court (5-4); city may use public money for Nativity scene.   

Mar 05   US accuse Iraq of using poison gas   

Mar 06   Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies at 78.   

Mar 07   $180 million out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit.   

Mar 07   In Southern Italy a 5.8 earthquake killed three people and at least 100 injured, and extensive damage in the Abruzzo area   

Mar 08   inaugural US cruise missile tested over western Canada; unarmed missile stays attached to B-52 bomber   

Mar 09   In this year, Emile Gumbs' Anguilla National Alliance claims elections.   

Mar 09   In this year, John Lennon releases "Borrowed Time"   

Mar 10   Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page   

Mar 10   June Marlowe, actress (Pardon US), dies at 81.   

Mar 11   In the Magdalen Islands seal hunter damage helicopter chartered by International Fund for Animal Welfare protesters   

Mar 11   Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher/poet, dies in Rytutakuji monastery at 76.   

Mar 12   Arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88.   

Mar 12   British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become inaugural skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships   

Mar 12   National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike.   

Mar 13   Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust and AIF bat), dies   

Mar 13   Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird   

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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