Page 4: Historical Events In 1984

Feb 24   Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59   

Feb 25   Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil results in the deaths of 500.   

Feb 26   Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut   

Feb 26   Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse.   

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 01   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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.   

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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