Page 6: Historical Events In 1984

Apr 03   Bombay beat Delhi on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.   

Apr 03   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3676   

Apr 03   Guinea suspends constitution after coup   

Apr 03   Soyuz T-11 carries 3 cosmonauts (1 Indian-Rakesh Sharma) to Salyut 7   

Apr 04   In this year, Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" starts his secret diary   

Apr 04   Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London   

Apr 05   "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances   

Apr 05   A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364.   

Apr 05   Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies   

Apr 05   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31419 points (31421)   

Apr 06   11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched.   

Apr 06   Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies   

Apr 07   Frank Church, (Sen-D-Ohio, 1957-81), dies at 59.   

Apr 07   Samuel C Engel screenwriter, dies of heart failure at 79   

Apr 09   Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies.   

Apr 10   Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle with help from the Canadian Arm   

Apr 10   Nate Nelson, R and B-singer (Flamingos-I'll Be Home), dies on 52 birthday.   

Apr 10   US Senate condemns CIA mining of Nicaraguan harbors.   

Apr 11   Challenger astronauts complete inaugural in space satellite repair   

Apr 11   Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth   

Apr 12   Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76.   

Apr 13   11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth   

Apr 13   Christopher Wilder FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally results in the deaths of self   

Apr 13   Pete Rose becomees inaugural NL to get get 4000 hits in a career.   

Apr 15   Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61.   

Apr 18   Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB.   

Apr 18   John Lee Mahin screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81   

Apr 18   Michael Jackson faced surgery in Los Angeles. Doctors performed scalp surgery to repair damage done after the megastar’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial on January 27. Jackson was hospitalized and recuperated for months before he could return to work   

Apr 19   A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451.   

Apr 19   Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs inaugural appears in print (Nature mag)   

Apr 20   Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84.   

Apr 21   "Nightline" reverts back from 1 hour to « hour   

Apr 21   After 37 weeks, "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose".   

Apr 21   Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record 209.8 kph   

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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