Page 6: Historical Events In 1984

Mar 30   Peter Yarrall, strongest Englishman/weighed 826 lb (374.7 kg), dies.   

Mar 30   US ends participation in multinational Lebanon peace force   

Mar 31   One-legged runner Steve Fonyo dips his artificial leg in St. John's Harbour to start run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.   

Mar 31   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Apr 01   8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles.   

Apr 01   Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA   

Apr 01   Marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44.   

Apr 02   Georgetown beats Houston for NCAA basketball title.   

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 08   8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles.   

Apr 08   Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA   

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

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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