Page 7: Historical Events In 1984

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   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   

Apr 22   Ansel Adams, US photographer, dies at 82.   

Apr 23   August "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68   

Apr 23   In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga.   

Apr 23   The United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus   

Apr 25   Richard Benedict actor, dies at 64 of a heart attack   

Apr 25   Richard Benedict, actor (Okinawa), dies at 64 of a heart attack   

Apr 25   Rock group Wings disbands   

Apr 26   Count Basie jazz piano great, dies at 78   

Apr 26   Henry Rowland actor, dies at 70   

Apr 26   Henry Rowland, actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70.   

Apr 26   Liverpool's Cavern Club reopens.   

Apr 26   May McAvoy actress, dies at 82 after a heart attack.   

Apr 26   Pres Reagan visits China.   

Apr 27   Asteroid #3625 discovered.   

Apr 27   Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana   

Apr 27   Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63   

Apr 28   Glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80   

Apr 30   1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are, Sweden.   

Apr 30   Arthur T "Bomber" Harris, bombed nazi-Germany, dies.   

Apr 30   Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game.   

May 01   Gordon Jenkins, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73.   

May 01   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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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