Page 7: Historical Events In 1984

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   

May 01   Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy.   

May 02   Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66.   

May 04   Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling)   

May 04   Diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer   

May 06   Bonner Pink, Conservative Party politician.   

May 08   Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed   

May 08   The USSR and Warsaw Pact countries announce they will boycott the Los Angeles Olympics   

May 08   USSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics   

May 10   International Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua   

May 10   Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist, dies at 41   

May 11   Johan Cruijff quits soccer.   

May 11   Transit of Earth as seen on Mars   

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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