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HomePage 8: Historical Events In 1984
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 01 Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy. 
May 02 Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66.
May 02 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
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 07 $180 million out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit.
May 07 In Southern Italy a 5.8 earthquake killed three people and at least 100 injured, and extensive damage in the Abruzzo area
May 08 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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
May 12 "White Horse" by Laid Back hits #26
May 12 Discovery moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating of STS 41-D.
May 12 Doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure
May 12 France performs nuclear test.
May 12 Joe Lucius scored his 13th hole-in-one on the same hole.
May 12 South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for inaugural time in 22 years.
May 12 World of Rivers world exposition opens in New Orleans
May 14 19th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama claims.
May 14 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama claims.
May 14 Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies
May 15 Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85.
May 16 Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35.
May 16 In this year, Guinea-Bissau formally adopts constitution.
May 16 In this year, Juventus claims 24th Europe Cup II in Basel
May 16 US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
May 17 Mai Shanley, 21, (New Mexico), crowned 33rd Miss USA
May 19 "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62.
May 19 STS 41-D vehicle moves to launch pad.
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