103 Korean Martyrs Canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul, May 6, 1984

The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984STS-41-B First Untethered Spacewalk…

The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Prince Charles Calls National Gallery Addition…

William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity. Date: March 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984US Supreme Court United States v. Leon Good-Faith…

Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth. Date: February 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This…

Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Date: February 13, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Aeroflot Flight 3352 Crashes in Omsk, Killing…