103 Korean Martyrs Canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul, May 6, 1984
Date: May 6, 1984
Date: May 6, 1984
Holy SeeโUnited States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy. Date: January 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 10 ๐ Events on this day…
Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. Renรฉ Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on…
Niki Lauda claims his third and final Formula One Drivers' Championship Title by half a point ahead of McLaren team-mate Alain Prost at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Date: October 21, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1984 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen. Date: September 7, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1984 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1984US Supreme Court United…
The Summit Tunnel fire, one of the largest transportation tunnel fires in history, burns after a freight train carrying over one million liters of gasoline derails near the town of Todmorden, England, in the Pennines. Date: December 20, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 20 ๐ Events on this day…
A radiation detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, United States, detects radioactivity after a truck carrying rebar accidentally passed through the laboratory's area, revealing a contamination incident that occurred in Ciudad Juรกrez, Mexico, the previous month. Date: January 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 16 ๐ …