Marvin Gaye Shot Dead by Father in Los Angeles Home, April 1, 1984
Date: April 1, 1984
Date: April 1, 1984
President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons. Date: April 4, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984103 Korean Martyrs Canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul, May 6, 1984William…
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000. Date: June 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
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 β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984DanubeβBlack Sea Canal Opens in Romania, May…
Brunei joins the United Nations. Date: September 21, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 21 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984AT&T Divests Bell System Companies in Antitrust Settlement, January 1, 1984Wagalla Massacre: Kenyan Soldiers Kill 5,000 Somalis, February 10, 1984Band…
San Juanico disaster: A series of explosions at the Pemex petroleum storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in Mexico City starts a major fire and kills about 500 people. Date: November 19, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 19 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day…
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). Date: February 7, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from…