Date: May 8, 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 1984Space Shuttle Challenger Launches…
The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997, is signed in Beijing by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher. Date: December 19, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
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 → 📅 Other…
Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more. Date: February 24, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Thames Barrier Officially Opens, Protecting Greater…
Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia. Date: September 2, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. Date: November 2, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Provisional IRA Bombing Targets Margaret Thatcher, Kills 5, October 12,…