Date: October 31, 1984
After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board. Date: December 23, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day…
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 1984Cortonwood Colliery Walkout Sparks UK Miners’ Strike, March…
Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. Date: September 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Niki Lauda Wins Third Formula One Championship by Half Point, October 21, 1984Brunei Joins…
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police. Date: July 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Marc Garneau Becomes…
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 → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More…