Date: November 27, 1984
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. Date: December 4, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Prince Charles Calls National Gallery Addition a “Monstrous Carbuncle” May 17, 1984Orgreave…
A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. Date: September 20, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Crash in Dhaka -…
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 Juárez, Mexico, the previous month. Date: January 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅…
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…
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 → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day…
Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England. Date: August 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Cameroon Republican Guard Coup Attempt Against Paul…