103 Korean Martyrs Canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul, May 6, 1984

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…

Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. Date: September 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Virgin Atlantic Launches First Flight from London to Newark, June 22, 1984Tyrone Mitchell 49th…

In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners. Date: March 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On…

"Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on a 2 express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States. Date: December 22, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Danube-Black Sea Canal Opens…

Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya. Date: April 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Reagan Calls for International Chemical Weapons Ban, April 4, 1984Indira…