Date: January 16, 1984
Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178. Date: October 11, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Provisional IRA Bombing Targets Margaret Thatcher, Kills 5, October 12, 1984PKK…
Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space. Date: October 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Iran Launches Operation Dawn 5 in Iran-Iraq War, February 16, 1984PKK Launches Armed Attacks in Turkey, August…
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 1984Reagan’s “We begin bombing…
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…
The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997. Date: September 26, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Quebec National Assembly Shooting Kills Three,…
The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T. Date: January 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984…