Aeroflot Flight 3352 Crashes in Omsk, Killing 178 – October 11, 1984

United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture. Date: December 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Soviet Union Announces Los Angeles Olympics Boycott, May 8, 1984Operation Blue Star at Golden Temple, Amritsar…

Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region. Date: January 28, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Danube–Black Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s. Date: May 27, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984STS-41-D Space Shuttle Discovery…

Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark. Date: June 22, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Kathryn Sullivan First American Woman Spacewalk Aboard Challenger October 11, 1984Provisional IRA Bombing Targets…

Iran launches Operation Dawn 5, a major offensive during the Iran–Iraq War targeting the Basra–Baghdad highway, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. Date: February 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Thames Barrier…