Anti-Sikh Riots Erupt After Indira Gandhi Assassination November 1, 1984
Date: November 1, 1984
Date: November 1, 1984
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. Date: August 4, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Thames Barrier Officially Opens Protecting Greater London Floodplain – May 8, 1984William Buckley Kidnapped…
Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture. Date: May 17, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅…
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). Date: February 7, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1984Soviet Union Announces Los…
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…
The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis. Date: March 29, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984New South Wales…