Date: March 29, 1984
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 β π Other events on September 26 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Soviet Union Announces Los Angeles Olympics…
Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000β600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Date: December 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Date: September 14, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Provisional IRA Bombing Targets Margaret Thatcher, Kills 5, October…
The DanubeβBlack Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the CeauΘescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s. Date: May 27, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Aeroflot Flight 3352 Crashes…
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000. Date: June 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Date: February 13, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Sino-British Joint Declaration Signed on Hong Kong,…