William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity. Date: March 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more. Date: February 24, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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 → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5,000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre. Date: February 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger. Date: February 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth. Date: February 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This…
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)