Desmond Tutu Wins Nobel Peace Prize October 16, 1984
Date: October 16, 1984
Date: October 16, 1984
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 📅…
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) More events from 1984Band Aid Records “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”…
Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984First Human Embryo Transfer Announced by Doctor John Buster February 3, 1984Brunei Independence from United Kingdom January 1,…
A radiation detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, United States, detects radioactivity after a truck carrying rebar accidentally passed through the laboratory's area, revealing a contamination incident that occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, the previous month. Date: January 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅…
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed. Date: October 31, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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) More events from 1984Lindow Man Discovered in Cheshire Bog, August 1,…