Kathryn Sullivan First American Woman Spacewalk Aboard Challenger October 11, 1984

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…

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 1984McDonald’s Massacre in San Ysidro: 21 Killed, 19 Injured July 18, 1984San Juanico Disaster: Pemex Explosion Kills 500…

Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. Date: June 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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…

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 📅…

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board. Date: August 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Brunei Joins…