Marc Garneau Becomes First Canadian in Space, October 5, 1984
Date: October 5, 1984
Date: October 5, 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 β π Other events on December 20 π Events on this day…
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 β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. Date: November 2, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Gozo Patrol Boat Explosion Kills Seven, September 7, 1984STS-41-D Space…
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 1984Wagalla Massacre: Kenyan Soldiers Kill 5,000 Ethnic Somali Kenyans,…
The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997, is signed in Beijing by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher. Date: December 19, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
Singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father in his home in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California. Date: April 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Cortonwood Colliery Walkout Sparks UK Miners’…