Date: October 12, 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 📅…
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…
United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture. Date: December 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Brunei Independence from United Kingdom January 1, 1984Los Angeles Opens Summer Olympics, Games of the XXIII…
The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV. Date: October 9, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Atlanta…
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials. Date: July 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984…
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) More events from 1984UK and China Agree Hong Kong Sovereignty…