Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-41-B February 3, 1984

After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupt. Date: November 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Thames Barrier…

Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya. Date: April 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Aeroflot Flight 3519 Engine Fire Crash at Krasnoyarsk Airport, December…

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) More events from…

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 📅…

The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis. Date: March 29, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Atlanta Braves vs….

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…