Date: February 7, 1984
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 1984Iran Launches Operation Dawn 5 in Iran-Iraq War, February 16,…
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…
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. Date: December 4, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984New South Wales Decriminalizes Homosexuality June 8, 1984Upper Volta Renamed Burkina Faso,…
One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. Date: May 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Reagan Calls for International Chemical Weapons Ban, April 4, 1984Brunei…
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 1984STS-41-D Space Shuttle Discovery Maiden Voyage Landing…
Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy. Date: January 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day…