Date: January 28, 1984
Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on…
"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. Date: August 11, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. Date: September 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984UK and Spain Begin Gibraltar Sovereignty Talks, November 27, 1984Brunei Joins ASEAN as Sixth…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army fail to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. The bomb kills five people and wounds at least 31 others. Date: October 12, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Orgreave Clash Between Police…
William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity. Date: March 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Gozo Patrol Boat Explosion Kills Seven, September 7,…