Date: March 6, 1984
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Date: September 12, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events…
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…
Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5,000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre. Date: February 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984STS-41-D Space Shuttle Discovery Maiden Voyage Landing September 5, 1984Baltimore Colts Move…
Iran launches Operation Dawn 5, a major offensive during the Iran–Iraq War targeting the Basra–Baghdad highway, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. Date: February 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Zamboanga Mayor…
The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997. Date: September 26, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Sino-British Joint Declaration Signed on Hong…
Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales. Date: June 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Brunei Joins ASEAN as Sixth Member – January 7, 1984William Buckley Kidnapped by Hezbollah…