Historical Events In 1984

Aug 27   President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project on this day in history.   

Aug 30   12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) in the year 1984.   

Aug 31   Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1984 howland Chamberlin, actor (Force of Evil, Pickup), dies at 73   

Sep 03   On this day in history 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery   

Sep 03   Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB   

Sep 06   Country music artist Ernest Tubb dies at the age of 70 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1984 e J Andre, actor (Eugene Bullock-Dallas), dies at 74   

Sep 06   On this day in history today Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow   

Sep 07   In the year 1984 don Tallon, cricketer (great Queensland & Australian keeper), dies   

Sep 08   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41G mission on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history frank Lowson, cricketer (England opener 1951-55), dies   

Sep 09   John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl, for the US Open Tennis title on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Walter Kaufmann, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Sean O'Keefe (11) is youngest to cycle across US (24 days) on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 1984 australian Royal Commission finds servicemen were deliberately exposed to radiation in British nuclear tests at Maralinga in 1956-57.   

Sep 11   Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1984.   

Sep 12   Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident in the year 1984.   

Sep 13   In the year 1984 sTS 41-G launch vehicle moves to launch pad   

Sep 14   On this day in history janet Gaynor, actress (Sunrise), dies at 77 from a traffic accident   

Sep 15   Jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 16   "Miami Vice&quot premiers on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1984 brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner   

Sep 17   In the year 1984 richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70   

Sep 18   Joe Kittinger completes first solo balloon crossing of Atlantic on this day in history.   

Sep 19   June Preisser, dancer/actress (Babes in Arms), dies in car crash at 61 on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1984 steve Goodman, folk singer/guitarist, dies at 36   

Sep 20   In the year 1984 suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut   

Sep 21   NASA launches Galaxy-C on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

Sep 24   Neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 in the year 1984.   

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Feb 29   Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Darren Ambrose, English footballer was born in the year 1984.   

Feb 29   Cullen Jones, American swimmer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player   

Apr 30   Shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager was born in the year 1984.   

May 22   In the year 1984 birth of joe Lauzon, American martial artist   

Jun 14   Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1984 birth of lorenzo Booker, American football player   

Jan 01   In the year 1984 death of alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898)   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)   

Jan 09   On this day in history wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77   

Jan 10   Suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos, dies at 82 in the year 1984.   

Jan 11   In the year 1984 fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 14   Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1984 death of malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead