Page 12: Historical Events In 1984

Jul 31   Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1984 uS men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics   

Aug 03   On this day in history 365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

Aug 04   On this day in history carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics   

Aug 04   Edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack in the year 1984.   

Aug 04   Edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack in the year 1984.   

Aug 04   In the year 1984 mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure   

Aug 04   Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema   

Aug 05   Howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66 in the year 1984.   

Aug 06   On this day in history 203.05 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

Aug 07   Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 in the year 1984.   

Aug 08   Richard Deacon, actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 62 in the year 1984.   

Aug 11   Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91 in the year 1984.   

Aug 11   Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds in the year 1984.   

Aug 11   During a radio voice test Pres Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes" on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

Aug 14   John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Gyorgy Kosa, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1984.   

Aug 16   On this day in history lA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges   

Aug 17   In the year 1984 holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks   

Aug 18   Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Fla, spills 2.5 m gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Lee Trevino wins the PGA in the year 1984.   

Aug 21   Australia's federal budget speech is televised live from Canberra for the first time in the year 1984.   

Aug 21   Widespread arrests on the eve of South African coloured elections in the year 1984.   

Aug 22   Charles Whittenberg, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan and VP Bush   

Aug 25   On this day in history truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59   

Aug 26   Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   In the year 1984 typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1,474 people   

Aug 27   Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69 in the year 1984.   

Aug 27   Diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes in the year 1984.   

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Feb 29   Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1984.   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of cullen Jones, American swimmer   

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   Lorenzo Booker, American football player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928) died in the year 1984.   

Jan 06   Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) died in the year 1984.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55   

Jan 18   Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead died in the year 1984.