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  • Timor-Leste
    1984
    Xanana Gusmão

    Failed Coup attempt against Gusmão

    Timor-Leste
    1984

    After Fretilin suffered some major setbacks in the early 1980s, including a failed 1984 coup attempt against Gusmão led by four senior Falintil officers, including Mauk Moruk. Gusmão left Fretilin and supported various centrist coalitions, eventually becoming a leading opponent of Fretilin.




  • Soviet Union, (Russia)
    Jan, 1984
    Garry Kasparov

    Became the No. 1 ranked player in the world

    Soviet Union, (Russia)
    Jan, 1984

    In January 1984, Kasparov became the No. 1 ranked player in the world, with a FIDE rating of 2710. He became the youngest ever world No. 1, a record that lasted 12 years until being broken by Vladimir Kramnik in January 1996; the record is currently held by Magnus Carlsen.




  • Soviet Union, (Russia)
    1984
    Garry Kasparov

    First-ever win against the World Champion

    Soviet Union, (Russia)
    1984

    The World Chess Championship 1984 match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov had many ups and downs, and a very controversial finish. Karpov started in very good form, and after nine games Kasparov was down 4–0 in a "first to six wins" match. Fellow players predicted he would be whitewashed 6–0 within 18 games. In an unexpected turn of events, there followed a series of 17 successive draws, some relatively short, and others drawn in unsettled positions. Kasparov lost game 27 (5–0), then fought back with another series of draws until game 32 (5–1), earning his first-ever win against the World Champion.




  • Vilnius, Lithuania
    1984
    Garry Kasparov

    He won the Candidates' final

    Vilnius, Lithuania
    1984

    Later in 1984, he won the Candidates' final 8½–4½ (four wins, no losses) against the resurgent former world champion Vasily Smyslov, at Vilnius, thus qualifying to play Anatoly Karpov for the World Championship.




  • Soviet Union, (Russia)
    1984
    Garry Kasparov

    He joined the (CPSU)

    Soviet Union, (Russia)
    1984

    That year he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), as a member of which he was elected to the Central Committee of Komsomol in 1987.




  • Hong Kong, China
    1984
    Hong Kong independence

    Sino-British Joint Declaration

    Hong Kong, China
    1984

    In 1984, the British and Chinese governments signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration which stated that the sovereignty of Hong Kong should be transferred to the PRC on 1 July 1997, and Hong Kong should enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle.




  • Japan
    1984
    Computer animation

    World's most powerful Computer

    Japan
    1984

    The LINKS-1 was the world's most powerful computer, as of 1984.


  • Rieti, Italy
    1984
    Kobe Bryant

    Father retirement and moving

    Rieti, Italy
    1984

    When Bryant was six, his father retired from the NBA and moved his family to Rieti in Italy to continue playing professional basketball at a lower level.


  • Paris, France
    1984
    Bernard Arnault

    Antoine Bernheim

    Paris, France
    1984

    In 1984, with the help of Antoine Bernheim, a senior partner of Lazard Frères, Arnault acquired the Financière Agache, a luxury goods company.


  • France
    1984
    Bernard Arnault

    CEO of Financière Agache

    France
    1984

    Arnault became the CEO of Financière Agache and subsequently took control of Boussac Saint-Frères, a textile company in turmoil.


  • Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France
    1984
    Bernard Arnault

    Christian Dior

    Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France
    1984

    Boussac owned Christian Dior, the department store Le Bon Marché, the retail shop Conforama, and the diapers manufacturer Peaudouce. Arnault sold nearly all the company's assets, keeping only the prestigious Christian Dior brand and Le Bon Marché department store.


  • Mexico
    1984
    Carlos Slim

    Seguros de México

    Mexico
    1984

    Slim spent US$13 million to buy insurance company Seguros de México in 1984.


  • Illinois, U.S.
    1984
    Microprocessor

    The MC68020

    Illinois, U.S.
    1984

    Motorola's success with the 68000 led to the MC68010, which added virtual memory support. The MC68020, introduced in 1984 added full 32-bit data and address buses. The 68020 became hugely popular in the Unix supermicrocomputer market, and many small companies (e.g., Altos, Charles River Data Systems, Cromemco) produced desktop-size systems.


  • France
    1984
    Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

    Marriage

    France
    1984

    In 1984, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz, and they decided to raise their children as Jewish.


  • Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
    1984
    Microprocessor

    The WDC 65C816

    Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
    1984

    The Western Design Center (WDC) introduced the CMOS 65816 16-bit upgrade of the WDC CMOS 65C02 in 1984. The 65816 16-bit microprocessor was the core of the Apple IIgs and later the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, making it one of the most popular 16-bit designs of all time.


  • California, U.S.
    1984
    Microprocessor

    The First Commercial RISC Microprocessor Design

    California, U.S.
    1984

    The first commercial RISC microprocessor design was released in 1984, by MIPS Computer Systems, the 32-bit R2000 (the R1000 was not released).


  • South Africa
    1984
    Nuclear Power

    Koeberg nuclear power station

    South Africa
    1984

    Koeberg nuclear power station is a nuclear power station in South Africa. It is currently the only one on the entire African continent. It is located 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand on the west coast of South Africa. Koeberg is owned and operated by the country's only national electricity supplier, Eskom. The two reactors form the cornerstone of the South African nuclear program.


  • New Jersey, U.S.
    1984
    Linux

    Bell Labs began selling Unix as a proprietary product

    New Jersey, U.S.
    1984

    Due to an earlier antitrust case forbidding it from entering the computer business, AT&T was required to license the operating system's source code to anyone who asked. As a result, Unix grew quickly and became widely adopted by academic institutions and businesses. In 1984, AT&T divested itself of Bell Labs; freed of the legal obligation requiring free licensing, Bell Labs began selling Unix as a proprietary product, where users were not legally allowed to modify Unix.


  • Canada
    1984
    Popeyes

    Chain expanded to Canada

    Canada
    1984

    The chain expanded to Canada in 1984.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 22, 1984
    Apple Inc.

    The Macintosh

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 22, 1984

    In 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh, the first personal computer to be sold without a programming language. Its debut was signified by "1984", a $1.5 million television advertisement directed by Ridley Scott that aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984.


  • Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    1984
    Donald Trump

    Trump Plaza hotel

    Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    1984

    In 1984, Trump opened Harrah's at Trump Plaza hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey with financing from the Holiday Corporation, who also managed the operation. Gambling had been legalized there in 1977 in an effort to revitalize the once-popular seaside destination.


  • New York, U.S.
    1984
    3D printing

    Howtek, Inc

    New York, U.S.
    1984

    In early 1984, Robert Howard started R.H. Research, later named Howtek, Inc to develop a color 2D printer using Thermoplastic (hot-melt) plastic ink.


  • Washington, D.C., U.S
    Friday Feb 3, 1984
    Elizabeth Holmes

    Holmes birth

    Washington, D.C., U.S
    Friday Feb 3, 1984

    Elizabeth Holmes was born on February 3, 1984, in Washington, D.C.


  • Iran
    Monday Feb 6, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    The War of The Cities

    Iran
    Monday Feb 6, 1984

    On 7 February 1984, during the first war of the cities, Saddam ordered his air force to attack eleven Iranian cities.


  • Based in a northwest suburb of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border
    1984
    Internet

    The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

    Based in a northwest suburb of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border
    1984

    Between 1984 and 1988 CERN began installation and operation of TCP/IP to interconnect its major internal computer systems, workstations, PCs and an accelerator control system. CERN continued to operate a limited self-developed system (CERNET) internally and several incompatible (typically proprietary) network protocols externally. There was considerable resistance in Europe towards more widespread use of TCP/IP, and the CERN TCP/IP intranets remained isolated from the Internet until 1989.


  • Iran
    Tuesday Feb 21, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    The cities bombardments ceased

    Iran
    Tuesday Feb 21, 1984

    The cities bombardments ceased on 22 February 1984. Though Saddam had aimed for the attacks to demoralise Iran and force them to negotiate, they had little effect, and Iran quickly repaired the damage.


  • Majnoon Island, Iraq
    Friday Feb 24, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Kheibar

    Majnoon Island, Iraq
    Friday Feb 24, 1984

    Operation Kheibar began on 24 February with Iranian infantrymen crossing the Hawizeh Marshes using motorboats and transport helicopters in an amphibious assault. The Iranians attacked the vital oil-producing Majnoon Island by landing troops via helicopters onto the islands and severing the communication lines between Amareh and Basra. They then continued the attack towards Qurna.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    1984
    Nancy Pelosi

    San Francisco Democratic National Convention Host Committee chairwoman

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    1984

    Pelosi served as the San Francisco Democratic National Convention Host Committee chairwoman in 1984, and then as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee finance chair from 1985 to 1986.


  • Al Qurnah, Iraq
    Wednesday Feb 29, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    Attacking On Al Qurna

    Al Qurnah, Iraq
    Wednesday Feb 29, 1984

    By 29 February, the Iranians had reached the outskirts of Qurna and were closing in on the Baghdad–Basra highway. They had broken out of the marshes and returned to open terrain, where they were confronted by conventional Iraqi weapons, including artillery, tanks, air power, and mustard gas. 1,200 Iranian soldiers were killed in the counter-attack. The Iranians retreated back to the marshes, though they still held onto them along with Majnoon Island.


  • Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
    1984
    3D printing

    Chuck Hull of 3D Systems Corporation filed his own patent

    Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
    1984

    Three weeks later in 1984, Chuck Hull of 3D Systems Corporation filed his own patent for a stereolithography fabrication system, in which layers are added by curing photopolymers with ultraviolet light lasers. Hull defined the process as a "system for generating three-dimensional objects by creating a cross-sectional pattern of the object to be formed".


  • Paris, France
    Saturday Mar 31, 1984
    Eiffel Tower

    Robert Moriarty flew a Beechcraft Bonanza under the tower

    Paris, France
    Saturday Mar 31, 1984

    Robert Moriarty flew a Beechcraft Bonanza under the tower on 31 March 1984.


  • Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 15, 1984
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Palm Sunday Massacre

    Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 15, 1984

    The Palm Sunday massacre was a 1984 mass murder in Brooklyn, New York, that resulted in the deaths of ten people: two women, two teenage girls, and six children. There was one survivor, an infant girl. All of the victims were shot, with a total of 19 bullets fired from two handguns at close range, most in the head, and were found in relaxed poses sitting in couches and chairs, suggesting that they had been taken by surprise.


  • Belgrade, Serbia
    Monday Apr 16, 1984
    Slobodan Milošević

    President of The Belgrade League of Communists City Committee

    Belgrade, Serbia
    Monday Apr 16, 1984

    On 16 April 1984, Milošević was elected president of the Belgrade League of Communists City Committee.


  • Bogota, Colombia
    Monday Apr 30, 1984
    Colombian conflict

    The Assassination of the Justice Minister

    Bogota, Colombia
    Monday Apr 30, 1984

    Pressure from the U.S. government and critical sectors of Colombian society was met with further violence, as the Medellín Cartel and its hitmen, bribed or murdered numerous public officials, politicians and others who stood in its way by supporting the implementation of extradition of Colombian nationals to the U.S. Victims of cartel violence included Justice Minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, assassinated in 1984, an event which made the Betancur administration begin to directly oppose the drug lords.


  • Madrid, Spain
    Saturday May 5, 1984
    Diego Maradona

    Chaos in the King's presence

    Madrid, Spain
    Saturday May 5, 1984

    The end of the 1983–84 season included a violent and chaotic fight Maradona was directly involved in at the 1984 Copa del Rey final at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid against Athletic Bilbao. After receiving another rough tackle by Goikoetxea which wounded his leg, being taunted with xenophobic, racist insults related to his father's Native American ancestry throughout the match by Bilbao fans, and being provoked by Bilbao's Miguel Sola at full time as Barcelona lost 1–0, Maradona snapped. The mass brawl was played out in front of the Spanish King Juan Carlos and an audience of 100,000 fans inside the stadium, and more than half of Spain watching on television.


  • Amman, Jordan
    May, 1984
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    Life in Jordan

    Amman, Jordan
    May, 1984

    In May 1984, Middleton traveled with her family to Amman, Jordan, where her father worked for British Airways. And in Jordan, Middleton attended an English-language nursery school.


  • California, U.S.
    May, 1984
    Atari, Inc.

    James J. Morgan takes charge

    California, U.S.
    May, 1984

    Financial problems continued to mount and Kassar's successor, James J. Morgan, had less than a year in which to tackle the company's problems. He began a massive restructuring of the company and worked with Warner Communications in May 1984 to create "NATCO" (an acronym for New Atari Company). NATCO further streamlined the company's facilities, personnel, and spending.


  • Jackson Township, New Jersey, U.S.
    Friday May 11, 1984
    Halloween

    Haunted Castle Fire

    Jackson Township, New Jersey, U.S.
    Friday May 11, 1984

    On the evening of 11 May 1984, in Jackson Township, New Jersey, the Haunted Castle (Six Flags Great Adventure) caught fire. As a result of the fire, eight teenagers perished. The backlash to the tragedy was a tightening of regulations relating to safety, building codes and the frequency of inspections of attractions nationwide. The smaller venues, especially the nonprofit attractions, were unable to compete financially, and the better funded commercial enterprises filled the vacuum. Facilities that were once able to avoid regulation because they were considered to be temporary installations now had to adhere to the stricter codes required of permanent attractions.


  • Bahrain
    Sunday May 13, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    Iran attacked a Kuwaiti tanker carrying Iraqi oil

    Bahrain
    Sunday May 13, 1984

    Iraq repeatedly bombed Iran's main oil export facility on Kharg Island, causing increasingly heavy damage. As a first response to these attacks, Iran attacked a Kuwaiti tanker carrying Iraqi oil near Bahrain on 13 May 1984, as well as a Saudi tanker in Saudi waters on 16 May.


  • Netherlands
    Sunday May 13, 1984
    Johan Cruyff

    Ended the Playing career

    Netherlands
    Sunday May 13, 1984

    He ended his Eredivisie playing career on 13 May 1984 with a goal against PEC Zwolle.


  • White Plains, New York, U.S.
    Monday May 14, 1984
    Mark Zuckerberg

    Birth

    White Plains, New York, U.S.
    Monday May 14, 1984

    Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York.


  • St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland
    Wednesday May 16, 1984
    04:11:00 PM
    Heysel Stadium Events

    1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup

    St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland
    Wednesday May 16, 1984
    04:11:00 PM

    The 1983–84 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Juventus in a final against Porto. The next year, the club went on to complete a full complement of European trophies with the European Cup. Universitatea Craiova, winners of the 1983 Romanian Cup Final, were denied entry as the Romanian Football Federation scheduled the final for the week after the closing date for entries. As a result, both the president, Andrei Rădulescu, and secretary, Florin Dumitrescu, of the Romanian FA were sacked.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday May 22, 1984
    Gulf War

    The Project Conclusions

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday May 22, 1984

    On 22 May 1984, President Reagan was briefed on the project conclusions in the Oval Office by William Flynn Martin who had served as the head of the NSC staff that organized the study. The full declassified presentation can be seen here. The conclusions were threefold: first, oil stocks needed to be increased among members of the International Energy Agency and, if necessary, released early in the event of oil market disruption; second, the United States needed to beef up the security of friendly Arab states in the region; and third, an embargo should be placed on sales of military equipment to Iran and Iraq. The plan was approved by President Reagan and later affirmed by the G-7 leaders headed by the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, in the London Summit of 1984. The plan was implemented and became the basis for US preparedness to respond to the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in 1991.


  • Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Wednesday May 30, 1984
    Heysel Stadium Events

    1984 European Cup Final

    Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Wednesday May 30, 1984

    The 1984 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Roma of Italy on 30 May 1984 at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy. It was the final match of the 1983–84 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Liverpool were appearing in their fourth final, having won the competition in 1977, 1978 and 1981. Roma were appearing in their first European Cup final.


  • Amritsar, Punjab, India
    Thursday May 31, 1984
    Indira Gandhi

    Operation Blue Star

    Amritsar, Punjab, India
    Thursday May 31, 1984

    After several futile negotiations, Indira Gandhi ordered the Indian army in June 1984 to enter the Golden Temple in order to remove Bhindranwale and his supporters from the complex. The army used heavy artillery, including tanks, in the action code-named Operation Blue Star. The operation badly damaged or destroyed parts of the Temple complex, including the Akal Takht shrine and the Sikh library. It also led to the deaths of a large number of Sikh fighters and innocent pilgrims. The number of casualties remains disputed with estimates ranging from many hundreds to many thousands.


  • Arabi Island, Persian Gulf
    Tuesday Jun 5, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    Saudi arabia Response

    Arabi Island, Persian Gulf
    Tuesday Jun 5, 1984

    Attacks on ships of noncombatant nations in the Persian Gulf sharply increased thereafter, with both nations attacking oil tankers and merchant ships of neutral nations in an effort to deprive their opponent of trade. The Iranian attacks against Saudi shipping led to Saudi F-15s shooting down a pair of F-4 Phantom II on 5 June 1984.


  • (Ivanovo. Yaroslavl and north of Moscow) Soviet Union (now Russia)
    Saturday Jun 9, 1984
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    The Ivanovo-Yaroslavl Tornado

    (Ivanovo. Yaroslavl and north of Moscow) Soviet Union (now Russia)
    Saturday Jun 9, 1984

    The 1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak, also known as the 1984 Ivanovo tornado outbreak, was one of only three disastrous tornado outbreaks in modern Russian history (one of the others being the 1904 Moscow tornado) and the third-deadliest tornado outbreak in European history. Occurring on June 9, 1984, the outbreak struck the Ivanovo and Yaroslavl regions north of Moscow, an area over 400,000 km2. In all, the entire tornado outbreak killed at least 57 people (though the exact death toll is unknown) and injured 804.


  • Cyprus
    Tuesday Jun 26, 1984
    Cypriot intercommunal violence

    Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktaş admitted on British channel ITV that the bomb was placed by the Turks themselves in order to create tension

    Cyprus
    Tuesday Jun 26, 1984

    On June 26, 1984 the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktaş, admitted on British channel ITV that the bomb was placed by the Turks themselves in order to create tension.


  • California, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 1, 1984
    Atari, Inc.

    Tramel accusation

    California, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 1, 1984

    Unknown to James Morgan and the senior management of Atari, Warner had been in talks with Tramel Technology to buy Atari's consumer electronics and home computer divisions. Negotiating until close to midnight on July 1, 1984, Jack Tramiel purchased Atari. Warner sold the home computing and game console divisions of Atari to Tramiel for $50 cash and $240 million in promissory notes and stocks, giving Warner a 20% stake in Atari Corporation.


  • Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
    Monday Jul 2, 1984
    3D printing

    American entrepreneur Bill Masters filed a patent

    Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
    Monday Jul 2, 1984

    On July 2, 1984, American entrepreneur Bill Masters filed a patent for his Computer Automated Manufacturing Process and System (US 4665492).


  • Naples, Italy
    Thursday Jul 5, 1984
    Diego Maradona

    To Napoli

    Naples, Italy
    Thursday Jul 5, 1984

    Maradona transferred to Napoli in Italy's Serie A for another world record fee, £6.9 million ($10.48M). Maradona arrived in Naples and was presented to the world media as a Napoli player on 5 July 1984, where he was welcomed by 75,000 fans at his presentation at the Stadio San Paolo.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Jul, 1984
    Ted Bundy

    Two hacksaw blades

    Florida, U.S.
    Jul, 1984

    In July 1984, Raiford guards found two hacksaw blades that Bundy had hidden in his cell. A steel bar in one of the cell's windows had been sawed completely through at the top and bottom and glued back into place with a homemade soap-based adhesive. Several months later, guards found an unauthorized mirror hidden in the cell, and Bundy was again moved to a different cell.


  • France
    Monday Jul 16, 1984
    3D printing

    Alain Le Méhauté, Olivier de Witte, and Jean Claude André filed their patent

    France
    Monday Jul 16, 1984

    On 16 July 1984, Alain Le Méhauté, Olivier de Witte, and Jean Claude André filed their patent for the stereolithography process. The application of the French inventors was abandoned by the French General Electric Company (now Alcatel-Alsthom) and CILAS (The Laser Consortium).


  • San Diego, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 18, 1984
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre

    San Diego, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 18, 1984

    The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was an act of mass murder which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California on July 18, 1984. The perpetrator, 41-year-old James Huberty, fatally shot 21 people and wounded 19 others, before being killed by a police sniper approximately 77 minutes after he had first opened fire. The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was considered the worst mass shooting in the United States (in terms of number of fatalities) until 1991 and remains the eighth deadliest mass shooting in American history.


  • Originally Milpitas, California, U.S.
    1984
    Trivial Pursuit

    Bally Sente released a Trivial Pursuit arcade game

    Originally Milpitas, California, U.S.
    1984

    In 1984, Bally Sente released a Trivial Pursuit arcade game. Like the board game, several variants were also released.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 28, 1984
    Michael Jordan

    Summer Olympics

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 28, 1984

    Won the gold medal in Summer Olympics.


  • Taipei, Taiwan
    1984
    KFC

    First in Taiwan

    Taipei, Taiwan
    1984

    In Taiwan, KFC entered the market in 1984 and opened its first store in 1985 in Taipei City. Now, there exist more than 137 outlets.


  • Cameroon
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1984
    10:30:00 PM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Lake Monoun Disaster

    Cameroon
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1984
    10:30:00 PM

    Several people reported hearing a loud noise on August 15, 1984 around 22:30. A gas cloud reportedly emanated from a crater in the eastern part of the lake. The victims were said to have skin burns, which reports later clarified as "skin damage" such as discoloration. Survivors reported that the whitish, smoke-like cloud smelled bitter and acidic. The death toll from this disaster is estimated to be 37 people.


  • Philippines
    Sunday Aug 26, 1984
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Typhoon Ike

    Philippines
    Sunday Aug 26, 1984

    Typhoon Ike was the second deadliest tropical cyclone in the 20th century in the Philippines, where it was known as Typhoon Nitang. Overall, 1,426 people were killed as a result of the typhoon in the archipelago. At the time, Ike was the deadliest typhoon to hit the country during the 20th century, surpassing the previous record of Typhoon Amy in 1951. A total of 1,856 people were injured. Furthermore, 142,653 homes were damaged and 108,219 others were destroyed.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Sep 15, 1984
    Princess Diana

    Second Baby

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Sep 15, 1984

    A second son, Prince Harry, was born on 15 September 1984.


  • London, England
    Saturday Sep 15, 1984
    Prince Harry

    Born

    London, England
    Saturday Sep 15, 1984

    Harry was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, on 15 September 1984 at 4:20 pm as the second child of Charles, Prince of Wales—heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth II—and Diana, Princess of Wales.


  • California, United States
    1984
    River Phoenix

    Phoenix was cast as Brian and only had one line of dialogue

    California, United States
    1984

    In September, the pilot episode of the short-lived TV series It's "Your Move" aired. Phoenix was cast as Brian and only had one line of dialogue.


  • London, England, Unted Kingdom
    Sep, 1984
    Freddie Mercury

    Love Kills

    London, England, Unted Kingdom
    Sep, 1984

    Mercury contributed to the Richard "Wolfie" Wolf remix of the song "Love Kills", used as the end title theme for National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1. The song was originally recorded in 1984, when it was included on the soundtrack for the restoration of the 1927 Fritz Lang film Metropolis. First written by Giorgio Moroder in collaboration with Mercury, and produced by Moroder and Mack, "Love Kills" debuted at the number 10 position in the UK Singles Chart.


  • Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
    1984
    Samuel Little

    Little was arrested for kidnapping Laurie Barros

    Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
    1984

    In October 1984, he was arrested for kidnapping, beating, and strangling 22-year-old Laurie Barros, who survived. One month later, he was found by police in the back seat of his car with an unconscious woman, also beaten and strangled, in the same location as the attempted murder of Barros.


  • Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 2, 1984
    Papa John's Pizza

    Foundation

    Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 2, 1984

    The Papa John's restaurant was founded in 1984 when "Papa" John Schnatter knocked out a broom closet in the back of his father's tavern, Mick's Lounge, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He then sold his 1971 Camaro Z28 to purchase US$1,600 worth of used pizza equipment and began selling pizzas to the tavern's customers out of the converted closet.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Oct, 1984
    Ted Bundy

    Green River Killer

    Florida, U.S.
    Oct, 1984

    Shortly thereafter, he was charged with a disciplinary infraction for unauthorized correspondence with another high-profile criminal, John Hinckley Jr. In October 1984, Bundy contacted Robert Keppel and offered to share his self-proclaimed expertise in serial killer psychology in the ongoing hunt in Washington for the "Green River Killer", later identified as Gary Ridgway. Keppel and Green River Task Force detective Dave Reichert interviewed Bundy, but Ridgway remained at large for a further 17 years. Keppel published detailed documentation of the Green River interviews, and later collaborated with Michaud on another examination of the interview material. Bundy coined the nickname "The Riverman" for Gary Ridgway, which was later used for the title of Keppel's book, The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer.


  • Crawley, England, United Kingdom
    1984
    Richard Branson

    Branson formed Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Cargo

    Crawley, England, United Kingdom
    1984

    Branson formed Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Cargo in 1984.


  • Brighton, England
    Friday Oct 12, 1984
    Margaret Thatcher

    The Assassination Attempt

    Brighton, England
    Friday Oct 12, 1984

    Thatcher narrowly escaped injury in an IRA assassination attempt at a Brighton hotel early in the morning on 12 October 1984. Five people were killed, including the wife of minister John Wakeham. Thatcher was staying at the hotel to prepare for the Conservative Party conference, which she insisted should open as scheduled the following day.


  • Paris, France
    1984
    United Nations

    Ronald Reagan withdrew his nation's funding from (UNESCO)

    Paris, France
    1984

    In 1984, US President Ronald Reagan, withdrew his nation's funding from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over allegations of mismanagement, followed by the UK and Singapore.


  • Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
    Wednesday Oct 17, 1984
    Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Dawn 7

    Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
    Wednesday Oct 17, 1984

    Iran launched (Dawn 7) took place from 18–25 October 1984, when they recaptured the Iranian city of Mehran, which had been occupied by the Iraqis from the beginning of the war.


  • California, United States
    1984
    River Phoenix

    Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

    California, United States
    1984

    The film stars 13-year-old River Phoenix in "one of his first major roles. Phoenix starred as a young boy who discovers he has dyslexia. Joaquin starred in a small role alongside his brother.


  • California, United States
    Oct, 1984
    River Phoenix

    Phoenix secured the role of geeky boy-scientist

    California, United States
    Oct, 1984

    In October 1984, Phoenix secured the role of geeky boy-scientist Wolfgang Müller in Joe Dante's big-budget science-fiction film Explorers alongside Ethan Hawke, and production began soon after.


  • United Kingdom
    1984
    James Bond

    Role of Honour was published

    United Kingdom
    1984

    Role of Honour, first published in 1984, was the fourth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape and in the United States by Putnam.


  • Chicago, U.S.
    Friday Oct 26, 1984
    Michael Jordan

    Debut

    Chicago, U.S.
    Friday Oct 26, 1984

    Jordon made his debut in Old Chicago Stadium.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 1984
    Trivial Pursuit

    $300 million lawsuit

    U.S.
    Oct, 1984

    In October 1984, Fred L. Worth, author of The Trivia Encyclopedia, Super Trivia, and Super Trivia II, filed a $300 million lawsuit against the distributors of Trivial Pursuit. He claimed that more than a quarter of the questions in the game's Genus Edition had been taken from his books, even to the point of reproducing typographical errors and deliberately placed misinformation. One of the questions in Trivial Pursuit was "What was Columbo's first name?" with the answer "Philip". That information had been fabricated to catch anyone who might try to violate his copyright.


  • Orissa, India
    Monday Oct 29, 1984
    Indira Gandhi

    Her Last Speech

    Orissa, India
    Monday Oct 29, 1984

    On 30 October 1984, Gandhi visited Orissa where she gave her last speech at the then Parade Ground in front of the Secretariat of Orissa. In that speech, she strikingly associated her blood with the health of the nation: "I am alive today, I may not be there tomorrow...I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it...Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic."


  • New Delhi, India
    Tuesday Oct 30, 1984
    Indira Gandhi

    Assassination

    New Delhi, India
    Tuesday Oct 30, 1984

    On 31 October 1984, two of Gandhi's bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, shot her with their service weapons in the garden of the Prime Minister's residence at 1 Safdarjung Road, New Delhi. The shooting occurred as she was walking past a wicket gate guarded by Satwant and Beant. She was to be interviewed by the British actor Peter Ustinov, who was filming a documentary for Irish television. Beant Singh shot her three times using his side-arm and Satwant Singh fired 30 rounds. Beant Singh and Satwant Singh dropped their weapons and surrendered. Afterwards, they were taken away by other guards into a closed room where Beant Singh was shot dead. Kehar Singh was later arrested for conspiracy in the attack. Both Satwant and Kehar were sentenced to death and hanged in Delhi's Tihar Jail.


  • India
    Tuesday Oct 30, 1984
    Indira Gandhi

    1984 anti-Sikh riots

    India
    Tuesday Oct 30, 1984

    Following her cremation, millions of Sikhs were displaced and nearly three thousand were killed in anti-Sikh riots. Rajiv Gandhi on a live TV show said of the carnage, "When a big tree falls, the earth shakes."


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Nov, 1984
    Sony Corporation

    Launching The Discman Series

    Tokyo, Japan
    Nov, 1984

    In 1984, Sony launched the Discman series which extended their Walkman brand to portable CD products.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Nov, 1984
    Akio Morita

    Releasing The Discman Series

    Tokyo, Japan
    Nov, 1984

    In 1984, Sony launched the Discman series which extended their Walkman brand to portable CD products.


  • Nicaragua
    Sunday Nov 4, 1984
    Nicaraguan Revolution

    The Nicaraguan General Election of 1984

    Nicaragua
    Sunday Nov 4, 1984

    The 1984 election took place on 4 November. Of the 1,551,597 citizens registered in July, 1,170,142 voted (75.41%). The null votes were 6% of the total. International observers declared the elections free and fair, despite the Reagan administration denouncing it as a "Soviet style sham".


  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Wednesday Nov 7, 1984
    Diego Maradona

    Maradona married Claudia

    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Wednesday Nov 7, 1984

    Maradona married long-time fiancée Claudia Villafañe on 7 November 1984 in Buenos Aires, and they had two daughters, Dalma Nerea (born 2 April 1987) and Gianinna Dinorah (born 16 May 1989), by whom he became a grandfather in 2009.


  • Chernobyl, Ukraine, U.S.S.R
    1984
    Chernobyl disaster

    The second test to Chernobyl nuclear power plant

    Chernobyl, Ukraine, U.S.S.R
    1984

    The test was repeated in 1984 but again proved unsuccessful.


  • St George's Chapel, The Cloisters, Windsor, UK
    Friday Dec 21, 1984
    Prince Harry

    Baptism

    St George's Chapel, The Cloisters, Windsor, UK
    Friday Dec 21, 1984

    He was baptised with the names Henry Charles Albert David, on 21 December 1984, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    1984
    Joe Biden

    Biden was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    1984

    In 1984, Biden was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act; over time, the law's tough-on-crime provisions became controversial and in 2019, Biden called his role in passing the bill a "big mistake".


  • Akron, Ohio, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 30, 1984
    LeBron James

    Birth

    Akron, Ohio, U.S.
    Sunday Dec 30, 1984

    James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio.


  • Kyoto, Japan
    1984
    Nintendo

    NES launched in North America

    Kyoto, Japan
    1984

    In 1985, a cosmetically reworked version of the system known outside Japan as the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES launched in North America. The practice of bundling the system along with select games helped to make Super Mario Bros. one of the best-selling video games in history.


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