37 events found for 1984
Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours
One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul
Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13
The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries
The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except u
Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-l
The Danube–Black Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Go
Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the
Homosexuality is decriminalized in the Australian state of New South Wales
A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshir
Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the…
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being…
Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into…