Today in History for January 1984

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 64 of 64

1st - AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies
1st - Brunei becomes independent of UK
1st - NYC transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents
2nd - Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his 1st first-class cricket century
2nd - Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship
2nd - Riot in Tunis kills over 100
2nd - Wilson Goode, sworn-in as Phila's 1st black mayor
3rd - Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson
4th - "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
4th - Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 highest-scoring modern NHL game
5th - Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws
5th - Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings
6th - Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41 B mission
6th - Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh & Lillee
7th - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
8th - NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams
8th - Wash Caps Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Phila 7-1
9th - "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops)
9th - Braves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession
9th - EAA moves operations to Oshkosh
9th - John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me"
10th - Argentine ex-president/general Bignone arrested
10th - Bulgarian Tupolev 134 crashs at Sofia airport in Bulgaria, 50 die
10th - Clara Peller 1st asks, "Where's the Beef?"
10th - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, & D Drysdale elected to Hall of Fame
10th - US establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican after 117 years
11th - Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game
11th - STS 41-B vehicle moves to launch pad
11th - Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family
13th - TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV
Pop Star Madonna 14th - Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand
15th - Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova's 54-match winning streak
15th - Schonbrun skates world record 5 km (7:39.44)
16th - 11th American Music Award: Michael Jackson
16th - Paul & Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados-possession of cannabis
17th - Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
18th - 80th Islander & 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll & Bossy) 9-1 win
19th - Francesco Moser bicycles world record time: 50,808 km
19th - California Supreme Court rejects quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia, who wants to starve herself to death in a public hospital
20th - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
21st - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
22nd - Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 pts
22nd - Hilbert van de Thumb becomes European all-round skates
22nd - Superbowl XVIII: LA Raiders beat Wash Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Marcus Allen, LA Raiders, RB
23rd - Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game
King of Pop Michael Jackson 23rd - Greatest unpaced 1-hr bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km
23rd - Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ
24th - Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer
26th - Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders
26th - US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters & a blimp able to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst, NJ
27th - John & Yoko release "Milk & Honey" album
27th - LA Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak
27th - Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
28th - 41th Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins
28th - LA Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
28th - Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany
29th - 34th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 154-145 (OT) at Denver
29th - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3
29th - Pres Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term
29th - Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek
WWF Wrestler Hulk Hogan 29th - Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched
31st - 36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at NJ
31st - Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network
31st - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 41 of 41

1st - José Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
1st - Alok Kapali, Bangladeshi cricketer
1st - Michael Witt, Australian rugby league footballer
1st - Shareefa, American singer
2nd - Colleen Taylor, American journalist
5th - Amanda Hearst, American heiress
6th - Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer
6th - A.J. Hawk, American football player
7th - Jon Lester, American baseball player
8th - Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
12th - Scott Olsen, American baseball player
14th - Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
15th - Megan Jendrick, American swimmer
15th - Victor Rasuk, American actor
16th - Jared Slingerland, Canadian musician
18th - Benji Schwimmer, American dancer
18th - Maarja Kivi, Estonian singer
18th - Seung-Hui Cho, shooter at Virginia Tech
18th - Kristy Lee Cook, American Idol 7 cast member
18th - Michael Kearney, American child prodigy
19th - Euan Blair, Eldest son of Tony Blair
19th - Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driver
19th - Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player
20th - Olivia Hallinan, English Actress
20th - Toni Gonzaga, Filipina Actress and Singer
22nd - Raica Oliveira, Brazilian supermodel
22nd - Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
22nd - Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
22nd - Leon Powe, American basketball player
23rd - Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
24th - Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer (Decapitated) (d. 2007)
24th - Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
25th - Robinho, Brazilian footballer
26th - Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
26th - Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
26th - Layla Kayleigh, British television personality
27th - Davetta Sherwood, American actress
28th - Andre Iguodala, basketball & NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers)
30th - Jeremy Hermida, American baseball player
31st - Jeremy Wariner, American 400m runner
31st - Vernon Davis, NFL player

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 2 of 2

28th - Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas
29th - Actress Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) marries Robert Altman

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 22 of 22

1st - Alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)
6th - Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898)
7th - Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
9th - Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77
10th - Suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos, dies at 82
10th - Souvanna Phouma, Prince and Prime Minister of Laos (b. 1901)
11th - Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62
11th - Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 81
14th - Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55
14th - Paul Ben Haim, composer, dies at 86
14th - Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 81
18th - Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead
18th - Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1915)
19th - Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
20th - Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79
21st - Jackie Wilson, US singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49
21st - Giannis Skaribas, Greek writer, dramatist, and poet (b. 1893)
23rd - Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92
23rd - Mu'in Bseiso, Palestinian poet (b. 1926)
MacDonalds Entreprenuer Ray Kroc (14th) 27th - Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72
28th - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
29th - Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer