Today in History for May 1984

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 69 of 69

1st - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1st - Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy
2nd - "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth NYC for 604 perfs
2nd - Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn)
2nd - Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid
2nd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
4th - Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling)
5th - 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4
6th - Balt Oriole Cal Ripken Jr hits for cycle
6th - Jose Napoleon Duarte wins El Salvador presidential election
7th - $180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit
7th - Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic
8th - Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (completed 5/9)
8th - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
8th - Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles
8th - Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed
8th - USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics
9th - Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000
9th - Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (started 5/8)
Rocker Mick Fleetwood 9th - White Sox & Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game
10th - Intl Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua
11th - Johan Cruijff quits soccer
11th - Tigers set best 30 game start record (26-4)
11th - Transit of Earth as seen on Mars
12th - Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41-D
12th - France performs nuclear test
12th - Joe Lucius scored his 13th hole-in-one on same hole
12th - S Afr prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years
12th - White Horse by Laid Back hits #26
12th - World of Rivers world exposition opens in New Orleans
13th - "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances
13th - Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
13th - Johan Cruyffs last competitive match
14th - 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama
Anti-apartheid activist/South African President Nelson Mandela 16th - Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution
16th - Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel
16th - Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer
16th - US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
16th - Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in Minnesota Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game
17th - Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning
17th - Mai Shanley, 21, (NM), crowned 33rd Miss USA
17th - Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend," sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
19th - "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62
19th - 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6
19th - STS 41-D vehicle moves to launch pad
19th - Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat NY Islanders, 4 games to 1
19th - Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game
20th - "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 505 performances
20th - Barb Bunkowsky wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic
Parody Singer and Comedian Weird Al Yankovic 20th - Boston's Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory
23rd - Tottenham Hotspur win 13th UEFA Cup at London against Anderlecht
23rd - Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game
24th - "Wiz" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 13 performances
24th - Det Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game
25th - Det Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
25th - Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
26th - Floods kill 14 in Tulsa Okla
26th - Frisbee is kept aloft for 1,672 seconds in Philadelphia
26th - Tulsa Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die
27th - Beth Henley's "Miss Firecracker contest," premieres in NYC
27th - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
27th - Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day
29th - Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) & #4 (Joe Cronin)
30th - Bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora headquarters in Nicaragua
30th - Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome
30th - NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th
31st - 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge
31st - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
31st - Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) v England, ODI cricket record

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 53 of 53

1st - Alexander Farnerud, Swedish footballer
1st - Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese musician (NEWS)
1st - Farah Fath, American actress
2nd - Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
2nd - Thabo Sefolosha, American basketball player
3rd - Cheryl Burke, American professional dancer
3rd - Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model
4th - Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi test cricket player (d. 2007)
4th - Kevin Slowey, American baseball player
4th - Montell Owens, American football player
5th - Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
5th - Eve Torres, American dancer and model
7th - Alex Smith, American football player
7th - Drew Stanton, American football player
7th - James Loney, American baseball player
8th - Nadine Chandrawinata, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia)
9th - Prince Fielder, American baseball player
10th - Edward Mujica. Venezuelan baseball player
11th - Andres Iniesta, Spanish football player
13th - Caitlin Murphy, Australian actress and Model
14th - Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian rules footballer
14th - Michael Rensing, German footballer
14th - Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg (14th) 14th - Mark Zuckerberg, White Plains, New York, American internet entrepreneur and founder of Facebook
15th - Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racing driver
16th - Mickie Knuckles, American female professional wrestler
16th - Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
17th - Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
17th - Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
18th - Scarlett Keegan, Playboy Playmate
18th - Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
18th - Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
19th - Marcedes Lewis, American football player
20th - Kenny Vasoli, American singer
21st - Lorena Ayala, Spanish-Dutch model and beauty queen
21st - Brandon Fields, National Football League punter
22nd - Joe Lauzon, American martial artist
23rd - Adam Wylie, actor (Picket Fences)
24th - Sarah Hagan, American actress
24th - Brodney Pool, American football player
25th - Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, 2005 Miss World
25th - Marion Raven, Norwegian singer-songwriter (M2M)
25th - Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
25th - Shawne Merriman, American football player
25th - Kostas Martakis, Greek singer
27th - Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
27th - Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player
28th - Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
29th - Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
30th - Matt Maguire, Australian rules footballer
30th - Jordan Palmer, American football player
31st - Nate Robinson, American basketball player
31st - Jason Smith, Australian actor

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 24 of 24

1st - Gordon Jenkins, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73
2nd - Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66
2nd - Piet van Aken, Flemish writer (Failing God, Niggers), dies at 64
4th - Diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer
4th - Bob Clampett, American cartoonist (b. 1913)
6th - Bonner Pink, Conservative Party politician
6th - Mary Cain, Mississippi newspaper editor and politician (b. 1904)
8th - Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)
10th - Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist, dies at 41
10th - Robert Moore, actor (Marshall-Diana), dies at 56
12th - Doris May, actress (Peck's Bad Boy), dies at 81 of heart failure
14th - Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies
14th - Walter Rauff, German colonel (b. 1906)
15th - Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85
15th - Francis Schaeffer, American theologian, philosopher, and pastor (b. 1912)
16th - Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35
16th - Irwin Shaw, US writer (Rich Man, Poor Man), dies at 71
20th - Peter Bull, British actor (Dr Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72
21st - Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70
21st - Ann Little, actress (Roaring Road), dies at 93
22nd - John Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery
24th - Vincent J. McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter (b. 1914)
25th - Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79
28th - Eric Morecambe, British comedian (Morecambe & Wise), dies at 58