January 21, 1984 — Jackie Wilson dies
One of the most influential singers in the transition between rhythm & blues and soul, Jackie “Mr Excitement” Wilson was...
January 4, 2015
1984
January 24, 1984 — Michael Jackson films an ad for Pepsi
In the early Eighties, getting a rock star to advertise your fizzy sugar drink was the done thing. Both Pepsi...
December 29, 2014
May 19, 1984 — “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” peaks on the Billboard chart
An unexpected breakthrough hit for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” was originally written...
December 19, 2014
July 7, 1984 — First publication of “The Ballad of Halo Jones”
Originally published in five page installments in “2000AD”, beginning with the July 7, 1984 issue, “The Ballad of Halo Jones”...
December 14, 2014
August 11, 1984 — Ronald Reagan thinks nuclear war is funny
It was one of those moments that America thinks is funny – and wonders why the rest of us don’t....
December 9, 2014
September 15, 1984 — Prince Harry is born
The younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Harry (in full: Henry Charles Albert David Windsor; formally: Prince Henry...
December 4, 2014
September 29, 1984 — Essendon defeats Hawthorn in the VFL Grand Final
Favoured going into the game, Essendon played hard all day, but nonetheless trailed Hawthorn going into the game’s final quarter....
November 29, 2014
November 6, 1984 — Ronald Reagan is re-elected President
The 1984 United States presidential election was a victory lap for Reagan, and he achieved the greatest electoral college majority...
November 24, 2014
December 3, 1984 — The Union Carbide plant at Bhopal explodes
The Bhopal disaster (also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy) is the worst industrial catastrophe in the history of...
November 19, 2014
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