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1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état
The 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état was the 4 August 1983 seizure of power in Upper Volta by Captain Thomas Sankara, who overthrew President Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo.
1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut
April 18, 1983 suicide truck bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, claimed by Islamic Jihad (Hezbollah), killed 63 people including 17 Americans; U.S. courts later found Iran responsible.
1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
The 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, also called the 1984 Ethiopian famine, struck Tigray, Wollo, and Eritrea under the Derg. Drought, civil war, and government policy killed an estimated 400,000 to over one million people and prompted the BBC report, Band Aid, and Live Aid.
1983–1985 famine in Mozambique
The 1983–1985 famine in Mozambique was a war-induced famine during the country's civil war, in which drought, RENAMO insurgency attacks, and economic collapse killed about 100,000 people in 1983 and uprooted some 2 million.
1983–84 Biathlon World Cup
The 1983–84 Biathlon World Cup was the seventh season of the biathlon World Cup, held at five venues from January to March 1984 and closing at Holmenkollen.
1983–84 European Cup
1983–84 European Cup, the 29th European Champion Clubs' Cup: Liverpool beat AS Roma 1-1 (4-2 penalties) in the Stadio Olimpico final on 30 May 1984, winning a fourth title and completing a treble under Joe Fagan.
1983–84 United States network television schedule
Fall 1983 prime-time grid of ABC, CBS, and NBC, plus PBS locally. CBS won the season (18.0 vs ABC 17.2, NBC 14.9), led by Dallas, 60 Minutes, Dynasty, and The A-Team.
1984
1984: the calendar year marked by the Bhopal gas disaster, Indira Gandhi's assassination, the Apple Macintosh launch, Reagan's 49-state reelection, and the Orwell novel association.
1984 (2023 film)
1984 (2023 film), also known as Nineteen Eighty-Four, is a dystopian science fiction film by Finnish director Diana Ringo blending Orwell's 1984 with Zamyatin's We; shot in Moscow in Russian, released digitally November 15, 2023, starring Aleksandr Obmanov as D503.
1984 (advertisement)
Apple's "1984" television commercial, created by Chiat/Day and directed by Ridley Scott, introduced the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, aired nationally only once, and became one of advertising's most celebrated spots.
1984 (Van Halen album)
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is Van Halen's sixth studio album, released January 9, 1984, the last with David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Eddie and Alex Van Halen; recorded at Eddie's 5150 home studio, it peaked at Billboard number 2 and is RIAA Diamond certified.
1984 anti-Sikh riots
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also called the 1984 Sikh massacre or November 1984 pogroms, were organized attacks on Sikhs in Delhi and across India after Indira Gandhi's assassination on 31 October 1984, killing about 2,733 officially, with contested terminology and long-delayed prosecutions.
1984 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1984 Atlantic hurricane season produced 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane, remembered for Hurricane Diana's strike on North Carolina and a record eight September storms.
1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries
The 1984 Democratic presidential primaries, February to June 1984, chose Walter Mondale over Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson under new superdelegate rules, ending with the San Francisco convention and a Reagan landslide.
1984 Dominican Republic riots
The 1984 Dominican Republic riots, known as La Poblada, were three days of nationwide protests in April 1984, triggered by price increases under an IMF austerity program.
1984 Formula One World Championship
1984 Formula One World Championship, 35th F1 season, 16 races; Niki Lauda (McLaren-TAG) beat teammate Alain Prost 72-71.5, the closest title margin in F1 history, under new 220-litre no-refuelling fuel rules.
1984 Guinean coup d'état
The 1984 Guinean coup d'état was a bloodless military takeover in which Colonel Lansana Conté seized power in Guinea a week after President Sékou Touré's death.
1984 in film
1984 in film was a record-setting year for Hollywood: US grosses crossed $4 billion for the first time, led by Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
1984 in music
1984 in music, the year Billboard called pop music's greatest, brought Purple Rain's 24-week No. 1 run, Van Halen's 1984, nationwide MTV, Def Jam's founding, the 'Relax' BBC ban, and major festivals at Glastonbury and Narara.
1984 NBA draft
1984 NBA draft, held June 19, 1984 in New York: the last pre-lottery draft, won by Houston's coin flip for Hakeem Olajuwon; Portland took Sam Bowie at 2, Chicago got Michael Jordan at 3; four Hall of Famers including Barkley and Stockton.
1984 NBA Finals
1984 NBA Finals (Showdown '84): Boston Celtics beat Magic Johnson's Lakers 4-3, Game 7 111-102 on June 12, 1984; first Bird-Magic Finals, Larry Bird Finals MVP, Henderson steal, McHale clothesline, 97-degree Game 5.
1984 New York City Subway shooting
The 1984 New York City Subway shooting: Bernhard Goetz, the 'subway vigilante,' shot four Black youths on December 22, 1984 after a $5 demand; acquitted in 1987 except gun possession.
1984 Palm Sunday massacre
Palm Sunday massacre, Brooklyn mass shooting of April 15, 1984, at 1080 Liberty Avenue, East New York; Christopher Thomas killed ten (eight children, two women) in Enrique Bermudez's home, was convicted of manslaughter, and was released in 2018.
1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
The 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack, known as the Dalles Salad Bar Incident, was the deliberate salmonella contamination of salad bars in The Dalles, Oregon, that sickened 751 people.
1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad), Los Angeles, 28 July to 12 August 1984: 6,829 athletes from a record 140 nations; Soviet-led boycott of 14 countries; first privately financed, profitable Games (about $223 million surplus) under Peter Ueberroth; Carl Lewis won four golds.
1984 Summer Olympics boycott
1984 Summer Olympics boycott: Soviet-led withdrawal of the USSR and 13-18 communist allies from the Los Angeles Games, announced May 8, 1984, citing security but widely seen as retaliation for the 1980 Moscow boycott; Romania and China attended.
1984 Summer Paralympics
Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 Paralympics: seventh Summer Paralympics, uniquely split between England (wheelchair athletes) and New York (other impairment groups), 17 June–1 August 1984, 2,105 athletes, 18 sports, USA led the medals.
1984 Tunisian bread riots
The 1984 Tunisian bread riots, known as the Bread Revolution, were protests in Tunisia against ending bread subsidies, ended by President Bourguiba in January 1984.
1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team
1984 US men's Olympic basketball team: Bob Knight-coached all-college squad, 8–0 gold at Los Angeles, beating Spain 96–65; Jordan led with 17.1 ppg; last amateur US gold medalist before the 1992 Dream Team.
1984 United States presidential election
1984 US presidential election: Republican Ronald Reagan and George Bush defeated Democrats Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, the first major-party female vice presidential nominee, on November 6, 1984, winning 525 electoral votes to 13 and every state except Minnesota and Washington, DC.