October 1984 calendar

October 1984
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1984.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 1984: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1984?

Events

01 Oct 1984 Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball.
02 Oct 1984 In 1st LCS game played with replacement umps, Cubs cbeat Padres 13-0
04 Oct 1984 Yanks clinch AL East
05 Oct 1984 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G) - Challenger 6 - launched. Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
06 Oct 1984 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Hitachi Ladies British Golf Open
07 Oct 1984 Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, SD Padres win pennant
08 Oct 1984 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins
09 Oct 1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st US woman to walk in space
11 Oct 1984 1st space walk by US woman (Dr Kathryn D Sullivan)
12 Oct 1984 IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die
13 Oct 1984 John Henry becomes first thoroughbred to win US$6 million.
14 Oct 1984 Quilters closes at Jack Lawrence Theater NYC after 24 performances
15 Oct 1984 Centrum party expels 2nd Member of parliament Janmaat due to fraud
16 Oct 1984 Baboon heart transplanted into a 15-day-old baby girl
17 Oct 1984 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Bruce Merrifield
18 Oct 1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51A mission
21 Oct 1984 Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ
22 Oct 1984 Paul McCartney releases Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack
23 Oct 1984 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young
24 Oct 1984 Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match
25 Oct 1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street premieres
26 Oct 1984 "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days.
28 Oct 1984 15th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53
29 Oct 1984 Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon.
30 Oct 1984 Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award
31 Oct 1984 Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as ship caught fire
05 Oct 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.