March 1984 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 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 March 1984: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of March 1984?
Events
- 01 Mar 1984 Landsat 5 and ham satellite Oscar 11 launched into polar orbit
- 02 Mar 1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
- 03 Mar 1984 Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball commissioner (Effective October 1).
- 04 Mar 1984 Nancy Lopez wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational.
- 05 Mar 1984 US accuse Iraq of using poison gas
- 06 Mar 1984 A year-long strike action begins in the British coal industry (see UK Miners' Strike (1984-1985)).
- 09 Mar 1984 John Lennon releases Borrowed Time
- 10 Mar 1984 Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page
- 11 Mar 1984 Chris Johnson wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 12 Mar 1984 National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike
- 14 Mar 1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41-C mission
- 15 Mar 1984 10th People's Choice Awards: Brooke Shields wins.
- 16 Mar 1984 Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut
- 18 Mar 1984 Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open.
- 19 Mar 1984 Kate & Allie, premieres
- 20 Mar 1984 US Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools.
- 21 Mar 1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule
- 22 Mar 1984 Teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded.
- 23 Mar 1984 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa won by J Torvill and Chris Dean
- 24 Mar 1984 IOC agrees to 6-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics
- 29 Mar 1984 NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis under cover of night.
- 30 Mar 1984 US ends participation in multinational Lebanon peace force.
- 31 Mar 1984 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 06 Mar 1984 In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners.
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