What Happened In May 1984 In History

Historical Events for May, 1984

• 6th » One hundred three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.
• 8th » The Soviet Union announces that it will 1984 Summer Olympics boycott known as boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
• 8th » Corporal Denis Lortie enters the National Assembly of Quebec Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the Deliberative assembly assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later rec
• 8th » The Thames Barrier is officially opened.
• 17th » Charles, Prince of Wales known as 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 British Royal Family e.g R

Famous Birthdays on May in 1984

• 1st » David Backes, American ice hockey player
• 1st » Patrick Eaves, American ice hockey player
• 1st » Alexander Farnerud, Swedish footballer
• 1st » Farah Fath, American actress
• 1st » Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese singer and actor (News (band) known as News)
• 1st » Víctor Montaño, Colombian footballer
• 1st » Mark Seaby, Australian footballer
• 2nd » Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
• 2nd » Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
• 3rd » Cheryl Burke, American dancer and model
• 4th » Brad Maddox, American wrestler and referee
• 4th » Sarah Meier (figure skater) named Sarah Meier, Swiss figure skater
• 4th » Montell Owens, American football player
• 4th » Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2007)
• 4th » Kevin Slowey, American baseball player
• 5th » Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire, Gallows (band) named Gallows, and Black Lungs)
• 5th » Christian Valdéz, Mexican footballer
• 6th » Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, American-Somali terrorist (d. 2013)
• 6th » Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 6th » Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentinian footballer
• 7th » May7ven, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer
• 7th » James Loney (baseball) or James Loney, American baseball player
• 7th » Alex Smith, American football player
• 7th » Drew Stanton, American football player
• 7th » Kevin Steen, Canadian professional wrestler
• 8th » Nadine Chandrawinata, German-Indonesian model, Puteri Indonesia e.g Puteri Indonesia 2005
• 8th » Martin Compston, Scottish footballer and actor
• 8th » David King (figure skater) named David King, English figure skater
• 8th » Mascha Müller, German actress
• 8th » Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz, Mexican singer
• 8th » Yara Sofia, Puerto Rican drag queen performer
• 8th » Julia Whelan, American actress
• 9th » Prince Fielder, American baseball player
• 10th » Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player
• 10th » Kristyna Myles, English singer-songwriter and pianist
• 11th » John Bowie, American football player
• 11th » Gerald Clayton, Dutch-American pianist and composer (The Clayton Brothers)
• 11th » Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
• 11th » Marvin Wijks, Dutch footballer
• 12th » Tommaso Reato, Italian rugby player
• 13th » J. B. Cox, American baseball player
• 13th » Benny Dayal, Indian singer (S5 (band) named S5)
• 13th » Dawn Harper, American hurdler
• 13th » Ginger Orsi, American actress and singer
• 13th » Caroline Rotich, Kenyan runner
• 14th » Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer
• 14th » Luke Gregerson, American baseball player
• 14th » Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter, musician and presenter
• 14th » Michael Rensing, German footballer
• 14th » Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
• 14th » Indrek Siska, Estonian footballer
• 14th » Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook
• 15th » Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player
• 15th » Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver
• 15th » Samantha Noble, Australian actress
• 16th » Darío Cvitanich, Argentinian footballer
• 16th » Tomáš Fleischmann, Czech ice hockey player
• 16th » Mickie Knuckles, American wrestler
• 16th » Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
• 16th » Pania Rose, Australian fashion model
• 16th » Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 17th » Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
• 17th » Christine Ohuruogu, English runner
• 17th » Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
• 17th » Passenger (singer) known as Michael David Rosenberg, English folk-rock singer-songwriter
• 18th » Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter
• 18th » Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver
• 18th » Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player
• 18th » Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
• 18th » Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
• 19th » Marcedes Lewis, American football player
• 19th » Carla Lynch, English actress and model
• 19th » Inna Modja, Malian-French singer
• 20th » Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player
• 20th » Keith Grennan, American football player
• 20th » Augusto Midana, Bissau-Guinean wrestler
• 20th » Naturi Naughton, American singer-songwriter and actress (3LW)
• 20th » Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 20th » Kenny Vasoli, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Starting Line, Person L, and Vacationer (band) e.g Vacationer)
• 21st » Lorena Ayala, Dutch model
• 21st » Brandon Fields, American football player
• 21st » Sara Goller, German volleyball player
• 22nd » Bismarck du Plessis, South African rugby player
• 22nd » Laurence Halsted, English fencer
• 22nd » Karoline Herfurth, German actress
• 22nd » Peter Jungschläger, Dutch footballer
• 22nd » Daniel Woolard, American soccer player
• 22nd » Didier Ya Konan, Ivorian footballer
• 23rd » Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer
• 23rd » Sam Milby, American-Filipino actor and singer
• 24th » Sarah Hagan, American actress
• 24th » Dmitri Kruglov, Estonian footballer
• 24th » Brodney Pool, American football player
• 24th » Ryan Wieber, American director and special effects designer
• 25th » Luke Ball, Australian footballer
• 25th » Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver
• 25th » Kostas Martakis, Greek singer and actor
• 25th » Shawne Merriman, American football player
• 25th » Marion Raven, Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress (M2M (band) or M2M)
• 25th » Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Icelandic model and actress, Miss World 2005
• 27th » Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
• 27th » Darin Brooks, American actor
• 27th » Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
• 28th » Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
• 29th » Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
• 29th » Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
• 29th » Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
• 30th » Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
• 30th » Matt Maguire, Australian footballer
• 30th » Jordan Palmer (American football) or Jordan Palmer, American football player
• 30th » Alexander Sulzer, German ice hockey player
• 31st » Andrew Bailey (baseball) named Andrew Bailey, American baseball player
• 31st » Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
• 31st » Nate Robinson, American basketball player
• 31st » Jason Smith (actor) e.g Jason Smith, Australian actor and singer

Famous Deaths for May 1984

• 1st » Jüri Lossmann, Estonian runner (b. 1891)
• 2nd » Jack Barry (game show host) or Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (b. 1918)
• 2nd » Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1913)
• 4th » Diana Dors, English actress (b. 1931)
• 6th » Mary Cain (editor) called Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (b. 1904)
• 6th » Bonner Pink, English politician (b. 1912)
• 8th » Gino Bianco, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916)
• 14th » Walter Rauff, German SS officer (b. 1906)
• 15th » Francis Schaeffer, American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1912)
• 16th » Andy Kaufman, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
• 16th » Irwin Shaw, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 19th » John Betjeman, English poet and academic (b. 1906)
• 21st » Ann Little, American actress (b. 1891)
• 24th » Vince McMahon, Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (b. 1914)
• 28th » Eric Morecambe, English actor and singer (b. 1926)

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