What Happened In August 1984 In History

Historical Events for August, 1984

• 1st » Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, northwest England
• 4th » The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
• 11th » "We begin bombing in five minutes" – President of the United States called United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on NPR or National Public Radio.
• 22nd » Murder of Brian Bishop called PC Brian Bishop a British police officer is shot in the head by an armed robber in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. He dies from his injuries five days later.
• 30th » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle 'Space Shuttle Discovery e.g Discovery' takes off on its maiden voyage.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1984

• 1st » Steve Feak, American game designer
• 1st » Francesco Gavazzi, Italian cyclist
• 1st » Brandon Kintzler, American baseball player
• 1st » Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American actress and singer
• 1st » Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
• 2nd » Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
• 3rd » Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984) or Yasin Avcı, Turkish footballer
• 3rd » Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer
• 3rd » Carah Faye Charnow, American singer-songwriter (Shiny Toy Guns and Versant)
• 3rd » Jon Foster, American actor
• 3rd » Ryan Lochte, American swimmer
• 3rd » Matt Joyce (baseball) named Matt Joyce, American baseball player
• 3rd » Chris Maurer, American singer and bass player (Suburban Legends)
• 4th » Mardy Collins, American basketball player
• 6th » Sofia Essaïdi, Moroccan singer, dancer, and actress
• 6th » Eva-Maria Hoch, Austrian tennis player
• 6th » Vedad Ibišević, Bosnian footballer
• 6th » Jesse Ryder, New Zealand cricketer
• 7th » Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
• 7th » Tooba Siddiqui, Pakistani model and actress
• 7th » Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)
• 8th » Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer
• 8th » Brenda Gandini, Argentinian model and actress
• 8th » Devon McTavish, American soccer player
• 8th » Norbert Michelisz, Hungarian race car driver
• 8th » Martrez Milner, American football player
• 9th » Paul Gallagher (footballer) called Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer
• 10th » Ryan Eggold, American actor
• 10th » Mokomichi Hayami, Japanese actor
• 10th » Mariel Rodriguez, Filipino television host and actress
• 11th » Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
• 11th » Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver
• 11th » Kaire Palmaru, Estonian footballer
• 11th » Katie Rees, American model, Miss Nevada USA called Miss Nevada USA 2007
• 12th » Yua Aida, Japanese porn actress and model
• 12th » Martin Goeres, German actor and stuntman
• 12th » Bryan Pata, American football player (d. 2006)
• 12th » Marian Rivera, Spanish-Filipino actress and singer
• 13th » Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
• 13th » Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer
• 13th » Lidi Lisboa, Brazilian actress
• 13th » Boone Logan, American baseball player
• 13th » James Morrison (singer) or James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 14th » Simon Andrews (motorcycle racer) known as Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
• 14th » Eva Birnerová, Czech tennis player
• 14th » Clay Buchholz, American baseball player
• 14th » Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer
• 14th » Kunzang Choden (sport shooter) called Kunzang Choden, Bhutanese target shooter
• 14th » Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player
• 14th » Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host
• 14th » Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player
• 14th » Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player
• 14th » Nicolette van Dam, Dutch actress
• 15th » Quinton Aaron, American actor
• 16th » Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater
• 16th » Candice Dupree, American basketball player
• 16th » Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer
• 17th » Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984) named Dee Brown, American basketball player
• 17th » Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer
• 17th » Garrett Wolfe, American football player
• 18th » Sigourney Bandjar, Dutch footballer
• 18th » Robert Huth, German footballer
• 19th » Micah Alberti, American actor
• 19th » Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter
• 19th » Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
• 19th » Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1984) known as Ryan Taylor, English footballer
• 20th » Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer
• 20th » Pavel Eismann, Czech footballer
• 20th » Laura Georges, French footballer
• 20th » Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player
• 20th » Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, Bhutanese model and actress, Miss Bhutan named Miss Bhutan 2008
• 20th » Rachelle Leah, American model and actress
• 20th » Ingrid Lukas, Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist
• 20th » Mirai Moriyama, Japanese actor
• 20th » Tom Speer, American mixed martial artist
• 21st » Alizée, French singer and dancer
• 21st » Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
• 21st » Rachel Potter, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 21st » Melissa Schuman, American actress
• 21st » Barun Sobti, Indian actor
• 21st » Eve Torres, American wrestler, model, and dancer
• 21st » B. J. Upton, American baseball player
• 21st » Martin Vunk, Estonian footballer
• 22nd » Lee Camp (footballer) e.g Lee Camp, English footballer
• 22nd » Missy Monroe, American porn actress
• 22nd » Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer
• 23rd » Kristy Bruce, English actress
• 23rd » Glen Johnson (English footballer) named Glen Johnson, English footballer
• 24th » Yesung, South Korean singer and actor (Super Junior and SM the Ballad)
• 24th » Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player
• 25th » Florian Mohr, German footballer
• 27th » David Bentley, English footballer
• 27th » Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
• 28th » Sarah Roemer, American actress
• 29th » Alexander Hug (rugby union) e.g Alexander Hug, German rugby player
• 31st » Aleksander Baldin, Estonian swimmer
• 31st » Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist
• 31st » Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player
• 31st » Ted Ligety, American skier
• 31st » Rajkummar Rao, Indian actor
• 31st » Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer

Famous Deaths for August 1984

• 5th » Richard Burton, Welsh-Swiss actor and producer (b. 1925)
• 7th » Esther Phillips, American singer (b. 1935)
• 8th » Richard Deacon (actor) known as Richard Deacon, American actor (b. 1921)
• 8th » Ellen Raskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1928)
• 11th » Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf called Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (b. 1892)
• 11th » Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–American chess player (b. 1916)
• 12th » Lenny Breau, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1941)
• 13th » Tigran Petrosian, Georgian-Armenian chess player (b. 1929)
• 14th » Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1904)
• 14th » J. B. Priestley, English author and playwright (b. 1894)
• 25th » Truman Capote, American author and playwright (b. 1924)
• 25th » Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast (b. 1921)
• 25th » Waite Hoyt, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1899)
• 27th » Bernard Youens, English actor (b. 1914)
• 28th » Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (b. 1901)
• 29th » Pina Menichelli, Italian actress (b. 1890)
• 31st » Audrey Wagner, American baseball player (b. 1927)

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