| Event/Name | | Date |
| This southeast Asian nation becomes independent of UK | |
| Syria frees US pilot after appeal from this US politician | |
| Last Argentine dictator, arrested | |
| Popular PC unveiled by Apple | |
| Netherlands restores full diplomatic relations with this Asian nation | |
| Succeeds Yuri Andropov as USSR leader | |
| Winter Olympic Games close at this Yugoslavian city | |
| Iraq resumes air attack on this neghbor | |
| South Africa and this nation end hostilities with the Accord of Nkomati | |
| Soviet sub collides with USS Kitty Hawk in seas close to this nation | |
| Fictitional lead character in '1984', begins diary this date | |
| Chinese troops invade this Asian neighbor | |
| Discovery of this virus announced, discoverer disputed | |