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Can you name the events taking place in the year 1984?

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Date	Event	Hint
Jan 1		A coup takes place in this African country
Jan 1		This Asian country becomes independent
Jan 14		Ray Arthur Kroc, the founder of this fast-food chain dies
Jan 20		Another clebrity dies. This one was a swimmer and actor famous for his role as 'Tarzan'
Jan 24		Apple introduces this computersystem for the first time
Jan 25		This band releases its first album.
Feb 8		The 14th Olympic Winter Games are opened in this city
Mar 2		The daughter of this rock star is born and later becomes a model
Mar 24		Researchers in Darmstadt, Germany proof the existence of this element
April 1		This R&B and Soul-singer dies
Apr 10		Ths US starlet and singer is born
May 1		This hero finds himself in the 'Temple of Doom'
June 1		The third installment of this sci-fi series is released to the cinemas
June 4		Unknown manuscripts of this person are discovered near Reading (UK)
June 8		Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd star in this film
June 25		This French philosopher dies
July 1		A narrow majority votes in favor of women's suffrage in this European country
July 18		This Racing Team is banned from the 1984 season because of manipulation

Date	Event	Hint
July 28		The 23rd Olympic Summer Games open in this city
Aug 11		Ronald Reagan announces the bombardment of this country
Aug 30		This space shuttle blasts off for its first mission
Sep 2		Typhoon 'Ike' rages over this country and kills 1400 people
Sep 5		After changes to the constitution the president of this country allows blacks into the cabinet for the first time
Sep 15		A young prince is born in the United Kingdom - what's his name?
Sep 20		Th US embassy in this city is attacked - 24 people die.
Oct 1		F. Murray Abraham gets an Oscar as best actor for this movie
Oct 12		A bomb is detonated in front of a hotel housing this head of government
Oct 26		The later to be governor for the first time says 'Hasta la vista, baby' on the big screen
Oct 27		The daughter of this former Black Sabbath singer is born
Oct 31		This prime minister is assasinated. The following unrests kill 1000 people.
Nov 6		This President gets reelected
Nov 16		Freddy Krueger causes Nightmares on this street
Nov 25		The first free elections take place in this South American country
Dec 10		The Nobel prize for peace is awarded to this priest
Dec 19		The genetic code of this virus gets deciphered
Dec 30		Born on this day this young boy will become a famous basketball player

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