WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1984
Find out what all happened April to September 1984

The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. (8. May 1984)

A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-1985 UK miners' strike. (18. June 1984)

Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher is killed by gunfire from the Libyan People's Bureau (Embassy) in London during a small demonstration outside the embassy. Ten others are wounded. The events lead to an 11-day siege of the building. (17. April 1984)

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 Royal Family and the course of modern architecture. (17. May 1984)

The inaugural World Youth Day is held in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. (15. April 1984)

President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons. (4. April 1984)

103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul (6. May 1984)

"We begin bombing in five minutes" – United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. (11. August 1984)

India moves into Siachen Glacier thus annexing more territory from the Line of Control. (13. April 1984)

McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: in a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. (18. July 1984)

The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. (4. August 1984)

Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all time, is released. (6. June 1984)

STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. (5. September 1984)

Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. (18. September 1984)

Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000. (3. June 1984)

The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA. (1. July 1984)

Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, northwest England (1. August 1984)

Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 246, previously set by Herb Score in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. (12. September 1984)

Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine. (23. July 1984)

Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. (5. September 1984)