I was born in 1984 What year was you Born in? Cost Of Living 1984 How Much things cost in 1984 Yearly Inflation Rate USA4.3 % Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1211 Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 10.75% Average Cost of new house $86,730 Median Price Of and Existing Home $72,400 Average Income per year $21,600.00 Average Monthly Rent $350.00 Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling Average House Price 37,182 Gallon of Petrol 1.83 Yearly Inflation Rate UK 5.0% Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 9.50% More Prices From 1984 Movie Ticket $2.50 1 gallon of gas $1.10 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Dodge RAM 50 Truck $8,995.00 Chrysler New Yorker $13,045 Chevrolet Corvette $23,392 Apples Lb 43 cents Bacon Lb $1.69 Chicago, Illinois Brick Tudor 3 bedroom all modern appliances double garage sundeck $119,000 What Events Happened In 1984 India Indian Prime minister Indira Gandhi assassinated More Information and Timeline for Indira Gandhi 1. Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, the daughter of Indias first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. 2. Indira Gandhi was first appointed prime minister in 1966 after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, becoming Indias first female prime minister. 3. Gandhi was a very popular leader during the beginning of her time as prime minister, partially due to a series of successful reforms. 4. In 1971, she showed support for the separation of east and west Pakistan by offering military support to east Pakistan. This lead to the defeat of Pakistan in 1972 and the creation of Bangladesh. This success also increased her popularity. 5. Gandhi was accused of electoral corruption during the 1972 election and was convicted in 1975. While she had been expected to resign, she did not. Instead, she declared a state of emergency, censoring and suspending the civil liberties of political rivals and dissidents. 6. She called for a general election to take place in 1977 and was hoping her popularity would help her win again after she eased off restrictions. She did not win the election. 7. In 1980, Indira Gandhi ran for her fourth term as prime minister, now a part of a new political party, and won the election. 8. In June of 1984, the holy Golden Temple in Amritsar was taken over by a Sikh separatist movement and Gandhi sent in Indian troops to remove them. As a result, hundreds were killed and the incident inspired a Sikh uprising within the country. 9. On October 31st, 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two trusted Sikh body guards outside of her house. They were seeking revenge for the events at Amritsar. 10. After her death, there were several incidents of violent retaliation against the Sikh population by ordinary Indian citizens. Ethiopia Widespread Famine in Ethiopia after political conflict with charities believing as many as 10 million people are facing starvation India Hundreds die on December 3rd from the effects of toxic gases which leak from the Bhopal Union Carbide Factory Hong Kong The UK and China agree Hong Kong will revert to China in 1997 U.S. A Man shoots 20 dead and wounds 16 in McDonalds Restaurant on July 18th in San Ysidro California Mexico A giant gas works explosion on the outskirts of Mexico City left 500 dead Lebanon Truck containing 500 kg of high explosives destroys the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon killing 12 people. Australia Gang warfare in Sydney, Australia during the Milperra Massacre leaves seven dead. U.S. The Olympic Games are held in Los Angeles Russia USSR And soviet block boycotts the Olympic games in retaliation for Western Boycott in 1980 India A Union Carbide Pesticide plant in Bhopal India leaks the lethal gas killing more than 3,500 UK Twelve month long strike by coal miners begins in British coal industry, during the strike pickets and police clash multiple times at pits and collieries around the country. UK WPC Yvonne Fletcher a London police officer is shot and killed by Libyan Diplomat UK English pound notes are to be taken out of circulation UK 700 year old wing of York Minster destroyed by fire U.S. By the year end more than 70 US Banks fail UK IRA Bomb goes off in Grand Hotel Brighton during Conservative Conference UK Virgin Atlantic Inaugural flight . India Indian army troops sent on June 6th into the Sikh rebel held Golden Temple compound in Amritsar Mexico PEMEX petroleum storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in Mexico City explosions ignites a major fire and kills more than 500 Ethiopia Ethiopian famine begins U.S. Colonel Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to complete a solo transatlantic flight in a helium balloon More Information and Timeline for the Transatlantic Balloon Flight Joe Kittinger, a former Air Force pilot and human flight record breaker, traveled by helium balloon across the Atlantic ocean from September 14 to 18 in 1984. He left from Caribou. Maine in the United States and landed in Montenotte, Italy after eighty-six hours of flight, traveling nearly 3,500 miles. This was the first successful solo flight in a helium balloon across the Atlantic ocean. Kittinger had previously set records for the highest parachute jump and the longest free fall in 1960 during Project Excelsior. He had also served during the Vietnam war and had been taken as a prisoner of war. Since his retirement from the military he had assisted others in their attempts to break flying and parachuting records as well as competing in feats and races himself. One other notable accomplishment of Kittingers was assisting Felix Baumgartner in his 2012 record-breaking free fall. Philippines Typhoon Ike strikes Philippines leaving over 3,000 fatalities. U.S. ( Subway Vigilante )Bernhard Goetz shoots four black youths on a Manhattan subway Brunei Brunei Gains Independence From Great Britain UK The UK replaces GCE O-Levels and CSEs and replaces them with GCSEs U.S. The Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles, United States Yugoslavia The Winter Olympic Games are held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Technology Aids Virus identified by French Immunologist AT&T Broken Up The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale Sony and Philips introduce the first commercial CD Players Sony makes the first 3 1/2 computer disk United States The first ever flight in space by humans un-tethered using jet back packs takes place. More Information and Timeline for the 1st Un-tethered Space Walk The Space Shuttle Challenger launches on February 3, 1984 on the tenth space shuttle mission. The shuttle carries astronauts Vance Brand, Robert Gibson, Bruce McCandless II, Robert Stewart, and Ronald McNair. The mission lasted nearly eight days and landed back on Earth, successfully, on February 11, 1984. The mission was important in that it was the first time that astronauts attempted an un-tethered space walk using propulsive backpacks. The mission also released two satellites and conducted several different experiments. It would be less than two years later that the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred when it disintegrated upon re-entry in January of 1986 carrying astronaut Ronald McNair again, as well as six others. United States The Space Shuttle Discovery has its maiden voyage. More Information and Timeline for the Space Shuttle Discovery The Space Shuttle Discovery launches for its maiden flight on August 30th, 1984. It was the third of the space shuttles to be put into operation after the Columbia and the Challenger. The Discovery launched for the first time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and was in space until September 5th, 1984 when it landed at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. The crew consisted of five men and one woman. The mission was originally planned to launch in June but various technical issues pushed the launch date back. Genetic fingerprinting or DNA profiling was developed and is now in wide by Forensic scientists when obtaining evidence in a crime Popular Culture 1984 The MTV Video Music Awards Started United Kingdom Britain and Irelands top pop musicians gathered in a Notting Hill studio to form Band Aid and recorded the song Do They Know Its Christmas in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. More Information and Timeline for Band Aid During November of 1984, 44 group members of “Band Aid” came together to record the single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in a London studio. The group was created by musician Bob Geldof with the intention of raising money and creating a greater awareness of famine and poverty in Ethiopia and the whole of Africa. The single became the number one Christmas hit that year and raised millions of dollars for its cause. Notable participants in the Band Aid recording included Phil Collins, Bono, Sting, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Bananarama, James Taylor, George Michael, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney. Michael Jackson wins unprecedented acclaim for his Album Thriller and sales over 37 million copies Popular Films Ghostbusters Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Gremlins Beverly Hills Cop Terms of Endearment The Karate Kid Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Police Academy Romancing the Stone Splash The Terminator Amadeus The Killing Fields A Passage To India Popular Musicians Phil Collins Alison Moyet Billy Joel Tina Turner with Whats Love got to do with it David Bowie Wham! with Wake Me up Before You Go Billy Ocean UB40 Stevie Wonder with I Just Called to say I love You Bruce Springsteen Kenny Rogers Bananarama Duran Duran with The Reflex Ultravox Cars Popular TV Programmes Magnum, P.I. Dynasty Entertainment Tonight Falcon Crest Hill Street Blues Cagney and Lacey Cheers Fame Knight Rider The A-Team Jeopardy!
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