Timeline October 1984

Events in October 1984 10

• 1902 – 1984 Paul Dirac (1902-1984) Died 20 October 1984, aged 82 British theoretical physicist Paul Dirac, who shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics for his foundational work in quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter, died in Tallahassee, Florida.
• 1917 – 1984 Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Died 31 October 1984, aged 66 Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was shot and killed by two of her Sikh bodyguards at her residence in New Delhi, in apparent revenge for Operation Blue Star. Her assassination triggered widespread anti-Sikh violence across India. She was succeeded as prime minister by her son Rajiv Gandhi.
• 1932 – 1984 François Truffaut (1932-1984) Died 21 October 1984, aged 52 French film director François Truffaut, a leading figure of the Nouvelle Vague, died of a brain tumor near Paris. His films included The 400 Blows and Jules et Jim.
• 1984 Los Lobos release How Will the Wolf Survive? Breakthrough album A critical breakthrough mixing rock and Mexican roots.
• 1984 NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls Jordan begins his rookie season, immediately drawing attention for his scoring and athleticism.
• 1984 U2 release The Unforgettable Fire Pride (In the Name of Love) First album with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.
• 1984 Stevie Ray Vaughan plays Carnegie Hall Birthday show A big-band show the day after his 30th birthday.
• 1984 Brighton hotel bombing IRA attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher The Provisional IRA detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference, killing five people. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the intended target, escaped unharmed.
• 1984 Ethiopian famine gains global attention BBC broadcast exposes mass starvation A BBC television report by journalist Michael Buerk brought international attention to a devastating famine in Ethiopia that would kill hundreds of thousands of people. The coverage spurred a wave of Western charitable response, including Band Aid and Live Aid.
• 1984 Baby Fae receives baboon heart transplant First infant xenotransplant Surgeons at Loma Linda University Medical Center transplanted a baboon heart into a newborn known as Baby Fae, born with a fatal heart defect. She survived 21 days, and the case sparked wide debate over the ethics of animal-to-human organ transplantation.