1984 - August

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On the 1st...

Sir Geoffrey Howe announces a framework of the deal to handover Hong Kong to China in '97

On the 2nd...

Strasbourg: The European Human Rights court condemns phone tapping authorise by the Home Secretary

On the 5th...

Richard Burton died

On the 6th...

The appeal court overturned a high court ruling that the GCHQ union ban is illegal
USSR: Sakharov has ended the hunger strike aimed at getting his wife medical treatment abroad

On the 8th...

BR's Advanced Passenger Train makes it's 1st journey since it was withdrawn owing to technical faults in '82
End of the 23rd Olympic Games - Some Headlines

Almost all the eastern block boycotted (except Romania)
1st time a track medallist has been disqualified for drug use
Mary Decker trips over Zola Budd in the 3000m final
Carl Lewis gold in 100, 200, long jump and relay
Tessa Sanderson gold in Javelin
Daley Thompson gold in decathlon
Seb Coe Silver in 800 behind Brazil's Joaquim Cruz and gold in 1500 ahead of Steve Cram

On the 11th...

Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Two Tribes" became the UK's longest reigning chart topper since back in 1955 when Slim Whitman's "Rose Marie" did the same. It was number one for nine weeks.
Ray Parker Jr.'s song "Ghostbusters" hit number one on the US Singles Chart. It remained there for three weeks.
During a microphone test, President Regan jokes that "he will begin bombing Russia in five minutes". After tape recordings are made public, the Kremlin issues a statement denouncing his sense of humor. President Reagan sparked controversy when he joked during a voice test for a paid political radio address: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

On the 12th...

Belfast: 1 person dies when police try to seize Martin Galvin of Noraid at a meeting

On the 14th...

British Author and Playright JB Priestley died

On the 16th...

LA: John De Lorean is aquitted of plotting to distribute cocaine worth Ł18M
Former World Rally Driving Champion Colin McRae's 16th Birthday

On the 17th...

UK: month old heart transplant patient Holly Roffey died

On the 18th...

George Michael's song "Careless Whisper" finally knocks Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Two Tribes" from the top position on the British Singles Chart.
Civil servant at the MOD, Clive Ponting, was charged with an offence under the official secrets act - connected with a leak about the sinking of the Argentinean Cruiser, General Belgrano in 1982

On the 19th...

13 die when a Vickers Varsity plane crashes at Uttoxeter on the way to an air show

On the 21st...

900,000 filipinos protest against the government of President Marcos, and to mark the death of the opposition leader 1 year ago

On the 23rd...

USSR: Yelena Bonner is reported to have joined her husband - Sakharov - in internal exile for slandering the USSR

On the 25th...

The Mont Louis, a French cargo ship carrying 450 tons of Uranium collides with a German Ferry and capsized in The English Channel. Thirty 15-ton containers of radioactive toxic gas are retrieved after an extensive salvage operation.

1983 - 1984

August 1984