1984: what happened around the world

In 1984, 135 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Operation Blue Star, assassination of Indira Gandhi and 1984 anti-Sikh riots among the best known. 94 more were already under way, such as Soviet-Afghan War and Iran–Iraq War. 124 things were founded or built that year, from Tashkent Tower and Deutsche Bank Twin Towers.

135events began
94already under way
124founded or built
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Revolts, massacres and attacks54

+14 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges39

Accidents and fires31

Disasters7

Treaties, councils and politics3

Expeditions1

Already under way in 198494

Came to an end in 19845

Founded or built in 1984124

+94 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1984

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →