At A Glance
14 March 1984 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 March 1984 was a Wednesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Love Is a Battlefield” by Pat Benatar.
- Top Film of 1984
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1984 was Ghostbusters.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1984
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1984 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 March 1984 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 March 1984 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 14 March
- 1978 The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon.
- 1988 In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.
- 1991 Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated.
- 1995 Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
- 2006 The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
Famous people born on 14 March
- Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate (1879–1955)
- Olivia Dean, English singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Michael Caine, English actor (born 1933)
- Stephen Curry, American basketball player (born 1988)
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Events of 1984 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1984 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 January – Ian Sinclair is elected leader of the National Party of Australia following Doug Anthony's retirement.
- 1 February – Medicare comes into effect in Australia.
- 6 March – High Court Judge, Justice Lionel Murphy is named in Parliament as the judge referred to in The Age tapes published on 2 February.
Life in Australia in 1984
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.44
Loaf of Bread
$0.80
Average House
$60,000
Weekly Wage
$330.00
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