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29 April 1984 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 April 1984 was a Sunday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “99 Luftballons” by Nena.
- 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 29 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 April 1984 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 April 1984 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 29 April
- 1975 Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
- 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B.
- 1986 A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
- 1986 The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
- 1986 An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan.
Famous people born on 29 April
- Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor (born 1933)
- Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress (born 1958)
- Daniel Day-Lewis, British actor (born 1957)
- Uma Thurman, American actress (born 1970)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
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Chris Hemsworth11 August 1983ActorView their day →Delta Goodrem9 November 1984Singer & songwriterView their day →Ruby Rose20 March 1986Actor & modelView their day →Sam Reid19 February 1987ActorView their day →Rebel Wilson2 March 1980Actress & writerView their day →Teresa Palmer26 February 1986Actress & modelView their day →Alexander Volkanovski29 September 1988Mixed martial artist & kickboxerView their day →Abbie Cornish7 August 1982ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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