At A Glance
3 June 1984 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 June 1984 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!.
- Top Film of 1984
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1984 was Ghostbusters.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1984 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 June 1984 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 3 June
- 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- 1979 A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
- 1984 Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
- 1989 The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
- 1992 Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius.
Famous people born on 3 June
- George V (1865–1936)
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1984 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1984 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
- 3 January – The FTSE 100 Index starts.
- 12 March – Miners' strike begins and pits the National Union of Mineworkers against Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government intent on free market reform of the nationalised industries, which includes plans for the closure of most of Britain's remaining coal pits.
Life in 1984
Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
63p
Loaf of Bread
44p
Average House
£28,153
Weekly Wage
£165.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
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