At A Glance
3 June 1984 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 June 1984 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Let's Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams.
- Top Film of 1984
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1984 was Ghostbusters.
- Bestselling Novel of 1984
- “The Talisman” by Stephen King and Peter Straub was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1984.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Dynasty” (ABC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1984–85 season.
- 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 June 3
- 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 States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1984 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- April 9 – The 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with James L. Brooks' Terms of Endearment winning Best Picture and Best Director, as well as three other awards out of 11 nominations.
- June 8 – Ghostbusters and Gremlins are released.
- June 22 – The Karate Kid is released.
Life in the US in 1984
President
Ronald Reagan
Gas (per gallon)
$1.13
Loaf of Bread
$0.61
Average House
$79,900
Weekly Wage
$320
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