Historical Events
Academy Awards
56th Academy Awards: "Terms of Endearment", Robert Duvall & Shirley Maclaine win
Academy Awards
56th Academy Awards: Linda Hunt becomes the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex, Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
- Canada Health Act, the country's public funded heath insurance scheme (Medicare), passed by the Canadian House of Commons [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player, born in Surrey, British Columbia
- Linda Chung, Chinese-Canadian actress and singer, born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Famous Deaths
- Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies
Died in 1984 1984 Highlights
About April 9, 1984
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 40 years and 20 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Footloose - Kenny Loggins
#1 Song: Hello - Lionel Richie
