Historical Events
Do They Know It's Christmas
"Do They Know It's Christmas" single written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and sung by an all-star cast under the banner of Band Aid is released in the UK
- Bhopal disaster: A Union Carbide pesticide plant leaks 45 tons of methyl isocyanate and other toxic compounds in Bhopal, India, officially killing 2,259 - other estimates are as high as 16,000 (including later deaths) and over half a million injured
Famous Weddings
- Oldest groom - Harry Stevens, 103, weds Thelma Lucas, 83, in Wisconsin
Famous Deaths
- Virginia Lacy Jones, American librarian and presidential advisor, dies at 72
- Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Russian mathematician (b. 1919)
Died in 1984 1984 Highlights
About December 3, 1984
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 39 years, 4 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Out Of Touch - Daryl Hall John Oates
#1 Song: The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
