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July 18, 1984

On July 18, 1984, mcDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police. The year's #1 song was "When Doves Cry" by Prince. Gilberto Macena, Faustina Agolley, Jeremy Barrett would arrive in the same year.

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1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1984th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 984th year of the 2nd millennium, the 84th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1980s decade.

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On July 18, 1984

  1. 1984 McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police.

    1984 mass shooting in California, U.S.

    The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass shooting which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. The perpetrator, 41-year-old James Huberty, fatally shot 22 people, including an unborn baby, and wounded 19 others before being killed by a police sniper approximately 77 minutes after he had first opened fire.

Arrivals

Born on July 18, 1984

Ben Askren 1984– American wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1984)

Farewells

Died on July 18, 1984

Lally Bowers English actress (1914–1984)
Grigori Kromanov Estonian film director

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The class of 1984

Others born in 1984

Gilberto Macena 1984– Brazilian footballer
Faustina Agolley 1984– Australian television host
Jeremy Barrett 1984– American figure skater
Mandy Moore 1984– American singer-songwriter and actress
David Obua 1984– Ugandan footballer
Damien Perquis 1984– French-Polish footballer

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