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May 22, 1984Born on Wednesday May 23, 1984
- René Peter Mulder, Overschild († 2009)
- Cornelis Hermanus van de Capelle († 2002)
- Judith Wolfis, Breda († 1984)
Died on Wednesday May 23, 1984
- Antonie Metenus van Zee (88), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
- Antonie M. Van Zee (88), Pella (Marion), Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Rieborn (66)
- Bastiaan de Haan (70)
- Dora Elmina Whisenant (75), Yell County, AR
- Antoine S'Heeren (83), Sint-Truiden, België
- August SEGERS (80), Buizingen,1501,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
- Christina Cornelia Douwen (59), Amsterdam
- Aaltje Elisabeth Sluijp (86), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland
- Birdie Chance (91), Houston, Harris, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1984 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1983 » Silvio Proto, Belgian-Italian footballer
- 1984 » Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer
- 1985 » Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
- 1985 » Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
- 1985 » Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russian tennis player
- 1985 » Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist
- 1986 » Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
- 1986 » Alice Tait, Australian swimmer
- 1986 » Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer
- 1986 » Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter
Died on May 23
- 1979 » S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)
- 1981 » David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
- 1981 » Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
- 1981 » George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
- 1981 » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
- 1986 » Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
- 1989 » Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
- 1989 » Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
- 1991 » Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1907)
- 1991 » Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
Names that were popular for boys in 1984
- Mark
- Jeroen
- Jan
- Peter
- Michael
- Martijn
- Wouter
- Johannes
- Robert
- Pieter
- David
- Hendrik
- Bart
- Thomas
- Erik
- Vincent
Names that were popular for girls in 1984
- Linda
- Maria
- Jessica
- Anna
- Kim
- Wendy
- Esther
- Laura
- Johanna
- Sarah
- Nicole
- Sandra
- Maaike
- Suzanne
- Jennifer
- Bianca
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1984
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
- January 7 » Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- June 18 » A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
- August 1 » Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.
- August 30 » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
- September 2 » Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
- October 16 » Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Weather May 23, 1984
The temperature on May 23, 1984 was between 5.7 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.