Strike
The High Court orders seizure of union funds
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1984 in Great Britain — Page 5
Explore 338 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1984.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1984
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October
Strike
The Sunday Times discloses the miners asked Libya for money
Lord Commissioner
Appointed Lord Commissioner
Whip
Appointed Treasury Whip
November
NUM Dublin Funds Seized
Legal efforts to control the unions assets extended to funds held in Dublin.
Strike
Union funds of $3 million seized in Dublin
Shadow Minister
Appointed Junior Treasury spokesman
Strike
1,200 miners go back to work
MacGregor Return To Work Appeals
Management benefited as more miners resumed work towards the end of 1984.
NCB Return To Work
The Board saw growing numbers of miners resume work during the later months of the strike.
British Telecom Privatisation
The Government publishes the British Telecom share offer in November 1984 as part of the flotation that transfers a majority stake in the company to private ownership.
Privatization
British Telecom is floated on the stock exchange
Strike
A growing number of miners decide to return to work as Christmas looms
December
NUM Conference Continues Strike
NUM delegates voted to maintain industrial action despite its growing financial and social costs.
Strike
Special union conference votes to fight on
Privatization
British Telecom shares begin trading on 3 December 1984, completing the first major flotation of the company's shares into private ownership.
Strike
A court fines Scargill for obstruction
Strike
A court fines Scargill for obstruction
Margaret Thatcher is visited by the Gorbachevs
Margaret Thatcher is visited by the Gorbachevs
Agreement of Hong Kong
Signs the Hong Kong agreement in Peking, Hong Kong will return to China by 1997
Joint Declaration
As Foreign Secretary and a principal British negotiator, Howe helps conclude the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which Margaret Thatcher and Zhao Ziyang sign in Beijing on 19 December 1984.
Poet Laureate Appointment
Appointed Poet Laureate
Rule of Hong Kong
The Sino-British Joint Declaration provides for China to resume sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 while setting out arrangements for the territory after the transfer.
Rule of Hong Kong
Signs the Hong Kong agreement in Peking, Hong Kong will return to China by 1997
Nottinghamshire December Defiance
Nottinghamshire miners voted to defy NUM rules during the continuing national strike.
Strike
Nottinghamshire miners vote to defy union rules
Other events (month unknown)
1922 Committee
Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee
a collection of short stories entitled "Horses Neck
Publishes a collection of short stories entitled "Horses Neck"
A Passage to India
Starts in "A Passage to India"
A Passage to India
Returns to feature direction with A Passage to India after a fourteen-year gap between theatrical films.
A Private Function
Appears in A Private Function
Anfield Derby Breakthrough
Graeme Sharp scores a spectacular winner at Liverpool to give Everton a landmark league derby victory at Anfield.
Another Country
Appears as Tommy Judd in Another Country, one of his earliest major film roles.
Arena
Duran Durans 4th album, " Arena", is released
Arrest of George Best
Best receives a three-month prison sentence for drunk driving, assaulting a police officer and failing to answer bail, he spent Christmas of 1984 behind bars and turned out as a player for Ford Open Prison
Aural Sculpture
Releases Aural Sculpture as the band adds brass textures and a more accessible production style.
Autumn Coal Talks Falter
Attempts to break the impasse between the NCB and union failed during the autumn.
BAFTA
Winner of Best Actress BAFTA Award for her role as Joyce Chilvers in A Private Function
BAFTA
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, A Private Function
Barcelona Transfer
Joins Barcelona from Tottenham Hotspur and strengthens Terry Venables's forward line.
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