Bentinck Colliery Visit
Ian MacGregor visited Bentinck Colliery as the Nottinghamshire coalfield remained divided over the strike.
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1984 in Great Britain — Page 6
Explore 338 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1984.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1984
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Big Audio Dynamite
After his expulsion from The Clash, Jones forms Big Audio Dynamite (often shortened to BAD) with film director Don Letts who directed various Clash videos and Westway to the World
Big Audio Dynamite
After his expulsion from The Clash, Jones forms Big Audio Dynamite (often shortened to BAD) with film director Don Letts who directed various Clash videos and Westway to the World
Birmingham Returns to First Division Pursuit
Saunders oversees Birmingham's attempt to recover from relegation, rebuilding the playing staff for a promotion challenge.
Bombing of Brighton
An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
Budget
The 1984 Budget reduces corporation tax rates while phasing out capital allowances and abolishes both the Investment Income Surcharge and the National Insurance Surcharge.
Budget
Nigel Lawson presents the 1984 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Budget Policy
The 1984 Budget under Nigel Lawson sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Cal
Wins best Actress for her role in the film Cal at the Cannes Film Festiva
Christmas Coal Stoppage
The Coal Board entered the Christmas period with the miners strike still unresolved.
Civilized Man Album
Releases the studio album Civilized Man.
Clash
After his expulsion from The Clash, Jones forms Big Audio Dynamite (often shortened to BAD) with film director Don Letts who directed various Clash videos and Westway to the World
Clash
The Clash pick Nick Sheppard, formerly of the Bristol-based Cortinas, and Vince White as the bands new guitarists
Clash
The Clash pick Nick Sheppard, formerly of the Bristol-based Cortinas, and Vince White as the bands new guitarists
Coal Reserves And Planning
The large coal stocks available during the dispute echoed contingency thinking associated with the Ridley report.
Coal Supply Continuity
The Board continued operating collieries where staff worked despite the national industrial dispute.
Coal Transport And Disruption
Movement of coal and coke became a major operational issue during the miners strike.
Conference of Conservatives
An IRA bomb at the party conference hotel kills Wakenhams wife & injures his legs
Council Collective
Weller puts together his own charity ensemble, the Council Collective, to make a record ("Soul Deep") to raise money for the striking miners
Death of Arthur Travers Harris
Death of Arthur Travers Harris
Departure from Black Sabbath
Butler leaves Black Sabbath during 1984 after prolonged instability within the group.
Derby County Rebuilding Appointment
Arthur Cox becomes Derby County manager and begins a rebuilding period that ultimately carries the Rams from the Third Division into the top flight.
Ebony Tower
Mortimer adapts John Fowles The Ebony Tower, starring Laurence Olivier for Granada
Economy of Great Britain
MacGregors approach to turning the NCB into a profitable concern is similar to the line he had taken at British Steel, cut jobs and close unprofitable pits, this leads to the protracted and increasingly bitter 1984-1985 miners strike
Empire of the Sun
Publication of "Empire of the Sun"
European Diary
Publishes European Diary, drawing on his years at the European Commission.
European Final Penalty Recovery
Steve Nicol missed Liverpool's first shootout penalty against Roma in 1984, but his teammates recovered to secure a fourth European Cup.
Fine Young Cannibals
Gift, Andy Cox and David Steele form Fine Young Cannibals in Birmingham.
Firm
Jimmy Page & Paul Rogers create The Firm
Firm
Jimmy Page & Paul Rogers create The Firm
Footballer of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
Geezer Butler Band
Butler forms the Geezer Butler Band after leaving Black Sabbath.
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Produces music for Give My Regards to Broad Street, combining film and McCartney recordings.
GLC
The GLC allocated a small percentage of its expenditure on funding minority community groups, including the London Gay Teenage Group, English Collective of Prostitutes, Women Against Rape, Lesbian Line, A Womans Place, and Rights of Women & believing these groups can initiate social change, the GLC increases its annual funding of voluntary organisations from pounds 6 million in 1980 to pounds 50 million in 1984
Governor
Appointed Governor of St Helena
Greenwich Prime Meridian Retains Historical Standard
Modern global positioning increasingly used geodetic reference frames while the marked Observatory meridian remained historically important. The episode illustrates the growing value of calibrated scientific instruments.
Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Stars in "Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes"
Historic Meridian Markers Retained
The observatory's marked meridian remained an important public reference point despite the development of satellite based coordinate systems.
Honeydrippers
Page records with Robert Plant in the guise of The Honeydrippers
Honeydrippers
Page records with Robert Plant in the guise of The Honeydrippers
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