1984 Braves–Padres bean brawl
An infamous brawl takes place at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres.
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IBM Personal Computer
The IBM Personal Computer is released.
Approach and Landing Tests
The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
1977 anti-Tamil pogrom
The Sri Lanka Riots, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.
Palestinians
Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
South Africa
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
Project Echo
Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.
Nuclear weapons testing
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a "layered" scheme.
1953 Ionian earthquake
The 7.2 Ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 445 and 800 people are killed.