Nov 1984 Events

1984 Nov U2 releases "Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky" concert film
Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky (also known simply as Live at Red Rocks or Under a Blood Red Sky) is a concert film by U2. It was the band's first video release, originally relea...
1984 Nov 2 "The Killing Fields" Is Released
The Killing Fields is a 1984 British film drama about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It is based on the experiences of three journalists: Dith Pran, a Cambodian, Sydney Schanberg,...
1984 Nov 4 Ronald Reagan Wins the 1984 Presidential Election
Reagan accepted the Republican nomination in Dallas, Texas, on a wave of positive feeling. He proclaimed that it was "morning again in America," in reference to the recovering economy and...
1984 Nov 5 Dark Angel releases We Have Arrived
We Have Arrived is the debut studio album by thrash metal band, Dark Angel, released in 1985. In 1986 it was re-released by the French recording label Axe Killer in a 2,000 number limited...
1984 Nov 8 Stephen King publishes The Talisman
The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. The plot is not a reworking of the earlier Walter Scott book also titled The Talisman, although there is one oblique...
1984 Nov 9 "A Nightmare On Elm Street" Is Released
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American horror film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film features John Saxon, H...
1984 Nov 12 Madonna Releases Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 world wide (not in North A...
1984 Nov 19 San Juanico Disaster
The San Juanico Disaster was an industrial disaster caused by a massive series of explosions at a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tank farm in San Juanico, Mexico (outside of Mexico City, Mexi...
1984 Nov 19 Stephen King publishes Thinner
Thinner is a 1984 novel by Stephen King, published under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman. It would be the last novel which King released under the Richard Bachman pseudonym until the relea...
1984 Nov 20 SETI Institute is Founded
Founded in November 1984, the SETI Institute began operations on February 1, 1985. Today it employs over 150 scientists, educators and support staff. Research at the Institute is anchored...
1984 Nov 21 "Francesco Zappa" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Francesco is a 1984 album by Frank Zappa, often referred to as "Francesco Zappa". It features chamber music by the Italian composer Francesco Zappa, who composed between 1763 and 1788. Fr...
1984 Nov 23 Doug Flutie of Boston College throws Hail Mary pass in win over Miami Hurricanes
"Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown, Boston College! He did it! He did it! Flutie did it...He hit Phelan in the end zone...Touchdown!" —Dan Davis, Announcer, WRKO-AM Radio
1984 Nov 25 Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
The Ewok Adventure (1984) was an American made-for-TV film set in the Star Wars galaxy. It was released theatrically in Europe as Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, and is known by th...