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1984Jul, 16

Attila Szabó (athlete)

Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
Attila Szabó (born July 16, 1984 in Budapest) is a male decathlete from Hungary. He twice won the men's national title in the decathlon: 2007 and 2009.

He received a one-year doping ban due to failing the whereabouts rule on three occasions, beginning January 2014.

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Events on 1984

  • 7Jan

    Association of Southeast Asian Nations

    Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
  • 5Jun

    Indira Gandhi

    The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
  • 4Aug

    Burkina Faso

    The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
  • 20Sep

    Beirut

    A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.
  • 26Sep

    Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong

    The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.