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1984May, 14

Ted Hicks

Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (b. 1910)
Sir Edwin William "Ted" Hicks (9 June 1910 – 14 May 1984) was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He was Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1956 to 1968.

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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.