The 1984 World Snooker Championship was a ranking professional snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, and was the eighth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible since the 1977 event. It featured 94 participants, of which 78 players competed in a qualifying event held at the Redwood Lodge in Bristol. The defending champion was English player Steve Davis (pictured), who had won the title twice previously. He met Jimmy White in the final, which was played as a best-of-35-frames match. Davis won 18–16, becoming the first player to retain the title at the Crucible. Rex Williams secured the championship's highest break, scoring a 138 in the 12th frame of his first-round loss to White. Eight century breaks were made during the competition, the fewest since the 1978 event.

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1615:

The Wignacourt Aqueduct in Malta was inaugurated and was used to carry water to Valletta for about 300 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wignacourt_Aqueduct

1836:

Forces of the Republic of Texas led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican troops of General Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive and final battle of the Texas Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution

1975:

South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Xu%C3%A2n_L%E1%BB%99c

2021:

The Indonesian Navy submarine Nanggala sank with the loss of all 53 people on board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRI_Nanggala_%28402%29

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Rome wasn't built in a day: (idiomatic) It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rome_wasn%27t_built_in_a_day

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The human being cannot live in a condition of emptiness for very long: if he is not growing toward something, he does not merely stagnate; the pent-up potentialities turn into morbidity and despair, and eventually into destructive activities.   --Rollo May https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rollo_May