million (with more later dying from their injuries the death toll reaches 23,000+) in the worst industrial disaster in history. December 4 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane and kill 4 passengers. December 19 – The People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong. December 20 – Disappearance of Jonelle Matthews from Greeley, Colorado. Her remains were discovered on 23 July 2019, located about southeast of Jonelle's home. The cause of death "was a gunshot wound to the head". December 22 Four African-American youths (Barry Allen, Troy Canty, James Ramseur, and Darrell Cabey) board an express train in the Bronx borough of New York City. They attempt to rob Bernhard Goetz, who shoots them. The event starts a national debate about urban crime in the United States. In Malta, Prime Minister Dom Mintoff resigns. December 28 – A Soviet cruise missile plunges into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland. Finnish authorities announce the fact in public on January 3, 1985. Date unknown 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia intensifies with renewed drought by mid-year, killing a million people by the end of this year. Crack cocaine, a smokeable form of the drug, is first introduced into Los Angeles and soon spreads across the United States in what becomes known as the crack epidemic. The Chrysler Corporation introduces the first vehicles to be officially labeled as "minivans". They are branded as the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan, and Plymouth Voyager. Births January January 1 – Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer January 6 – Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian January 7 – Max Riemelt, German actor and director January 10 Marouane Chamakh, French born-Moroccan footballer Kalki Koechlin, French-Indian film actress January 11 – Mark Forster, German singer-songwriter January 15 Megan Quann, American swimmer Victor Rasuk, American actor Ben Shapiro, American political commentator and writer January 16 – Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer January 17 Calvin Harris, British dance musician Filip Hološko, Slovak footballer January 18 Seung-Hui Cho, Korean-born American Virginia Tech massacre gunman (d. 2007) Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer Alaixys Romao, Togolese footballer January 19 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed, Tanzanian long-distance runner Aliona Savchenko, Ukrainian-born German pair skater Thomas Vanek, Austrian hockey player Lil Scrappy, American rapper January 21 Luke Grimes, American actor Karim Haggui, Tunisian footballer Karen Schwarz, Peruvian actress