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Events on Tuesday 23 October 1984 1
1984Ethiopian famine gains global attentionBBC broadcast exposes mass starvationA BBC television report by journalist Michael Buerk brought international attention to a devastating famine in Ethiopia that would kill hundreds of thousands of people. The coverage spurred a wave of Western charitable response, including Band Aid and Live Aid.