Year (''' MCMLXXXIV ''') was a Leap Year Starting On Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian Calendar ).
- June 5 - The Indian government begins Operation Blue Star , the planned attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar .
- June 6 - India n troops storm the Golden Temple at Amritsar , the Sikh's holiest shrine, killing an estimated 300 people.
- June 8 - A deadly F5 Tornado nearly destroys the town of Barneveld, Wisconsin , killing 9 people, injuring nearly 200, and causing over $25,000,000 in damage.
- June 20 - The biggest exam shake-up in the British education system in over 10 years is announced, with O-level and CSE exams to be replaced by a new exam, the GCSE .
- June 22 - The official name of the Turkish city Urfa is changed into Şanlıurfa .
- June 22 - Virgin Atlantic Airways makes its inaugural flight.
- June 27 - France beats Spain 2-0 to win the Euro 84 .
- June 30 - John Napier Turner becomes Canada 's 17th Prime Minister.
- July 4 - Richard Petty wins his 200th career NASCAR victory at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona , Florida .
- July 9 - Lightning sets fire to York Minster .
- July 12 - In San Francisco , the Democratic National Convention nominates Walter F. Mondale for U.S. President, and Geraldine Ferraro for Vice President.
- July 14 - New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon calls a snap election and is heavily defeated by opposition Labour leader David Lange .
- July 18 - The first '' Culver's '' opens in Sauk City, Wisconsin .
- July 18 - In San Ysidro, California , 41-year-old James Oliver Huberty sprays a McDonald's restaurant with gunfire, killing 21 people before being shot and killed.
- July 21 - In Jackson, Michigan , a factory Robot crushes a worker against a safety bar in what is apparently the first robot-related death in the United States .
- July 23 - Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown, after nude photos of her appear in " Penthouse " magazine.
- July 25 - '' Salyut 7 '' cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a Space Walk .
- July 28 - August 12 - The 1984 Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles , California .
- becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962 , in Raleigh , North Carolina .
- November 4 - Dell Computers was founded as ''PC's Limited''.
- defeats Walter F. Mondale with 59% of the popular vote, the highest since Richard Nixon 's 61% victory in 1972. Reagan carries 49 states in the Electoral College ; Mondale wins only his home state of Minnesota by a mere 3,761 vote margin and the District Of Columbia .
- November 9 - Cesar Chavez delivers his speech, "What The Future Holds For Farm Workers And Hispanics", at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
- November 19 - A series of explosions at the PEMEX Petroleum Storage Facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec, in Mexico City , ignites a major fire and kills about 500 people.
- November 25 - Thirty-six of Britain and Ireland 's top Pop Music ians gather in a Notting Hill Studio to form Band Aid , and record the song " Do They Know It's Christmas ", in order to raise money for Famine Relief in Ethiopia .
- November 25 - An East Rail train derails between Sheung Shui and Fanling stations, Hong Kong .
- November 28 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens Of The United States .
- November 30 - The Tamil Tigers begin the purge of the Sinhalese from North and East Sri Lanka ; 127 are killed.
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- December 1 - Controlled Impact Demonstration NASA crashes Remote Controlled Boeing 720
- December 2 - Bob Hawke 's government is re-elected in Australia with a reduced majority.
- leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh , India , kills more than 2,000 people outright and injures anywhere from 15,000 to 22,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
- December 3 - British Telecom is privatised.
- December 4 - Hezbollah militants Hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane and kill 4 passengers.
- December 19 - The People's Republic Of China and United Kingdom sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong .
- 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, which is a plague in 1980s America .
- December 22 - 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 .
- December 31 - Rajiv Gandhi becomes prime minister of India .
- Famine in Ethiopia begins and kills a million people by the end of 1984. ( 1984 Famine In Ethiopia ).
- Crack , a smokeable form of cocaine, is first introduced into the Los Angeles area and soon spreads across the United States in what came to be known as the Crack Epidemic .
- A peace agreement between Kenya and Somalia was signed in the Egypt ian capital Cairo in December 1984. With this agreement, in which Somalia officially renounced its historical territorial claims, relations between the two countries began to improve.
- Chatham Dockyard in Medway , England closed after being used a shipbuilding yard for over 400 years since the reign of King Henry VIII .
- Homosexual Acts between consenting adults decriminalized in NSW + NT, Australia .
- Brothels legalized in Victoria.
- WA becomes last Australian state to abolish Capital Punishment .
The events about 1984 in popular fiction are:
- Literature:
- '' The Iron Heel '' by Jack London (1908): The creation of the wonder-city Asgard is completed.
- ''n view of how life might be in the year the protagonist believes to be 1984. An acclaimed Movie Adaptation of the novel was filmed in and around London from April to June 1984, at the exact locations on the precise dates imagined by the author.
- Television:
- '' and Decepticons awaken after four million years.
- '' opens the secret door containing the Scribbles. Mr. Herriman seems to hold a grudge on her for it, despite the fact that she said she was "sowwy". In present day, ("Trouble With Scribbles") Bloo accidentally releases the Scribbles by opening the same door.
- Computer/video games:
- Set in 1984: '''' (2006)
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- January 1 - Michael Witt , Australian rugby league player
- January 3 - Maya Ababadjani , Danish adult film actress
- January 8 - Jeff Francoeur , American baseball player
- January 10 - Marouane Chamakh , Moroccan football player
- January 12 - Scott Olsen , American baseball player
- January 13 - Eleni Ioannou , Greek martial artist (d. 2004 )
- January 15 - Megan Quann , American swimmer
- January 16 - Craig Beattie , Scottish footballer
- January 17 - Calvin Harris , Scottish electronic musician
- January 17 - Cassie Hager , American basketball player
- January 18 - Benji Schwimmer , Winner of So You Think You Can Dance 2006
- January 18 - Cho Seung-hui , the gunman of the Virginia Tech Massacre (d. 2007 )
- January 19 - Trent Cutler , Australian rugby league player
- January 19 - Zakia Mrisho Mohamed , Tanzanian long distance runner
- January 22 - Raica Oliveira , Brazilian supermodel
- January 23 - Arjen Robben , Dutch footballer
- January 25 - Ines Cudna , Polish adult model
- January 26 - Rebecca Ritters , Australian actress
- January 26 - Luo Xuejuan , Chinese swimmer
- January 28 - Andre Iguodala , American basketball player
- January 29 - Nuno Morais , Portuguese footballer
- January 29 - Natalie Du Toit , South African swimmer
- January 30 - Chad Power , American actor
- February 1 - Lee Thompson Young , American actor
- February 6 - Darren Bent , English footballer
- February 10 - Brent Everett , Canadian gay porn star
- February 10 - Kim Hyo Jin , Korean actress
- February 15 - Josh Byrne , American actor
- February 15 - Dorota Rabczewska , Polish singer and model
- February 25 - Filip Šebo , Slovak footballer
- February 25 - Xing Huina , Chinese athlete
- February 26 - Emmanuel Adebayor , Togoleise footballer
- February 28 - Karolina Kurkova , Czech model
- February 29 - Alicia Hollowell , American softball pitcher
- March 1 - Naima Mora , winner of America's Next Top Model cycle 4
- March 4 - Zak Whitbread , American soccer player
- March 4 - Donny Tourette , lead singer of British punk rock band Towers Of London
- March 4 - Ai Iwamura , Japanese actress
- March 7 - Dani Woodward , American porn star
- March 9 - Julia Mancuso , US Olympic medalist
- March 10 - Olivia Wilde , American actress
- March 16 - Michael Ennis , Australian rugby league player
- March 20 - Justine Ezarik , American Internet personality
- March 20 - Fernando Torres , Spanish footballer and captain of Atlético Madrid
- March 20 - Christy Carlson Romano , American actress and singer
- March 20 - Marcus Vick , American football player
- March 20 - Nomura Yuka , Japanese actress
- March 24 - Chris Bosh , American basketball
- March 25 - Katharine McPhee , American Idol finalist
- March 26 - Stéphanie Lapointe , Canadian singer
- March 26 - Sara Jean Underwood , American model
- March 28 - Nikki Sanderson , British actress
- March 30 - Anna Nalick , American singer-songwriter
- April 3 - Allana Slater , Australian gymnast
- April 4 - Sean May , American basketball player
- April 8 - Kirsten Storms , American actress
- April 9 - Adam Loewen , Canadian pitcher
- April 10 - Mandy Moore , American singer and actress
- April 10 - Cara DeLizia , American actress
- April 11 - Kelli Garner , American actress
- April 11 - Monica May , American actress
- April 13 - Kris Britt , Australian cricketer
- April 17 - Rosanna Davison , Irish model
- April 18 - America Ferrera , American actress
- April 22 - Michelle Ryan , British actress
- April 23 - Alexandra Kosteniuk , Russian chess player
- April 24 - Tyson Ritter , American singer/bassist
- April 27 - Patrick Stump , American singer ( Fall Out Boy )
- April 29 - Taylor Cole , American actress and model
- April 29 - Lina Krasnoroutskaya , Russian tennis player and commentator
- April 29 - Pham Van Quyen , Vietnamese footballer/ inmate
- May 1 - Farah Fath , American actress
- May 1 - Alexander Farnerud , Swedish footballer
- May 5 - Wade MacNeil , Canadian guitarist
- May 11 - Andres Iniesta , Spanish footballer
- May 14 - Michael Rensing , German footballer
- May 16 - Katie Downes , British glamour model
- May 17 - Christine Robinson , Canadian water polo player
- May 24 - Sarah Hagan , American actress
- May 25 - Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir , "Miss Iceland", crowned Miss World in 2005
- May 25 - Kyle Brodziak , Canadian ice hockey player
- May 25 - Nikolai Pokotylo , Russian singer
- May 29 - Carmelo Anthony , American basketball player
- May 31 - Jason Smith , Australian actor
- June 1 - Oliver Tielemans , Dutch racecar driver
- June 8 - Torrey DeVitto , American actress
- June 9 - Wesley Sneijder , Dutch footballer
- June 11 - Vagner Love , Brazilian footballer
- June 13 - Berangere Schuh , French archer
- June 16 - Rick Nash , Canadian hockey player
- June 24 - J.J. Redick , American basketball player
- June 25 - Lauren Bush , American model
- June 25 - Amrita Hunjan , British R&B singer
- June 26 - Raymond Felton , American basketball
- June 27 - Emma Lahana , New Zealand actress
- June 30 - Fantasia Barrino , American singer
- July 3 - Corey Sevier , Canadian actor
- July 4 - Gina Glocksen , '' American Idol '' finalist
- July 8 - Alexis Dziena , American actress
- July 11 - Tanith Belbin , Canadian figure skater
- July 11 - Rachael Taylor , Australian actress
- July 12 - Gareth Gates , English singer
- July 12 - Michael McGovern , Northern Irish footballer
- July 18 - Lee Barnard , English footballer
- July 19 - Adam Morrison , American basketball player
- July 19 - Lasse Gjertsen , Norwegian videographer
- July 22 - Kinzie Kenner , American pornographic actress
- July 23 - Brandon Roy , American professional basketball player
- July 24 - Tyler Kyte , Canadian actor/singer
- July 25 - Avi Vinocur , American musician
- July 28 - Zach Parise , NHL hockey player
- July 30 - Gabrielle Christian , American actress
- September 1 - Joe Trohman , American musician
- September 3 - Garrett Hedlund , American actor
- September 7 - Farveez Maharoof , Sri Lankan cricketer
- September 7 - Vera Zvonareva , Russian tennis player
- September 7 - Christian Hough , Reklaw Berkhamsted Sunday Football League player
- September 10 - Harry Kretchmer , Welsh actor
- September 13 - J.R. Writer , American rapper
- September 14 - Adam Lamberg , American actor
- September 15 - Prince Harry Of Wales
- September 16 - Sabrina Bryan , American actress and singer
- September 16 - Katie Melua , Georgian singer
- September 19 - Kevin Zegers , Canadian actor
- September 22 - Theresa Fu , Hong Kong singer and actress
- September 23 - Anneliese Van Der Pol , Dutch-born actress
- September 24 - Szilvia Molnar , Swedish writer
- September 25 - Rashad McCants , American basketball player
- September 27 - Avril Lavigne , Canadian singer
- September 28 - Melody Thornton , singer The Pussycat Dolls
- September 28 - Helen Oyeyemi , British novelist
- September 30 - Megan Ewing , American model
- October 3 - Chris Marquette , American actor
- October 3 - Ashlee Simpson , American singer and actress
- October 4 - Eric Staal , Canadian hockey player
- October 4 - Lena Katina , Russian singer
- October 5 - Glenn McMillan , Brazilian-Australian actor
- October 10 - Chiaki Kuriyama , Japanese actress
- October 10 - Steve Turner , Australian rugby league player
- October 14 - Santino Quaranta , American soccer player
- October 16 - Melissa Lauren , pornographic actress
- October 16 - Ben Smith , Australian rugby league player
- October 17 - Chris Lowell , American actor
- October 18 - Holly Dunaway , boxer
- October 25 - Sara Lumholdt , Swedish singer
- October 26 - Sasha Cohen , American figure skater
- October 27 - Kelly Osbourne , English singer
- November 7 - Amelia Vega , Miss Universe 2003, from the Dominican Republic
- November 9 - Delta Goodrem , Australian actress and singer
- November 9 - Se7en , South Korean singer
- November 11 - Beatrice Bofia , Cameroonian-American basketball player
- November 16 - Kalee Carey , American basketball player
- November 21 - Jena Malone , American actress
- November 22 - Scarlett Johansson , American actress
- November 22 - Kate Ground , Canadian internet model
- November 23 - Lucas Grabeel , American actor
- November 25 - Ian Lacey , Australian rugby league player
- November 25 - Gaspard Ulliel , French actor
- November 28 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead , American actress
- November 28 - Andrew Bogut , Australian basketball player
- November 28 - Trey Songz , American singer
- November 28 - Marc-Andre Fleury , Canadian hockey player
- November 29 - Sitti Navarro , Philippine bossa nova artist
- November 30 - Alan Hutton , Scottish professional footballer
- March 1 - Jackie Coogan , American actor (b. 1914 )
- March 5 - Tito Gobbi , Italian baritone (b. 1915 )
- March 5 - William Powell , American actor (b. 1892 )
- March 12 - Arnold Ridley , English playwright and actor (b. 1896 )
- March 16 - John Hoagland , American photographer (b. 1947 )
- March 18 - Charlie Lau , American baseball player (b. 1933 )
- March 24 - Sam Jaffe , American actor (b. 1891 )
- April 1 - Marvin Gaye , American singer (b. 1939 )
- April 5 - Arthur "Bomber" Harris , British air marshall. (b. 1892 )
- April 8 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa , Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1894 )
- April 11 - Edgar V. Saks , Estonian statesman and historian (b. 1910 )
- April 15 - Tommy Cooper , Welsh comedian and magician (b. 1921 )
- April 15 - Alexander Trocchi , Scottish writer (b. 1925 )
- April 20 - Hristo Prodanov , Bulgarian mountaineer (b. 1943 )
- April 22 - Ansel Adams , American photographer (b. 1902 )
- April 26 - Count Basie , American musician and composer (b. 1904 )
- October 5 - Leonard Rossiter , British actor (b. 1926 )
- October 12 - Sir Anthony Berry , British politician (bombing) (b. 1925 )
- October 14 - Martin Ryle , English radio astronomer, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physics (b. 1918 )
- October 18 - Jon-Erik Hexum , American actor (b. 1957 )
- October 20 - Carl Ferdinand Cori , Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1896 )
- October 20 - Paul Dirac , English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902 )
- October 21 - François Truffaut , French film director (b. 1932 )
- October 31 - Indira Gandhi , Prime Minister Of India (assassinated) (b. 1917 )
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