In his book A Modest Proposal ( 1984 ), evangelical author Frank Schaeffer emulated Swift's work in social conservative polemic against abortion and euthanasia in a future dystopia that advocated recycling of aborted embryos and fetuses, as well as some disabled infants with compound intellectual, physical and physiological difficulties.

His later novels included fixups such as The Beast ( aka Moonbeast ) ( 1963 ), Rogue Ship ( 1965 ), Quest for the Future ( 1970 ) and Supermind ( 1977 ); expanded short stories ( The Darkness on Diamondia ( 1972 ), Future Glitter ( aka Tyranopolis ) ( 1973 ); original novels such as Children of Tomorrow ( 1970 ), The Battle of Forever ( 1971 ) and The Anarchistic Colossus ( 1977 ); plus sequels to his classic works, many of which were promised, but only one of which appeared, Null-A Three ( 1984 ; originally published in French ).

::::::::::::- Christie expressing her interest in archaeology, a passage from An Autobiography ( London, 1984 ), p. 389

::::::::::::- Christie wishing for an earlier exposure to Archaeology, a passage from An Autobiography ( 1984 ), p. 546

* Szatmary, David P. Shay's Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection ( 1984 ), 1787 in Massachusetts

The second generation was led by Fernand Braudel ( 1902 – 1985 ) and included Georges Duby ( 1919 – 1996 ), Pierre Goubert ( 1915 – 2012 ), Robert Mandrou ( 1921 – 1984 ), Pierre Chaunu ( 1923 – 2009 ), Jacques Le Goff ( 1924 – ) and Ernest Labrousse ( 1895 – 1988 ).

A third generation was led by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ( 1929 – ) and includes Jacques Revel, and Philippe Ariès ( 1914 – 1984 ), who joined the group in 1978.

Major successes include Absurd Person Singular ( 1975 ), The Norman Conquests trilogy ( 1973 ), Bedroom Farce ( 1975 ), Just Between Ourselves ( 1976 ), A Chorus of Disapproval ( 1984 ), Woman in Mind ( 1985 ), A Small Family Business ( 1987 ), Man Of The Moment ( 1988 ), House & Garden ( 1999 ) and Private Fears in Public Places ( 2004 ).

* Lyotard, Jean-François ( 1979 ), The Postmodern Condition, Manchester University Press, 1984.

* Alexandra Dahlström ( born 1984 ), Swedish actress

* B. V. L ’ vov ( 1984 ), Twenty-five years of furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy, Spectrochim.

** Andre Iguodala ( born 1984 ), NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers

* 1984 – Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.

* 1984 – Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer

: Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies, 1984, and Ibn Sina and Mysticism, Remarks and Admonitions: Part 4, London: Kegan Paul International, 1996.

* 1902 – Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1984 )

In Paul Allen ’ s biography, Ayckbourn is briefly compared to Dafydd and Guy in A Chorus of Disapproval ( 1984 ).

One of the earliest was Paul Prudhomme, who in 1984 began the introduction of his influential cookbook, Paul Prodhomme's Louisiana Kitchen, by describing the over 200 year history of Creole and Cajun cooking ; he aims to " preserve and expand the Louisiana tradition.

* 1907 – Paul Francis Webster, songwriter ( d. 1984 )

* Edwards, Paul M., " RLDS Priesthood: Structure and Process ", Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 17 ( 3 ) ( 1984 ) p. 6.

8½ inspired among others: Mickey One ( Arthur Penn, 1965 ), Alex in Wonderland ( Paul Mazursky, 1970 ), Beware of a Holy Whore ( Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971 ), Day for Night ( François Truffaut, 1973 ), All That Jazz ( Bob Fosse, 1979 ), Stardust Memories ( Woody Allen, 1980 ), Sogni d ' oro ( Nanni Moretti, 1981 ), Parad Planet ( Vadim Abdrashitov, 1984 ), La Pelicula del rey ( Carlos Sorin, 1986 ), Living in Oblivion ( Tom DiCillo, 1995 ), 8½ Women ( Peter Greenaway, 1999 ), Falling Down ( Joel Schumacher, 1993 ), along with the successful Broadway musical, Nine ( Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit, 1982 ).

* Collection of three vinyl recordings of Jean Cocteau including La Voix humaine by Simone Signoret, 18 songs composed by Louis Bessières, Bee Michelin and Renaud Marx, on double-piano Paul Castanier, Le Discours de réception à l ' Académie Française, Jacques Canetti JC1, 1984

* 1907 – Paul Rotha, English director ( d. 1984 )

* 1984 – 103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul

* 1908 – Paul Dozois, Canadian politician ( d. 1984 )

Paul Atreides is a Mentat duke ( and later emperor ) in Dune, and in Heretics of Dune ( 1984 ) and Chapterhouse: Dune ( 1985 ), Miles Teg is a Mentat bashar ( or general ) and the most formidable military commander in the known universe.

* 1984 – Paul Posluszny, American football player

* 1984 – Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1902 )

One early ( 1984 ) experiment by Paul MacCready used practical aerodynamics to test the flight of Quetzalcoatlus.

To date, this category seems to consist of only two individuals, both now deceased: the Vietnamese Archbishop Thục ( who, before his death in 1984, may have been reconciled to Pope John Paul II ) and the Chicago-born Mgr.

* 1984 – Paul Bevan, Australian footballer

* Paul T. Cote ( June 1, 1978-June 15, 1984 )

Other Yale alumni who made serious bids for the Presidency during this period include Hillary Rodham Clinton ( 2008 ), Howard Dean ( 2004 ), Gary Hart ( 1984 and 1988 ), Paul Tsongas ( 1992 ), Pat Robertson ( 1988 ) and Jerry Brown ( 1976, 1980, 1992 ).

* August 8 – Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1984 )

* August 20 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian chess player ( d. 1984 )

He has written books on subsequent Prime Ministers, Bob Hawke ( The Hawke Ascendency, 1984 ), Paul Keating ( The End of Certainty, 1992 ) and John Howard ( Howard's Decade, 2006 ).

He won five Stanley Cup rings with Edmonton as a scout ( 1984 – 85 – 87 – 88 – 90 ).

Icehenge ( 1984 ) is a science fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.

During this period, responsibility for running the studio passed from Eisner and Katzenberg to Frank Mancuso Sr. ( 1984 ) and Ned Tanen ( 1984 ) to Stanley Jaffe ( 1991 ) and Sherry Lansing ( 1992 ).

Stanley Milgram ( August 15, 1933 – December 20, 1984 ) was an American social psychologist.

* 1984 – Benson Stanley, New Zealand rugby player

* Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky's rise to fame in the NHL would coincide with the Edmonton Oilers ' first 4 Stanley Cup championships ( 1984, 1985, 1987, & 1988 ) and becoming the second NHL dynasty team of the 1980s.

In 1984, the group moved to London and started working as labourers, acted as soldiers in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and worked at a pier in Belfast.

After joining the NHL, the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983 – 84, 1984 – 85, 1986 – 87, 1987 – 88 and 1989 – 90.

In 1984 a television version was produced by American Playhouse, starring Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, and Penny Fuller.

Gene Palmer, Randle Walker ; 1971, Mike Buchanan, Lindsey Roberts ; 1972, Rueben Bussey, Bobby Price, Avery Downing ; 1973, Maurice Jones ; 1974, Coach Ben Pannel, Roy Green, Bobby Hunt, Stanley Lawrence ; 1975, James Brack, Bobby Mowrey, Jerry Malone ; 1976, Pres Young, Rex Scroggins, Dick Ford ; 1977, Robert Knight ; 1979, Jackie Walker, Gregg McNeal ; 1980, Windy Haggard, Syd Keasler, Zell Roberts, Wilber Ingram ; 1981, Kenny Rowe, Martin Luther King Jr, Danny Malone ; 1982, Jimmy Killion, Gene Grammer ; 1983, David Powell, Jerry Bunt ; 1984, Doug Floyd, Ken Jones ; 1985, Mike Trice, Scooter Taylor ; 1986, Brian Koechel, Bryon Lawrence ; 1987, Donald Taylor ; 1988, Jimmie Tallant ; 1989, Tommy Roberts ; 1990, Chris Shafer, Larry Gideon ; 1991, Randy Clark, Clifford Shaw ; 1992, Jimmy Lynn Grimes, Ricky Lawrence ; 1993, Linty Ingram ; 1995, Jeff Brownlee, Ron Gideon ; 1996, John Martin ; 1997, Rob Floyd ; 1998, Steve Green, Patrick Gill ; 1999, J. B. Rodgers ; 2000, Les Langley ; 2001, Rodney Flake ; 2002, Donnie Muckleroy

* Stanley Cohen MP ( 1981 – 1984 )

* Green, Stanley ( 1984 ).

The short eventually won Stanley the IAC International Student Film Trophy film award in 1984.

In addition, he also worked for the Edmonton Oilers as a video analyst during the 1984 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which lead to the Oilers ' first Stanley Cup championship, and Chicago Blackhawks as an assistant coach under Bob Pulford from 1984 to 1987.

Five of those times ( 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1990 ), the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup.

* Dominick P. Purpura, M. D., The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean, 1984 – 2006.

* Stanley Hooker ( 1907 – 1984 ), English aero-engine designer

It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979 and the 20th anniversary of their first Stanley Cup win in 1984.

* Stanley Turrentine-Straight Ahead ( S. Turrentine / J. Smith / G. Benson / L. McCann ) ( Blue Note ) 1984

by Stanley Hochman ( 1984 )