* Saltini A. Storia delle scienze agrarie, 4 vols, Bologna 1984 – 89, ISBN 978-88-206-2412-5, ISBN 978-88-206-2413-2, ISBN 978-88-206-2414-9, ISBN 978-88-206-2414-9

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

* 1900 – Leo Robin, American songwriter and composer ( d. 1984 )

* 1984 – Max Bemis, American singer, musician, and songwriter ( Say Anything, Two Tongues, and Max Bemis and the Painful Splits )

* 1984 – Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer

* 1984 – Michaël Ciani, French footballer

* 1984 – Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager

* 1984 – Lee Roache, English footballer

* 1896 – Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress ( d. 1984 )

* 1906 – Ed Gein, American serial killer ( d. 1984 )

* 1984 – David Bentley, English footballer

* 1984 – Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer

* 1906 – Vic Dickenson, American trombonist ( d. 1984 )

* 1984 – Sofia Essaïdi, French-Moroccan singer, dancer, and actress

* 1984 – Vedad Ibišević, Bosnian footballer

* 1984 – Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer

* 1984 – L ' Aura, Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer

* 1984 – Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer

* 1984 – Lidi Lisboa, Brazilian actress

* 1984 – Boone Logan, American baseball player

* 1984 – James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bodyline, a fictionalised television miniseries based on the " Bodyline " Ashes series of 1932 – 33, screened in Australia in 1984, to significant public interest and critical acclaim.

* 1907 – Mary Hamman, American writer ( d. 1984 )

* 1984 – Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer

* 1984 – Marvin Gaye, American singer ( The Moonglows ) ( b. 1939 )

* 1984 – Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer

In 1984, a restoration of Metropolis ( 1927 ) with new score by producer-composer Giorgio Moroder was another turning point in modern-day interest in silent films.

Numerous attempts have been made to restore the film since the 1970s-80s, and music producer Giorgio Moroder released a version with a soundtrack by rock artists such as Freddie Mercury and Adam Ant in 1984.

In 1984, a new restoration and edit of the film was made by Giorgio Moroder.

* 1984: Bandido ( collaboration with Giorgio Vanni and Tomato )

* Soundtrack – Metropolis ( 1984 – with Giorgio Moroder ):

In 1984, Moroder worked with Philip Oakey of The Human League to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder ; which was a UK singles chart hit with " Together in Electric Dreams ", title track to the 1984 film Electric Dreams.

* The soundtrack to Giorgio Moroder's 1984 restoration of Fritz Lang's 1926 classic Metropolis features Benatar performing two versions of the movie's love song " Here's My Heart "

* Giorgio Strehler ( Simon Boccanegra, 1984 )

Classic German silent film Metropolis was nominated for two Razzies, both for Giorgio Moroder's new score for the 1984 re-release.

Founded in 1971, the team competed in the North American Soccer League ( NASL ) until 1984 and was the strongest franchise in that league, both competitively and financially – based largely around its backing by Warner Communications President Steve Ross, which enabled it to sign internationally famous stars such as the Brazilian forward Pelé, Italian striker Giorgio Chinaglia and the West German sweeper Franz Beckenbauer.

Sindona, who in 1984 had been arrested, brought to Italy and condemned to life imprisonment for bankruptcy and for the assassination of Giorgio Ambrosoli, was killed by a poisoned cup of coffee in Voghera prison on March 20, 1986.

At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Wassberg beat out fellow Swede Gunde Svan by 4. 9 seconds in the 50 km, the closest margin of victory ever in that event until Giorgio Di Centa ( Italy ) edged out Yevgeny Dementyev ( Russia ) by 0. 8 seconds at the 2006 Winter Olympics though the 2006 event was a mass start event while the 1984 event was an interval start event.

* Thief of Hearts ( 1984 ) ( with Giorgio Moroder )

Known to Italians as " Padre Georg " or, due to his handsome looks, " Bel Giorgio " (" Beautiful George "), Gänswein was born in a small town in Germany and ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1984.

However, the success of the original Oakey and Moroder track encouraged Virgin to release one final single from Hysteria in November, 1984, the ballad " Louise " was released and reached No. 13 in the UK.

In 1984, Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the silent film Metropolis ( 1927 ) and provided it with a contemporary soundtrack.

Moroder wrote the official theme songs, " Reach Out ", for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and " Hand in Hand ", for the 1988 Seoul Olympics and " Un ' estate italiana " for the 1990 Football World Cup.