* 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 )

* Kristy Lee Cook ( born 1984 ), American singer

As an actress she first found moderate success in starring roles in the movies Roadie ( 1980 ), Willie & Phil ( 1980 ), Whose Life Is It Anyway ?, and Just The Way You Are with Kristy McNichol ( 1984 ).

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside the United States Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger | Challenger in 1984.

In 1984, he directed the music video of Bruce Springsteen's song " Dancing In The Dark ".

* The first untethered spacewalk was made by American Bruce McCandless II on February 7, 1984, during Challenger mission STS-41-B, utilizing the Manned Maneuvering Unit.

* F. F. Bruce, Philemon, International Bible Commentary, Eerdmans, 1984.

* 1984 – Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit ( MMU ).

In 1996, under new owner John Moores ( a software tycoon who purchased controlling ownership in the team in 1994 from Tom Werner, who subsequently formed a syndicate that purchased the Boston Red Sox ) and team president Larry Lucchino, and with a team managed by former Padres catcher Bruce Bochy ( a member of the 1984 NL championship squad ), the team won the NL West in an exciting race, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in the final series of the regular season.

Bruce London and J. John Palen ( 1984 ) compiled a list of five explanations: ( 1 ) demographic-ecological, ( 2 ) sociocultural, ( 3 ) political-economical, ( 4 ) community networks, and ( 5 ) social movements.

The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson.

Ornamental hair comb by Bruce Caesar ( Pawnee-Sac and Fox Nation | Sac and Fox ), 1984, of German silver, Oklahoma History Center

Darlington County is the subject of a song of the same name on Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album, Born in the U. S. A.

He starred in the 1984 film The Census Taker, a 1984 black comedy directed by Bruce R. Cook.

* Bruce Baumgartner ( born 1960 ), Gold Medalist in wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

* Robert Bruce Merrifield ( 1921 – 2006 ), biochemist and winner of 1984 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

In 1984 Bruce Palmer teamed up with Frank Wilks and Stan Endersby to form the " Buffalo Springfield Revisited " Band.

They include Minnesota v. Barber, 136 U. S. 313, ( 1890 ) ( striking down a Minnesota statute that required any meat sold within the State, whether originating within or without the State, to be examined by an inspector within the State ); Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel, 278 U. S. 1 ( 1928 ) ( striking down a Louisiana statute that forbade shrimp to be exported unless the heads and hulls had first been removed within the State ); Johnson v. Haydel, 278 U. S. 16 ( 1928 ) ( striking down analogous Louisiana statute for oysters ); Toomer v. Witsell, 334 U. S. 385 ( 1948 ) ( striking down South Carolina statute that required shrimp fishermen to unload, pack, and stamp their catch before shipping it to another State ); Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc., supra ( striking down Arizona statute that required all Arizona-grown cantaloupes to be packaged within the State prior to export ); South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke, 467 U. S. 82 ( 1984 ) ( striking down an Alaska regulation that required all Alaska timber to be processed within the State prior to export ).

* Jeff Fenech in tears ..., 1984 / Bruce Howard

He saved from Andrea Pirlo and Shevchenko in the ensuing penalty shootout, in an eventual 3 – 2 win: during the shootout, he attempted to distract the Milan players with the " spaghetti legs " tactic that was used by former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar in the 1984 European Cup Final.

The one and only title he held in his career, the WBC junior welterweight title, was won by knocking out Bruce Curry in the 10th round in January 1984 in front of a pro-Curry crowd in Beaumont, Texas.

Van Zandt officially left the E Street Band in 1984 ( Springsteen's song " Bobby Jean " is said to be inspired by the split, and Bruce asked him to perform his mandolin solo in the " Glory Days " video anyway ) and has been involved in numerous solo musical projects and collaborations since then, ranging from soul music to hard rock to world music.

From 1988 to 1990, McCurry served as director of communications for the Democratic National Committee, and served as press secretary for the presidential campaigns of John Glenn ( 1984 ), Bruce Babbitt ( 1988 ), and Bob Kerrey, ( 1992 ), as well as the 1988 vice-presidential campaign for Lloyd Bentsen.

In 1984, Bruce Gilbert extended his field of music into dance after a commission to write music for dancer Michael Clark.

" German silver " hair comb by Bruce Caesar ( Pawnee people | Pawnee ), Oklahoma, 1984

His 45 saves in 1983 was briefly a single season record ( tied in 1984 by Bruce Sutter and broken in 1986 by Dave Righetti ).