* 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 )

The band played in this style on their first four albums: Bathory ( 1984 ), The Return of the Darkness and Evil ( 1985 ), Under the Sign of the Black Mark ( 1987 ) and Blood Fire Death ( 1988 ).

In 1984, four Berkeley students — Douglas Terry, Mark Painter, David Riggle, and Songnian Zhou — wrote the first Unix implementation, called The Berkeley Internet Name Domain ( BIND ) Server.

In 1984, Mark Peterson wrote The Realm of Angmar, beginning as a clone of Scepter of Goth.

In 1984, Mark Jacobs created and deployed a commercial gaming site, Gamers World.

* 1984 – Mark Bunn, English footballer

* The Trial of Richard III by Richard Drewett & Mark Redhead ( Sutton, 1984 ) ( ISBN 978-0862991982 )

The Padres pitching staff in 1984 featured Eric Show ( 15 – 9 record ), Ed Whitson ( 14 – 8 ), Mark Thurmond ( 14 – 8 ), and Rich " Goose " Gossage as the primary relief pitcher ( 10 – 6 won-lost, 25 saves, and a 2. 90 earned run average ).

* May 1 – Mark W. Clark, American general ( d. 1984 )

The software was licensed from 3rd party developers Joseph Katz and Mark Barton ( later, SoftVoice, Inc .) and was featured during the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh computer.

Production ended in 1984, with the Rhodes Mark V being the final CBS model.

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.

* Bowden, Mark ( 1984 ) General Pitt Rivers: The father of scientific archaeology.

The core line-up of Steve Rothery ( lead guitar, and the sole ' pre-Fish ' original member ), Pete Trewavas ( bass ), Mark Kelly ( keyboards ) and Ian Mosley ( drums ) has been unchanged since 1984.

From October 31, 1983 to July 27, 1984, Jon " Bowzer " Bauman of Sha Na Na hosted the Hollywood Squares segment of Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a joint production of Mark Goodson Productions ( owners of the Match Game format ) and Orion Television, which obtained the rights to Hollywood Squares upon acquiring the Filmways production company.

Gone were the likes of Leach, MacLeish, Dupont, Kelly, Jimmy Watson and finally Barber and Clarke in 1984, and taking their spots over the next few seasons were young talent such as Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, Pelle Lindbergh and Mark Howe, who upon arrival instantly became the Flyers ' top defenseman for the next decade.

* Chan Is Missing: A Film By Wayne Wang, With Introduction and Screen Notes by Diane Mei Lin Mark ( Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press, 1984 ), ISBN 0-910043-06-X

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts romantic drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen, starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki " Pat " Morita and Elisabeth Shue.

It opened at The Mark Hellinger Theater and ran from April 29, 1984 through May 13, 1984, for 17 performances and 13 previews.

It was adapted into a 1984 movie starring Mark Harmon, Tuareg – The Desert Warrior.

* Thomas P. Caruso and Mark R. Harsch, with Edward B. Roberts, thesis supervisor ( 1984 ), Joint Ventures in the Cable and Videotex Industry, Masters Thesis, MIT Sloan School of Management.

* Mark Murphy Safety for Washington Redskins ( 1977 – 1984 ); CEO / President for Green Bay Packers ( 2007 – present )

Bathory's 1984 first album, Bathory, and the subsequent releases The Return ( 1985 ) and Under the Sign of the Black Mark ( 1987 ), are now regarded as major influences on the Norwegian bands which extended black metal's musical progression and popularity in the beginning of the 1990s.

Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad & Roughing It ( Library of America, 1984 ) ISBN 978-0-940450-25-7