* 1893 – Homer N. Wallin, American vice-admiral ( d. 1984 )

* Andre Marrou was a resident of Homer when he was elected as a Libertarian to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1984.

Vice Admiral Homer Norman Wallin ( December 6, 1893 – March 6, 1984 ) was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, best known for his salvage of ships sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Vice Admiral Homer N. Wallin died on 6 March 1984.

* Grace Quigley ( 1984 ) as Homer Morrison

After watching 38-year old Carlos Lopes in the 1984 Summer Olympics on TV, Homer decides to participate in the Springfield marathon to prove to Marge that he is fit.

Notable heritage projects in New Zealand involving Downer & Co include the Homer Tunnel accessing Milford Sound ( 1935 – 1940 ), Rimutaka Tunnel ( 1951 – 1955 ), Cook Strait Ferry Terminal for passenger and freight operations ( 1960 ), Lower Nihotupu Dam ( 1948 ), Lower Wairarapa Valley flood prevention scheme ( 1964 – 1984 ) and New Plymouth Power Station ( 1972 ).

Homer, Alaska has been the sister city of Teshio since 1984 and Tomari, Russia since 1992.

The scene in which Homer bowls the strike that wins him the perfect game takes many elements from the Robert Redford film The Natural ( 1984 ), including the camera flashes, music and slow-motion.

When Homer and Otto descend into the sewers on the bungee rope, they pass three underground societies: the Morlocks ( from the 1960 film The Time Machine ), the C. H. U. D. s ( from the 1984 film C. H. U. D.

After two years at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where his teachers included Catherine Comet ( conducting ), Les Thimmig and Homer Lambrecht ( composition ), followed by three years of study with Ned Rorem ( with whom he developed a lifelong friendship ) at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Hagen moved to New York City in 1984 to complete his formal education as a student at Juilliard, studying first for two years with Diamond, then for a semester each with Joseph Schwantner and Bernard Rands.

He was convinced that George Orwell's 1984 was nearly all wrong as it applied to England, which was `` driving forward into uncharted waters '', with the danger of a new tyranny ahead.

* 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

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

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.

* In 1984, five Argentines sail in a 10-meter-long raft made from tree trunks named Atlantis from Canary Islands and after 52 days journey arrived to Venezuela in an attempt to prove travelers from Africa may have crossed the Atlantic before Christopher Columbus.

::::::::::::- 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

From 1984 to 1992, the BBC adapted all of the original Miss Marple novels as a series titled Miss Marple.

* 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 )

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

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

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

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

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

* 1984 – Elizabeth Goudge, English writer ( b. 1900 )

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

* Lane, Harlan L. ( 1984 ).

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.

In 1984, it was declared World Heritage by UNESCO.

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

* 1909 – Bill Voce, England cricketer ( d. 1984 )

Under Ambrose's major influence, emperors Gratian, Valentinian II and Theodosius I carried on a persecution of Paganism .< ref name = " MacMullen1984p100 "> MacMullen ( 1984 ) p. 100: ‘ The law of June 391, issued by Theodosius [...] was issued from Milan and represented the will of its bishop, Ambrose ; for Theodosius — recently excommunicated by Ambrose, penitent, and very much under his influence < sup > 43 </ sup > — was no natural zealot.

Due to the acquisition of the Atari Consumer Division by Jack Tramiel in 1984, a number of planned peripherals for the system were canceled.

* 1984 – Jack Mercer, American voice-actor ( b. 1910 )

Dying Earth is a fantasy series by the American author Jack Vance, comprising four books originally published 1950 to 1984.

* The opera Plump Jack ( 1984 ) by Gordon Getty.

* 1984 – Jack Peñate, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1984 – Jack Carpenter, American actor

The Padres swept the final three games at then San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium ( the highlight arguably being Steve Garvey's dramatic, game-winning home run off of Lee Smith in Game 4 ) to win the 1984 National League pennant.

Jack Murphy Stadium played " Cub-Busters ", a parody of the theme song from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

* Schramm, Jack E., William H. Henning and Andrews, Richard R. 1984.

* March 20 – Jack Barry, American television game show host and producer ( d. 1984 )

( Richard Lester, 1965 ) and played leads in All The Way Up ( James MacTaggart, 1970 ), The Chain ( Jack Gold, 1984 ), The Dunera Boys ( Ben Lewin, 1985 ) and Foreign Body ( Ronald Neame, 1986 ).

Beating was phased out in the 1980s, the last recorded caning being administered by then Lower Master Jack Anderson to Sebastian Doggart, in January 1984.

* The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel by Michael Tomczyk, Compute, 1984, ISBN 0-942386-75-2

After the acrimonious events that resulted in Jefferson Starship ’ s 1984 breakup, Paul Kantner reunited with Balin and Jack Casady in 1985 to form the KBC Band.

After winning 22 games in 1984 – 85 and 26 games in 1985 – 86, Jack Ramsay replaced George Irvine as coach and led the Pacers to a 41 – 41 record in 1986 – 87 and only their second playoff appearance as an NBA team.

In 1984, paleontologists David Raup and Jack Sepkoski published a paper claiming that they had identified a statistical periodicity in extinction rates over the last 250 million years using various forms of time series analysis.

From 1979 to 1986 ( with the exception of 1984 of course ), Anderson was often paired with Vin Scully and later Jack Buck on CBS Radio's coverage of the World Series.

(" Jack ") Sanders </ td >< td > 1976 – 1984 </ td ></ tr >

* Jack Middelburg ( April 30, 1952 – April 3, 1984 ) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

The move to Jack Brooks Park was completed in time for the 1984 fair.

* Jack Middelburg ( 1952 – 1984 ), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer

* Prince Jack ( 1984 )

He starred in Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World, which also featured Milligan, The National Health directed by Jack Gold, and appeared in the 1984 film Scandalous.

His two older brothers were actor Jack Garner ( 1926 – 2011 ) and Charles Bumgarner, a school administrator who died in 1984.

Jack Benny Lynn, Loretta's eldest son, drowned July 22, 1984, while trying to ford the Duck River at the family ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.