Alexis Korner ( 19 April 1928 — 1 January 1984 ) was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as " a Founding Father of British Blues ".

Bronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit " Smalltown Boy ".

* 1960 – Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British drummer ( Hanoi Rocks ) ( d. 1984 )

* Kaye, Harvey The British Marxist Historians, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1984.

* Fugazi ( album ), a 1984 studio album by the British rock band Marillion, featuring a song also named " Fugazi "

In 1984, he was appointed as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour ( CH ) by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on the advice of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for his " services to the study of economics.

The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7 % to the local economy, compared with 60 % in 1984.

During the period 1984 to 1994, British Channel Island Ferries were responsible for much shipping to and from the United Kingdom.

* 1984 – Layla Kayleigh, British television personality

* 1896 – Arnold Ridley, British playwright and actor ( d. 1984 )

Maxwell Herman Alexander " Max " Newman, FRS ( 7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984 ) was a British mathematician and codebreaker.

* Hempton, David ( 1984 ) Methodism and Politics in British Society, 1750 – 1850, Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-1269-7

* 1984 – Geoffrey Lumsden, British actor ( b. 1914 )

British sociologist Eileen Barker titled her 1984 book, which was based on seven years of first-person study of members of the Unification Church in the United States and Great Britain and has been influential in the field of the sociology of religion, The Making of a Moonie: Choice or Brainwashing ?.

In 1984, he travelled to the United Kingdom, where he met British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

* 1910 – Richard Hurndall, British actor ( d. 1984 )

* 1984 – Ghetto, British musician

* 1984 – The Bill debuted on ITV, eventually becoming the longest-running police procedural in British television history.

* 1984 – Shayne Ward, British singer

* 1931 – Diana Dors, British actress ( d. 1984 )

British police officers are governed by similar rules, such as those introduced to England and Wales under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ( PACE ), but generally have greater powers.

Semi-spoken music has long been especially popular in British entertainment, and such examples as David Croft's theme to the 1970s ' sitcom Are You Being Served ?, the 1979 song Mickey as performed by Toni Basil in 1982, and the 1984 title song, " One Night in Bangkok " for the musical Chess have elements indistinguishable from modern rap.

Just as the British Board of Film Classification had already banned the theatrical version, the BBFC banned the home version in 1984, amid a moral panic surrounding " video nasties ".

Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.

Threads is a British television drama produced by the BBC in 1984.

* 1984 – Doda, Polish singer ( Virgin )

* 1984 – Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.

2000AD video games for 8-bit computers include games based on Strontium Dog by Quicksilva for the ZX Spectrum in 1984, Nemesis the Warlock and Sláine bu Martech in 1987, Rogue Trooper written by Design Design / published by Piranha in 1986 and Judge Dredd by Virgin Games in 1990, all released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum platforms.

Pertwee wrote two autobiographies: Moon Boots and Dinner Suits ( published in 1984 ), which primarily covers his life and career prior to Doctor Who, and the posthumously published Doctor Who: I Am the Doctor – Jon Pertwee ’ s Final Memoir ( published in 1996 by Virgin Publishing Ltd and co-written with David J. Howe ), which covered his life during and after the series.

Increased competition for these routes from Aero Virgin Islands and Oceanair, in addition to a measure of distrust from the public that had not forgotten a number of fatal crashes, caused Prinair to cease operations in November, 1984.

* Virgin Video ( 1984 )

Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984, launched Virgin Mobile in 1999, Virgin Blue in Australia ( now named Virgin Australia ) in 2000.

" Maiden Voyager " operated the first scheduled Virgin Atlantic service on 22 June 1984

On 22 June 1984, Virgin Atlantic operated its inaugural scheduled service between Gatwick and Newark using a leased Boeing 747-200 ( registration G-VIRG ), christened Maiden Voyager, formerly operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas.

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.

However, the 1984 soundtrack album 1984 ( For the Love of Big Brother ) was not included in this re-release campaign as Virgin Records holds the rights to that album.

Virgin Atlantic Airways began service between Newark and London in 1984, challenging JFK's status as New York's international gateway ( but Virgin Atlantic now has more flights at JFK than at Newark ).

Pope John Paul II again consecrated the entire world to the Virgin Mary in 1984, without explicitly mentioning Russia.

Virgin Classics — 5616622 ( 1984 )

Thompson appeared with numerous artists such as Jody Watley, Madonna ( on her 1984 album Like A Virgin ), Rod Stewart, Robert Palmer, Adam Ant ( on his unreleased Persuasion album ), Mick Jagger, and David Bowie ( on his 1983 Let's Dance album and subsequent Serious Moonlight tour ).

In 1984, the singles " Sensoria " and " James Brown " from the album Micro-Phonies ( also on Virgin ) charted on the UK Indie Chart, as well as getting play in the underground dance scene.

Aero Virgin Islands ' main competitor was the Puerto Rico based airline, Prinair, until 1984, when Prinair went bankrupt.

1984: At the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, Madonna performed her iconic hit " Like A Virgin " wearing a combination bustier / wedding gown, including her trademark " Boy Toy " belt.