* 1984 – Brenda Gandini, Argentine actress and model

* 1984 – Yua Aida, Japanese model

* 1984 – Eve Torres, American wrestler, model, and dancer

* 1984 – Sarah Roemer, American actress and model

* 1984 – Rosanna Davison, model and actress, Miss World 2003

* 1984 – Katie Rees, American model, Miss Nevada USA 2007

* 1984 – Karina, Japanese model and actress

While it was technically possible to retrofit more advanced floppy drives such as the high-density drive ( released in 1984 ) into the original IBM PC, this was not an option offered by IBM for the 5150 model, and the move to high-density 5. 25-inch floppies in particular was notoriously fraught with disk compatibility problems.

The original 1984 XJ model was updated and called the " Jeep 2500 " toward the end of its production that ended after 2005.

* 1984 – Gabrielle Walcott, Spanish model, Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe 2011

* 1984 – María Julia Mantilla, Peruvian model, Miss World 2004

* 1984 – Morgane Dubled, French model

* 1984 – Emily Scott, Australian model, DJ, and producer

* 1984 – Yu Yamada, Japanese model, actress, and singer

* 1984 – Natasha Zlobina, French actress and model

* 1984 – Daniella Sarahyba, Brazilian model

* 1984 – Leigh Lezark, American DJ and model ( The Misshapes )

* 1984 – Melissa Marty, Puerto Rician model, Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008

* 1984 – Iekeliene Stange, Dutch model

* 1984 – Raica Oliveira, Brazilian model

* 1984 – Lourdes Arévalos, Paraguayan beauty model

* 1984 – Naima Mora, American model

* 1984 – Nadine Chandrawinata, Indonesian model, Puteri Indonesia 2005

* 1984 – Elizabeth Jagger, English model and actress

* 1984 – Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, actress and singer ( Spin Aqua )

One of the earliest was Paul Prudhomme, who in 1984 began the introduction of his influential cookbook, Paul Prodhomme's Louisiana Kitchen, by describing the over 200 year history of Creole and Cajun cooking ; he aims to " preserve and expand the Louisiana tradition.

Atari was a sponsor of the 1984 Summer Olympics and planned to push the 7800 aggressively in time for Christmas that year.

At one point in 1984 Winston Smith, the protagonist of Orwell's novel, tries " to remember in what year he had first heard mention of Big Brother.

His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties, when the capitalists in their strange cylindrical hats still rode through the streets of London ..." In the year 1984 Big Brother appears on posters and the telescreen as a man of about 45.

The average growth rate of the industry for the 20 years between 1984 and 2004 was 42 % per year.

Total sales of the ColecoVision are uncertain but were ultimately in excess of 2 million units, as sales had reached that number by the spring of 1984, while the console continued to sell modestly up until its discontinuation the following year.

In the fiscal year 1984, the U. S. congress approved $ 24 million in contra aid.

Ultimately, the name change campaign lasted for a three year period from 1982 to 1984 ( Datsun badged vehicles had been progressively fitted with small " Nissan " and " Datsun by Nissan " badges from the late 1970s onward ) until the Nissan name was given prominence in 1983-although in some export markets vehicles continued to wear both the Datsun and Nissan badges until 1986.

The Falkland Islands Development Corporation was formed in mid 1984 and in its annual report at the end of that year it set out to increase employment opportunities by encouraging diversification, to increase population levels through selective immigration, to aim for long-term self-sufficiency and to improve community facilities.

In the 1984 – 85 academic year he gave the Gifford lectures at Aberdeen, which resulted in the book Infinite In All Directions.

After Sonia Brownell's death, other works on Orwell were published in the 1980s, with 1984 being a particularly fruitful year for Orwelliana.

* 1983 – Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader ( year disputed, possibly 1984 )

One of the most famous and complete hominid skeletons ever discovered was the 1. 6 million year old Homo erectus known as the Turkana Boy which was found by Kamoya Kimeu in 1984 on an excavation led by Richard Leakey.

ABC's contribution to the music video program genre in 1984, ABC Rocks, was far less successful, lasting only a year.

As the U. S. vehicles such as the Econoline evolved into larger full-sized vans, the term minivan came to use in North America, when Toyota and Chrysler launched their respective smaller minivan products for the 1984 model year.

Upon Andropov's death in 1984, the aged Konstantin Chernenko took power ; after his death the following year, it became clear to the party hierarchy that younger leadership was needed.

That same year in 1984, North Korea again drifted towards the Soviet Union after Kim visited Moscow during a grand tour of the USSR ( his first trip to Moscow since 1966 ) as well as Eastern Europe ( he made public visits to East Germany, Czechlosvakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia ).

With the loss, the Patriots ended the year at 18 – 1, becoming only one of three teams to go 18 – 1 along with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers and the 1985 Chicago Bears.

After years of economic crisis, between 1999 and 1984, the Paraguayan economy grew at between 2. 9 and 4. 1 % per year from 2003 to 2006.

Subsequently both the statehood faction and the commonwealth shared control on a 50-50 basis from 1984 to 1988 and lost control that year as a result of their defeat in an internal primary that year between PDP forces led by then Senate president Miguel Hernández Agosto and NPP forces led by former Gov.

European versions debuted with 300 PS ( 221 kW / 297 hp ), and were upgraded to 310 PS ( 228 kW / 306 hp ) for 1984 model year, though it is rumored proven on chassis dynamometers that they typically made around 330 hp.

Dalbar Inc., a market research company, found that during the 20 years from 1984 to 2004, the average stock fund investor earned returns of only 3. 7 % per year, while the S & P 500 returned 13. 2 %.

Kurzweil Music Systems was founded in the same year, and in 1984, the Kurzweil K250 was unveiled.

Federal revenue share of GDP fell from 19. 6 % in fiscal 1981 to 17. 3 % in 1984, before rising back to 18. 4 % by fiscal year 1989.