• Ronald Reagan was President of the United States.
• During the 56th Academy Awards with Terms of Endearment won Best Picture.
• Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown, after nude photos of her appear in "Penthouse" magazine.
• Clara Peller was featured in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's for the first time.
• Michael Jackson's hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.
• The 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California.

Famous people born throughout 1984: Mandy Moore, Farah Fath, Kirsten Storms, Naima Mora, Jackson Rathbone, Lindsay Felton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lucas Grabeel, Scarlett Johansson, Jena Malone, Kelly Osbourne, Katy Perry, Ashlee Simpson, Sabrina Bryan, Adam Lamberg, Melissa Schuman, Torrey DeVitto, Kaycee Stroh, Tyson Ritter, America Ferrera, Anna Nalick, Katharine McPhee, Olivia Wilde, Christy Carlson Romano, Lee Thompson Young.