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1984
   BBC Sports Personality of the Year was   
Jayne Torvill And Christopher Dean
Ice Skaters

Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year


1984
   Summer Olympic Games were held in   
Los Angeles
Sports & Leisure > Summer Olympic Games Cities


1984
   winner of the Tour de France was   
Laurent Fignon (France)
Finished 2nd in 1989, 8 seconds behind the winner.

Sports & Leisure > Cycling - Tour de France


Splash
   was released in   
1984
Movies > Films - Disney


1984
   secretary of the communist party was   
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko
History & Mythology > USSR Communist Party Secretaries


1984
   Formula One World Constructors' Champion was   
McLaren
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Constructors' Champions


1984
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
John McEnroe
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions


1984
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Martina Navratilova
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions


1984
   winner of the Australian Rugby League Premiership was   
Canterbury Bulldogs
Sports & Leisure > Rugby League - Australian Rugby League Premierships


1984
   winner of the Australian Rules Premiership was   
Essendon Bombers
Sports & Leisure > Australian Rules - Premiership


1984
   Winter Olympics host was   
Sarajevo
Sports & Leisure > Winter Olympics Game Cities


1984
   Palme d'Or winner was   
"Paris, Texas"
Directed by Wim Wenders

Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or


Dune (1984)
   has the tagline   
The Motion Picture Event for 1984
Movies > Movie Taglines


1984
   winner of the US Open Men's Singles was   
John McEnroe
d. Ivan Lendl 6-3 6-4 6-1

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions


1984
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Martina Navrátilová
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions


1984
   winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was   
Mats Wilander
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Men's Singles Champions


1984
   winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was   
Chris Evert Lloyd
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions


1984
   winner of the French Open Men's Singles was   
Ivan Lendl
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions


1984
   Tony Award winner for Best Musical was   
La Cage Aux Folles
Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical


1984
   Time 'Person of the Year' was   
Peter Ueberroth
Organiser of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, which returned a huge financial surplus.

History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'


1984
   the winner was   
Doug Flutie, QB of Boston College
Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners


1984
   Swiss Football League Championship winners were   
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions


1984
      
Penthouse Published Nude Photos of Vanessa Williams
The photos were initially offered to Hugh Hefner, the publisher of Playboy, who turned them down as they were unauthorised and would cause considerable embarrassment to Vanessa.

History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


1984
   champions were   
Georgetown
Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions


1984
   saw an Australian No. 1 hit for   
Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
July 21. 5 weeks.

Music > Australian No 1 Hits


1984
   saw an Australian No. 1 hit for   
Madonna - Like A Virgin
December 15. 3 weeks.

Music > Australian No 1 Hits


1984
   Playboy Playmate of the Year was   
Barbara Edwards
Misc > Playboy Playmate of the Year


1984
   the winner was   
Desmond Tutu
South Africa; Bishop of Johannesburg, b. 1931

Misc > Nobel Peace Prize


1984
   the winner was   
Vanessa L. Williams
Millwood, New York

Misc > Miss America Winners


1984
   the winner was   
Suzette Charles
Mays Landing, New Jersey -- She became Miss America when Vanessa Williams was asked to resign her crown

Misc > Miss America Winners


1984
   the winner was   
Jaroslav Seifert
Czechoslovakia, 1901-1886

Arts & Literature > Nobel Prize for Literature


1984
   the winner was   
Amadeus
Directed by Milos Forman for Orion

Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture


1984
   the winner was   
Severiano Ballesteros
At St Andrews

Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners


1984
   winner of The Masters was   
Ben Crenshaw
Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners


1984
   the winners were   
London Welsh I
Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens


1984
   UEFA Champions League winners were   
Liverpool
England

Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners


1984
   the winner was   
More Than Wonderful
Composed by Lanny Wolfe

Music > The Dove Award


1984
   the winner was   
The Times of Harvey Milk
A documented look at the first elected gay councillor and his assassination.

Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary


1984
   Junior Isle of Man TT winner was   
McGregor
EMC-250 cc

Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT


1984
   the winner was   
Martina Navratilova
Defeated Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-3, 6-1

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions


1975 - 1984
   the Prime Minister was   
Robert Muldoon
National. Nickname was Piggy, remains one of the most complex, fascinating and polarising figures in NZ history

History & Mythology > New Zealand Prime Ministers


Class of 1984 (1982)
   starred   
Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross and Timothy Van Patten
Director: Mark L. Lester. Also starred Roddy McDowall, Michael J. Fox and Erin Flannery

Movies > Movies of the 1980s


Apple’s MAC, Soviets Boycott LA Olympics, Indira Ghandi Assassinated
   are all   
Major Events of 1984
Misc > Common Threads 2


1984
   Eurovision Song Contest winner was   
Sweden
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys. Music Torgny Söderberg, Lyrics Britt Lindeborg

Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year


1984
      
Argentina-Chile Peace and Friendship Treaty
Resolves disputes between Argentina and Chile over the possession of the Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1984
      
Nkomati Accord
Nonagression treaty between Mozambique and the Republic of South Africa.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1984
   begins   
It Was a Bright Cold Day in April, and the Clocks Were Striking Thirteen.
George Orwell

Arts & Literature > Literature - Opening Lines


Mike Witt
   pitched a perfect game on   
September 30th 1984
California Angels 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington, Texas -- 23 years old

Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - Official Perfect Games


1984
   winner was   
Liverpool
Liverpool 1 Everton 0 (after replay 0-0)

Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners


Winnipeg Blue Bombers
   won the Grey Cup in   
1984
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47-17 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta on November 18,1984. Winnipeg set a Grey Cup record with 27 points scored in the 2nd quarter. future NFL quarterback Dieter Brock quarterbacked the Tiger-Cats

Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners








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