Historical figures in 1984
The atlas holds 66 people and 119 moments here, in 1984. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Kim Il Sung and Konstantin Chernenko. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 1984
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
Abdus Salam
in 1984
2 moments here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Ahmed Sékou Touré
in 1984
2 moments here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Alberto Fujimori
in 1984
1 moment here
Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…
Ali Khamenei
in 1984
3 moments here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Allan MacLeod Cormack
in 1984
1 moment here
South African-born American physicist and academic whose mathematical work helped establish computed tomography.…
Andy Warhol
in 1984
2 moments here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1984
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Ayrton Senna
in 1984
4 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Benazir Bhutto
in 1984
4 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
in 1984
1 moment here
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
B. J. Habibie
in 1984
1 moment here
Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…
Chien-Shiung Wu
in 1984
1 moment here
Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Claude Simon
in 1984
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1984
2 moments here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1984
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Diego Maradona
in 1984
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Douglas Adams
in 1984
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Federico Fellini
in 1984
1 moment here
Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Freddie Mercury
in 1984
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1984
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Hugo Chávez
in 1984
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Indira Gandhi
in 1984
3 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Italo Calvino
in 1984
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Moments
- 1984 Aid after the Tanjung Priok riots Abdurrahman Wahid
- 1984 Rector at La Molina Alberto Fujimori
- 1984 Judges tryouts at Trump Tower Andy Warhol
- 1984 Moves into final Factory Andy Warhol
- 1984 Election campaign in home town Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1984 World Sportscar Championship appearance Ayrton Senna
- 1984 Exile residence at the Barbican Benazir Bhutto
- 1984 Released to Geneva Benazir Bhutto
- 1984 Honorary doctorate at the University of Padua Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1984 Visit to Moscow Claude Simon
- 1984 Sabbatical and UN address in New York Desmond Tutu
- 1984 Copa del Rey final and brawl Diego Maradona
- 1984 Visited Infocom's Boston offices Douglas Adams
- 1984 Performed in Frankfurt Freddie Mercury
- 1984 Command at Elorza barracks Hugo Chávez
- 1984 Buenos Aires Book Fair appearance Italo Calvino
- 1984 EHESS professorship Jacques Derrida
- 1984 Talk at Los Alamos National Laboratory Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1984 Move to Villa Fontana Joan Fontaine
- 1984 International conference of poets in Morocco Jorge Luis Borges
- 1984 Kafka exhibition opening at Pompidou Center Jorge Luis Borges
- 1984 Master's degree at UTA Kalpana Chawla
- 1984 Childhood move to Rieti Kobe Bryant
- 1984 Arrival at Kislovodsk health resort Konstantin Chernenko
- 1984 Work in Grayland Kurt Cobain
- 1984 Interview in Hanoi Lê Đức Thọ
- 1984 Interviews at the Élysée Palace Marguerite Duras
- 1984 Interview with François Mitterrand at home Marguerite Duras
- 1984 Visit to Robert Treat Paine Estate Richard Feynman
- 1984 Macintosh launch at Flint Auditorium Steve Jobs
- 1984 Residence at Jackling House Steve Jobs
- 1984 Verna and Marrs McLean Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 1984 Performance at St David's Hall Tina Turner
- 1984 Albert Schweitzer Chair Toni Morrison
- 1984 Treatment at Betty Ford Center Tony Curtis
- 1984 Visit with School of the Gifted Young students Tsung-Dao Lee
- 1984 Family relocation to Baltimore Tupac Shakur
- 1984 Residence on Greenmount Avenue Tupac Shakur
- 1984 Republican National Convention reporting V. S. Naipaul
- 1984 Right Livelihood Award acceptance Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1984 Solo ballet visit to Norway Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1984 Writing retreat in Cartagena Gabriel García Márquez
- 1984 Funeral of Yuri Andropov Indira Gandhi
- 1984 Election as General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko
- 1984 Death at Cleveland Clinic Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1984 Stricken in Saudi Arabia Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1984 Formula One debut Ayrton Senna
- 1984 Political meetings in New York Benazir Bhutto
- 1984 Political meetings in Washington Benazir Bhutto
- 1984 Meeting with Hans-Jochen Vogel Konstantin Chernenko