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
Jack Brabham
in 1984
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Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jacques Derrida
in 1984
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French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1984
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Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jerry Rawlings
in 1984
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Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian Air Force officer and politician who led Ghana in 1979 and from 1981 to 2001, first as military ruler and later as…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1984
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Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Joan Fontaine
in 1984
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British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1984
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Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Kalpana Chawla
in 1984
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Indian-born American aerospace engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut. Chawla studied in Karnal, Chandigarh, Arlington, and Boulder; worked at NASA Ames…
Kim Il Sung
in 1984
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Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Kobe Bryant
in 1984
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Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Konstantin Chernenko
in 1984
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Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…
Kurt Cobain
in 1984
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American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Lê Đức Thọ
in 1984
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Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1984
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Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1984
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British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Marguerite Duras
in 1984
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French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…
Maurice Wilkins
in 1984
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New Zealand-born British physicist and biophysicist whose career ran from solid-state physics and wartime atomic research to X-ray diffraction…
Michael Jackson
in 1984
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American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1984
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Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Mother Teresa
in 1984
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Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1984
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Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
in 1984
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Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…
Olav V
in 1984
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Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Prince
in 1984
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Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Moments
- 1984 Académie française installation Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1984 State visit to Spain Olav V
- 1984 Nkomati Accord signing Samora Machel
- 1984 UNESCO House address Abdus Salam
- 1984 First Formula One point Ayrton Senna
- 1984 Visits Beijing Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Visits Shanghai Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Visits Xi'an Ronald Reagan
- 1984 AAAS annual-meeting lecture Abdus Salam
- 1984 State visit to East Berlin in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 State visit to Moscow in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 State visit to Warsaw in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 Visit to Minsk Kim Il Sung
- 1984 Address to Komsomol organization leaders Konstantin Chernenko
- 1984 Guest professorship at Bayreuth Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 1984 School of Adventure anniversary Tenzing Norgay
- 1984 Lindau lecture on CAT scanning Allan MacLeod Cormack
- 1984 Wet-weather breakthrough at Monaco Ayrton Senna
- 1984 State visit to Belgrade in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 State visit to Bucharest in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 State visit to Budapest in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 State visit to Prague in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 State visit to Sofia in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 Lindau lecture on science and war Maurice Wilkins
- 1984 Berlinguer funeral delegation Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1984 Addresses Irish Parliament Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Attends London economic summit Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Commemorates D-Day in Normandy Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Visits ancestral village Ballyporeen Ronald Reagan
- 1984 White House science-agreement ceremony B. J. Habibie
- 1984 Napoli presentation Diego Maradona
- 1984 Press conference at Palais des Nations Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1984 Cuban revolutionary anniversary Jerry Rawlings
- 1984 Performs with Eddie Van Halen in Irving Michael Jackson
- 1984 Opens Los Angeles Olympics Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Oujda Treaty meeting Muammar Gaddafi
- 1984 Accepts renomination in Dallas Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Talks with Sultan Qaboos Saddam Hussein
- 1984 Burned in Púbol bedroom fire Salvador Dalí
- 1984 Relocates to Torre Galatea Salvador Dalí
- 1984 Birth in Incheon Yun Hyon-seok
- 1984 Presidential visit to Algiers Ali Khamenei
- 1984 Presidential visit to Damascus Ali Khamenei
- 1984 Presidential visit to Tripoli Ali Khamenei
- 1984 Liberation anniversary celebrations Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1984 Arrival in Havana Thomas Sankara
- 1984 Meeting Carlos Castaneda Federico Fellini
- 1984 Sun City concerts Freddie Mercury
- 1984 Assassination at prime-ministerial residence Indira Gandhi
- 1984 Final public speech Indira Gandhi