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1984
The 20th Century Almanac · The Eighties

1984

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards after storming the Golden Temple, the Bhopal disaster gassed thousands in India, and Britain and China agreed to return Hong Kong. Reagan won a landslide reelection, and Amadeus swept the Oscars.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Amadeus
Nobel · Literature
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World Series
Detroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres Seri
No. 1 Song
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Top TV
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Academy · Actor
F. Murray Abraham

Major Events of 1984

6 events
Indira Gandhi murderedUK and China agree on Hong KongPoison gas escapes from Union Carbide factories300 people die when Indian Army attacks the Sikh TemModerates win elections in El SalvadorAIDS breaks out

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1984

Champions

NBABoston Celtics vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-3
NCAA FootballBrigham Young University Record: 13-0-0
Heisman TrophyDoug Flutie, boston college, QB points: 2,240
Stanley CupEdmunton Oilers vs. New York Islanders Series: 4-1 Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins Score: 38-9 US Open Golf: Fuzzy Zoller Score: 276* Course: Winged Foot GC Location: Mamaroneck, NY (* Playoff with Greg Norman)
World SeriesDetroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres Series: 4-1

Top Music of 1984

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes
  2. Karma Chamelon Culture Club
  3. Jump Van Halen
  4. Footloose Kenny Loggins
  5. Against All Odds Phil Collins
  6. Hello Lionel Richie
  7. Let's Hear It For the Boy Deniece Williams
  8. Time After Time Cindy Lauper
  9. The Reflex Duran Duran
  10. When Doves Cry Prince

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
"What's Love Got To Do With It?" ... Tina Turner
Song of the Year
"What's Love Got To Do With It?" ...Graham Lyle, Terry Britten Best Album: "Can't Slow Down" ... Lionel Richie Male Vocalist: Phil Collins ... "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" Female Vocalist:Tina Turner ... "What's Love Got To Do With It?"

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Beverly Hills Cop
  2. Footloose
  3. Ghostbusters
  4. Gremlins
  5. Greystoke
  6. The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
  7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  8. The Karate Kid
  9. The Natural
  10. Police Academy

Academy Awards

Honoring 1984
Best Picture
Amadeus
Best Director
Milos Forman
Amadeus
Best Actor
F. Murray Abraham
Amadeus
Best Actress
Sally Field
Places in the Heart

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Pulitzer Prizes

Drama
David Mamet ... "Glengarry Glen Ross"
Fiction
William Kennedy ... "Ironweed" International Reporting: Thomas L. Friedman ... "New York Times" & Loren Jenkins ... "Washington Post" National Reporting: Staff ... John Noble Wilford ... "New York Times"
Public Service
"Los Angeles Times"