1984 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Vanessa L. Williams | 1984 | Watertown | NEW YORK |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Brunei Country Formation Date | 1984 | Brunei | United Kingdom | January 1, 1984 |
Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies
| Record Name | Year | Studio | Release Date | Movie |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 1984 | Paramount/Lucasfilm Ltd. | May 23, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1984 | Paramount | Jun 01, 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
| The Neverending Story | 1984 | Bavaria Studios | Jul 20, 1984 | The Neverending Story |
| The Ewok Adventure | 1984 | 20th Century Fox | Nov 25, 1984 | The Ewok Adventure |
| Starman | 1984 | Columbia | Dec 14, 1984 | Starman |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| DNA fingerprinting | 1984 | United Kingdom | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Alec Jeffreys |
Database: Booker Prize Winner List
| Record Name | Year | Author | Title |
| Hotel du Lac , Anita Brookner | 1984 | Anita Brookner | Hotel du Lac |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1984 Stanley Cup Winner | 1984 | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Hockey | Edmonton |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Hassium | Hassium | 1984 | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Munzenber | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Ironweed, William Kennedy | 1984 | Ironweed | William Kennedy |
Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts
| Record Name | Year Completed | Length (Feet) | Owner | Source |
| Prince Abdul Aziz (yacht) | 1984 | 482 | King Fahd | Wikipedia |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Paul J. F. Lusaka | Zambia | 1984 | Thirty-ninth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| Once Upon a Time in America | USA/Italy | 1984 | 238 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Laurent Fignon Tour 71 | 1984 | France | Cycling | 71 | Laurent Fignon |
Database: United States Violent Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Population | Violent Crime Total | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Source |
| United States Violent Crime for 1984 | 1984 | United States | 236,158,000 | 1,273,280 | 18,690 | 84,230 | 485,010 | 685,350 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Protocol amending the European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products (115) | Protocol amending the European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products | Yes | Yes | 115 | 25/10/1983 | 1/11/1984 | Council of Europe | |
| Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (117) | Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 117 | 22/11/1984 | 1/11/1988 | Council of Europe |
Database: United States Property Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Total Property Crimes | Burglary | Larceny - Theft | Motor Vehicle Theft | Source |
| United States Property Crime for 1984 | 1984 | United States | 10,608,500 | 2,984,400 | 6,591,900 | 1,032,200 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: S&P Earnings History by Year
| Record Name | Year | Source | Earnings Yield | Dividend Yield | S & P 500 Index | Earnings | Dividends |
| 1984 Standard and Poors Performance | 1984 | Standard & Poors | 10.07% | 4.68% | 167.24 | 16.84 | 7.83 |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Changeover | 1984 | Dent | Margaret Mahy |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Murder She Wrote | 1984 | 1996 | United States | Drama | 265 |
| Three's Company | 1977 | 1984 | United States | Comedy | 172 |
| Who's the Boss | 1984 | 1992 | United States | Comedy | 196 |
| Night Court | 1984 | 1992 | United States | Comedy | 193 |
| The Cosby Show | 1984 | 1992 | United States | Comedy | 197 |
| Happy Days | 1974 | 1984 | United States | Comedy | 255 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1984 | 1984 | $28.75 | $57.71 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1984) | 1984 | McLaren* | M | 0 | Auto Racing | Niki Lauda | 5 | 9 | 5 | 72 | Race 16 of 16 | 0.5 | Wikipedia |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Dazi Bridge | 1984 | China | Dazi Bridge | Dazi, China | 500 | 1,640 | Wikipedia |
Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | City | Country | Sport | Winning City | Final Score |
| Super Bowl XVIII | 1984 | LA Raiders | Washington Redskins | Tampa, FL | United States | Football | Los Angeles | 38-9 |
Database: List of Best Selling Drugs
| Record Name | Drug | Company | Purpose | Rank (2006) | Generic Name | 2006 Sales | Change from 2005 | First Approval Date | Source |
| Augmentin (Co-amoxiclav) | Augmentin | GlaxoSmithKline | Bacterial infections | 100 | Co-amoxiclav | 1,055 | -13% | Aug-1984 | Wikipedia |
| Ortho contraceptives (Estrogen + Progesterone) | Ortho contraceptives | Johnson Johnson | Contraception | 102 | Estrogen + Progesterone | 1,016 | -11% | Apr-1984 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Penouille (Iron) | Quebec | Canada | 1984 | Iron | Find | 0.072 |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Hassium | Hs | 8 | 108 | 1984 | 277 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1984 | 1984 | Detroit Tigers | San Diego Padres | Detroit | San Diego | Baseball | 4 - 1 |
Database: Top United States Grossing Movies
| Record Name | Movie | Studio | Year | Total Revenue |
| Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters | NA | 1984 | $238,632,124 |
| Beverly Hills Cop | Beverly Hills Cop | Paramount Pictures | 1984 | $234,760,478 |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Paramount Pictures | 1984 | $179,870,271 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1984 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1984 | Tennis | John McEnroe | Jimmy Connors | 61 61 62 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1984) | 1984 | Basketball | Seattle | Georgetown | Georgetown (1) | Houston (2) | Kentucky (1) | Virginia (7) |
Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators
| Record Name | Game | Year | Make | Model |
| 1984 Ferrari GTO | Forza Motorsport 2 | 1984 | FERRARI | GTO |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1984 | 1984 | United States | 52.76 deg F | 62 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1984-1985 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1984-1985 | 12.82 | -2.31 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1983-1984 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1983-1984 | 10.43 | -4.70 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| Amadeus | 1984 | 8 | 11 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1984 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1984 | Tennis | Martina Navrátilová | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 7-6 6-2 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1984) | 1984 | Edmonton Oilers | Hockey | NHL | Wayne Gretzky |
Database: Space Shuttle Mission History
| Record Name | Year | Space Shuttle | Landing Site | Mission Order | Date | Mission Number | Flight Duration | Notes | Source |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-41-B (Challenger 1984) | 1984 | Challenger | Kennedy | 10 | February 3 | STS-41-B | 7d 23h | Comsat launches, first untethered spacewalk; first landing at KSC | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-41-C (Challenger 1984) | 1984 | Challenger | Edwards | 11 | April 6 | STS-41-C | 6d 23h | Solar Max servicing, LDEF launch | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-41-D (Discovery 1984) | 1984 | Discovery | Edwards | 12 | August 30 | STS-41-D | 6d 0h | Multiple comsat launches; first flight of Discovery | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-41-G (Challenger 1984) | 1984 | Challenger | Kennedy | 13 | October 5 | STS-41-G | 8d 5h | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite launch | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-A (Discovery 1984) | 1984 | Discovery | Kennedy | 14 | November 8 | STS-51-A | 7d 23h | Multiple comsat launches | Wikipedia |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid) | 1984* | United Kingdom | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band Aid | 3,400,000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Peter Ueberroth | 1984 | Peter Ueberroth |
Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country
| Record Name | Country | High School Equivalent Education |
| High School Equivalent for Canada | Canada | - High School Diploma (Alberta) - Certificate of Graduation (British Columbia) - High School Graduation Diploma (Manitoba) - High School Graduation Diploma (New Brunswick) - High School Completion Certificate (Nova Scotia) - Secondary School Diploma (Ontario) - Diploma of Collegial Studies (Quebec) - Complete Division IV / Grade XII Standing (Saskatchewan) - Provincial High School Graduation - from 1984 onwards (Newfoundland) - High School Graduation Certificate (Prince Edward Island) |
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