The city planning simulation game SimCity was released for the Apple Macintosh.
Baseballer Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
The Hillsborough disaster occurred.
The Fog Bowl, a heavy, dense fog rolled over Soldier Field in Chicago during the second quarter of the Bears vs. Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
The New Orleans Saints secured their first winning season after being in the NFL for 21 years.
The American baseball team New York Yankees, played their 13,000th game.
Mike Tyson won a technical knockout against Pinklon Thomas, winning the heavyweight boxing title.
American basketball champion David Robinson scored a career-high 50 points in the NCAA tournament.
Mark Messier was suspended for ten games for starting a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone.
Jankenteam's Alex Kidd in Miracle World was released in Japan for the Sega Master System.
The NFL started using the instant replay rule where video is analyzed to review what had just happened in a game.
The world's richest tennis player, Martina Navratilova, became the first to make $10 million.
Super Mario Bros was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan.
After his first year with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
56 football fans die in a stadium fire.
The first edition of WrestleMania is held in New York.
Alexey Pajitnov shared his first playable version of Tetris with his colleagues.
Jack Tramiel founded Atari as Tramel Technology, Ltd.
Moscow announces that the USSR will not take part in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Baltimore Colts NFL team relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana.
World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
Reggie Jackson became the first major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times.
Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
Petra Schneider set a world record by swimming 1,500 meters freestyle in just 15:43:31.
Nintendo released the Donkey Kong arcade game in Japan.
Wilfred Benítez became the youngest 3-division world champion in history at age 22 after knocking out Maurice Hope in 12 rounds.
Namco installed the first Pac-Man arcade machine in Shibuya, Tokyo.
A console version of Space Invaders was released for the Atari 2600.
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali retired for the third time.
The world record for the longest table tennis doubles marathon was broken with a time of 101 hours.
The first Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) game took place, with the Chicago Hustle vs. the Milwaukee Does.
The ''Dodgers” baseball team became the first major league to bring in 3 million fans for the season.
Queen Elizabeth II opened the 11th Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada.
The Yuba County Five disappeared after attending a college basketball game.
The first Ironman Triathlon was held in Kona, Hawaii, USA.
The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
The first Cricket World Cup begins.
Muhammad Ali won the bout through a technical knockout in the 11th round against Ron for the heavyweight boxing title.
O.J. Simpson became the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Secretariat made history when he finished the Kentucky Derby in record time.
Baseball player Roberto Clemente was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Pong was released. It was the first commercially successful video game.
The tennis player Chris Evert won the first WTA Tour Championship in Florida.
Athlete Beth Bonner became the first woman to win the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:55:22.
In the Fight of the Century, Joe Frazier triumphs over Muhammad Ali.
Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster.
