Michael Schumacher Makes His Formula One Debut.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
Bo Jackson becomes first athlete named to NFL, MLB all‑star games.
Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
Jesse Owens posthumously receives the Congressional Gold Medal.
The first Women's World Championship Ice Hockey Tournament took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
American tennis player John McEnroe became the first player to be expelled from the Australian Open.
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.
Mike Tyson wins fight against Trevor Berbick.
Jankenteam's Alex Kidd in Miracle World was released in Japan for the Sega Master System.
Diego Maradona coins the phrase 'Hand of God'.
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.
22-year-old Russian Gary Kasparov won the 13th World Chess Championship against Anatoly Karpov to become the youngest World Chess Champion.
Super Mario Bros was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan.
Boris Becker becomes the youngest person to win Wimbledon at age 17.
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.
Sixty-six people die in a crush of fans leaving a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, of the Netherlands, at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
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.
Runners run the first Chicago Marathon.
