1984 in the United States

1984 in the United States
Events from the year 1984 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Ronald Reagan (R-California)
Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
Senate Majority Leader: Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
Congress: 98th
Events
January
January 1 – US Bell System is broken up.
January 3 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan meets with Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman and the Reverend Jesse Jackson at the White House, following Lieutenant Goodman's release from Syrian captivity.
January 10 – The United States and the Vatican re-establish full diplomatic relations.
January 25 – President Ronald Reagan announces in his State of the Union Address that the United States will begin development of a permanently crewed space station and invite international space agencies to the project – a concept initially known as Space Station Freedom, later evolved into the International Space Station.
January 27 – Michael Jackson's hair catches on fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.
February
February 3 – Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth.
February 3 – STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission.
February 11 – STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger makes the first shuttle landing at the Kennedy Space Center.
February 13 – Theta Kappa Pi sorority is founded at Penn State University.
February 16 – Bill Johnson becomes first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing.
February 24 – Tyrone Mitchell kills two people at 49th Street Elementary School in South Central Los Angeles, California.
February 26 – United States Marines pull out of Beirut, Lebanon.
February 28 – Michael Jackson wins a record of eight Grammy Awards.
March
March 16
The CIA station chief in Beirut, William Francis Buckley, is kidnapped by Islamic Jihad and later dies in captivity.
Gary Plauché fatally shoots his son Jody's sexual abuser, Jeff Doucet, at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Louisiana.
March 22 – Teachers at the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with Satanic ritual abuse of the schoolchildren (the charges are later dropped as completely unfounded).
April
April 4 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
April 9 – The 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with James L. Brooks' Terms of Endearment winning Best Picture and Best Director, as well as three other awards out of 11 nominations.
April 23 – Margaret Heckler of the U.S. Public Health Service announces the identity of HTLV-III as the virus that causes AIDS.
April 24 – The 6.2 Morgan Hill earthquake shook central California and the South Bay area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 21–27 injuries and $7.5–8 million in losses.
May
May 8
1984 Summer Olympics boycott: The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Forces veteran Denis Lortie shoots and kills three government employees in the National Assembly of Quebec building in Quebec City. The National Assembly's sergeant-at-arms, René Jalbert, talks Lortie into surrendering.
The longest game in Major League Baseball history begins at 7:30 PM between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. The game is played over the course of 2 days, lasting 25 innings, with a total time of 8 hours and 6 minutes.
May 12 – The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, a World's fair, opens in New Orleans.
May 17 – Michael Silka kills nine people near Manley Hot Springs, Alaska.
May 19 – The Edmonton Oilers defeat the New York Islanders to win their first Stanley Cup.
May 27 – An overnight flash flood rages through neighborhoods in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nearly 15 inches of rain falls in some areas over a four-hour period. Fourteen people are killed.
May 31 – Six death row inmates at Mecklenburg Correctional Center in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, including James and Linwood Briley, escape, the only occasion this has ever happened in the US. All are eventually recaptured and executed.
June
June 1 – William M. Gibbons is released as receiver and trustee of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, after all of its debts and creditors are paid off by order of a federal bankruptcy court.
June 3 – Ronald Reagan visits his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, the Republic of Ireland.
June 4 – Bruce Springsteen releases his 7th album Born in the U.S.A.. The CD of the album is the first CD to be manufactured in the U.S.
June 8
1984 Barneveld, Wisconsin tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado nearly destroys the town of Barneveld, Wisconsin, killing nine people, injuring nearly 200, and causing over $25,000,000 in damage.
Ghostbusters and Gremlins are released.
June 16 – Ricky Kasso murders Gary Lauwers in Northport, Long Island, New York.
June 22 – The Karate Kid is released.
June 25 – Purple Rain, the sixth studio album by recording artist Prince, is released by Warner Bros. Records. The soundtrack to the film of the same name, it is the first album where his band The Revolution is billed.
June 28 – Richard Ramírez (the "Night Stalker") murders his first confirmed victim.
July
July 13 – Terry Wallis, a 19-year-old living in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, falls into a deep coma after a severe automobile accident; he will eventually awaken 19 years later on June 13, 2003.
July 18
Beverly Burns becomes the first female Boeing 747 captain in the world.
In San Ysidro, California, 41-year-old James Oliver Huberty sprays a McDonald's restaurant with gunfire, killing 21 people before being shot and killed.
July 23 – Vanessa L. Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign, when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appear in Penthouse magazine.
July 27 – Metallica releases a second studio album, Ride the Lightning.
July 28–August 12 – The 1984 Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles, California.
August
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August 11 – United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
August 30 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
September
September 5 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
September 17 – The Transformers debuts in syndication.
September 10 – Jeopardy! begins its syndicated version, with host Alex Trebek.
September 20 – Hezbollah car-bombs the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, killing 24 people.
October
October 1 – American Movie Classics is initiated.
October 2 – John Schnatter opens the first Papa John's Pizza in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
October 5 – STS-41-G: Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
October 6 – Out of Control debuts on Nickelodeon.
October 7 – Barbara Walters hosts the first presidential debate between Walter Mondale and President Reagan in Kentucky.
October 11
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
Geraldine Ferraro and George H. W. Bush participate in the 1984 vice presidential debate.
October 14 – World Series: The Detroit Tigers defeat the San Diego Padres to win in 5 games.
October 21 – The final presidential debate of the 1984 election takes place in Kansas.
November
November – The unemployment rate drops to 7.2%, the same rate it was when the early 1980s recession started in June 1981.
November 2 – Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
November 6 – 1984 United States presidential election: Ronald Reagan defeats Walter F. Mondale with 59% of the popular vote, the highest since Richard Nixon's 61% victory in 1972. Reagan carries 49 states in the electoral college; Mondale wins only his home state of Minnesota by a mere 3,761 vote margin and the District of Columbia.
November 9 – Cesar Chavez delivers his speech, "What The Future Holds For Farm Workers And Hispanics", at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
November 28 – Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States.
December
December 1 – Controlled Impact Demonstration: NASA intentionally crashes a remote controlled Boeing 720.
December 8 – White supremacist and Order leader Robert Jay Mathews is killed in a gun battle and fire during an FBI siege on Whidbey Island.
December 22 – Four African-American youths (Barry Allen, Troy Canty, James Ramseur, and Darrell Cabey) board an express train in The Bronx borough of New York City. They attempt to rob Bernhard Goetz, who shoots them. The event starts a national debate about urban crime, which is a plague in 1980s America.
Undated
Arlene Violet, until recently a religious sister, becomes Attorney General of Rhode Island, the first female Attorney General elected in the U.S.
Ryan White, a student who contracted AIDS, is expelled from Western High School in Russiaville, Indiana because of his disease.
Crack cocaine, a smokeable form of the drug, becomes widely used in the Los Angeles area and soon spreads across the United States in what becomes known as the Crack epidemic.
Linsalata Capital Partners, a private equity firm is founded in Ohio.
Soul In Motion Players performing arts organization is founded in Maryland.
Babbage's, a video game retailer is founded in Dallas.
Ongoing
Cold War (1947–1991)
Births
January
January 1 – Lance Brooks, Olympic discus thrower
January 3
Carlina Rivera, politician
Shelby Starner, singer/songwriter (d. 2003)
January 4
Derek Brunson, mixed martial artist
Raphael Butler, boxer and mixed martial artist
Robin Sydney, actress
January 5 – Josh Alcala, soccer player
January 6
Hilaria Baldwin, yoga instructor, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author
Jimmy Barthmaier, baseball player
D.J. Bettencourt, politician
A.J. Hawk, football player and sports analyst
Kate McKinnon, actress and comedian
Eric Trump, businessman, philanthropist and reality TV personality, son of Donald Trump
January 7
Chris Ayer, singer/songwriter and guitarist
Caros Fodor, mixed martial artist, brother of Phoenix Jones
Jon Lester, baseball player
Mallory Snyder, model and television personality
January 8 – Jeff Francoeur, baseball player
January 9
Jesse Broadwater, archer
Drew Brown, musician and songwriter
January 11
Eddie Alvarez, mixed martial artist
Pennjamin Bannekar, music artist and songwriter
Melissa Ben-Ishay, founder and creator of Baked by Melissa
Kevin Boss, football player
Bradley Buckman, basketball player
January 12
Tyler Blanski, Roman Catholic author, musician, and record producer
Scott Olsen, baseball player
Sam Richardson, actor, comedian, writer, and producer
January 13
Nathaniel Motte, singer/songwriter, performer, music producer, composer, instrumentalist, and playwright
Adam Zimmer, football coach (d. 2022)
January 14 – Shagari Alleyne, basketball player
January 15
Megan Quann, Olympic swimmer
Victor Rasuk, actor
Ben Shapiro, political commentator and writer
January 17
Rickey D'Shon Collins, actor
Cassie Hager, basketball player
January 18
Seung-Hui Cho, Korean-born Virginia Tech massacre gunman (d. 2007)
Kristy Lee Cook, singer
Benji Schwimmer, dancer
January 19
Nate Bennett, football player
Lil Scrappy, rapper
January 21
Luke Grimes, actor
Amy Hastings, athlete
Haloti Ngata, soccer player
January 24
Nia Abdallah, Olympic Taekwondo practitioner
Justin Baldoni, actor, director, and filmmaker
Danny Baugher, football player
Ashley C. Williams, actress
January 25
Jay Briscoe, wrestler (d. 2023)
Kaiji Tang, voice actor
January 26
Prince Bagdasarian, director, screenwriter, and editor
Kelli Barrett, actress
January 27 – Davetta Sherwood, actress and musician
January 28
Stephen Gostkowski, football player
Andre Iguodala, basketball player
January 29 – Jameson Bostic, American-born New Zealand boxer
January 30
Arthur Chu, columnist and Jeopardy! contestant
Kid Cudi, actor, rapper, record producer, and singer/songwriter
January 31
Paul Baccaglini, entrepreneur and investor
Vernon Davis, football player
February
February 1
Casey Ashley, bass fisherman
Abbi Jacobson, comedian, writer and actress
Lee Thompson Young, actor (d. 2013)
February 2 – David Pakman, political pundit
February 3
Elizabeth Holmes, convicted fraudster, founder of Theranos
Matthew Moy, actor
Phillipe Nover, mixed martial artist
February 5
Jonny Kim, Navy SEAL, physician, and astronaut
Nate Salley, football player
February 6
Dek Bake, football player
Mike Ballard, baseball player
Zered Bassett, skateboarder
February 7 – Dominique Byrd, football player
February 8
Kevin Ara, soccer player
Cecily Strong, actress and comedian
February 9
Maurice Ager, basketball player
Logan Bartholomew, actor
Kourtney Brown, Bahamian-born actor, host, model, and visual artist
February 10
Kayla Ard, basketball coach
Courtney Brown, football player
February 11
Sril Art, visual artist, muralist, and entrepreneur
Matt Good, singer and guitarist for From First to Last
Aubrey O'Day, singer and actress
February 12
Tony Ferguson, mixed martial artist
Brad Keselowski, stock car driver
Peter Vanderkaay, Olympic swimmer
February 13
LaToya Bond, basketball player
Matt Buschmann, baseball player
Brina Palencia, voice actress
February 14
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, actress, stunt woman, and wrestler
Matt Barr, actor
February 15
Mitchell Boggs, baseball player
Matt and Ross Duffer, twin screenwriters and directors
February 16 – Brent Bookwalter, cyclist
February 17
Calvin Bannister, football player
Jimmy Jacobs, wrestler
Drew Miller, ice hockey player
February 18
Brian Bogusevic, baseball player
Darrick Brown, football player
Buddy Nielsen, frontman for Senses Fail
Chris Richardson, contestant on American Idol (season 6)
February 19 – Marissa Meyer, novelist
February 20
Brenton Awa, news anchor and politician
Ben Lovejoy, ice hockey player
February 22
Kristen Soltis Anderson, political pollster and television personality
Juanita Brent, politician
February 23 – Andy Bronkema, basketball coach
February 24
Wilson Bethel, actor
Liz Bogus, soccer player
February 27 – James Augustine, basketball player
February 28
Quincy Black, football player
Sanders Bohlke, singer/songwriter
February 29
Mark Foster, singer and composer, frontman of Foster the People
Alicia Hollowell, softball player
Cullen Jones, Olympic swimmer
March
March 1 – Brandon Stanton, photographer and blogger
March 2
Chris Algieri, boxer and kickboxer
Blake Anderson, actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer
John Bernecker, stunt performer (d. 2017)
Trent Garrett, actor and model
Ian Sinclair, voice actor
March 3
Curtis Brown, football player
Mike Gallagher, politician
Santonio Holmes, football player
March 4 – Zak Whitbread, soccer player
March 5 – Aarthi Agarwal, actress
March 6
Prescott Burgess, football player
Chris Tomson, musician, drummer for Vampire Weekend
March 7
Steve Burtt Jr., American-born Ukrainian basketball player
Brandon T. Jackson, stand-up comedian, actor and rapper
March 8
Fernanda Andrade, Brazilian-born actress and model
Jon Burklo, soccer coach
March 9
Priscilla Ahn, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Kris Budden, sports reporter
Julia Mancuso, Olympic skier
March 10
Aaron Bates, baseball player
Olivia Wilde, actress and model
March 11
Rob Brown, actor
Eric Calderone, guitarist and YouTuber
March 12 – Jaimie Alexander, actress
March 13
Landon Ashworth, actor, producer, and writer
Rachael Bella, actress
March 14
Aric Almirola, Cuban-born stock car racing driver
Ambrosia Anderson, basketball player
Randor Bierd, baseball player
Travis Brody, football player
Ahmad Brooks, football player
Dan Crenshaw, politician and Navy SEAL
March 16
Robby Bostain, American-born Israeli basketball player
Levi Brown, football player
Salim Bullen, soccer player
Alejandro Edda, Mexican-born actor
March 17
Ryan Beaver, country singer/songwriter
Ryan Rottman, actor
March 18
Molly Gray, politician, 83rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Vonzell Solomon, singer
March 20
Justine Ezarik, Internet celebrity and actress
Christy Carlson Romano, actress and singer
Marcus Vick, football player
March 21 – Megan Alderete, racing cyclist
March 22 – La'Tangela Atkinson, basketball player
March 23 – McKinley Belcher III, actor
March 24 – Chris Bosh, basketball player
March 25 – Katharine McPhee, singer-songwriter and actress
March 26
Eric Bellinger, singer/songwriter and producer
Sara Jean Underwood, model
Brady Walkinshaw, politician
March 27
Stefano Barberi, Brazilian-born cyclist
Stephen Rhodes, stock car driver
Jon Paul Steuer, actor and musician (d. 2018)
March 28
Stephen Amritraj, tennis player
Arliss Beach, football player
Sarah Benck, singer/songwriter
Stephen Bowen, football player
Bill Switzer, Canadian-born voice actor
March 29
Nate Adams, motocross rider
Nikki Blue, basketball player and coach
March 30
Justin Moore, country singer
Anna Nalick, singer
March 31 – Jack Antonoff, indie pop musician
April
April 1 – Johnny Baldwin, football player
April 2
Mariana Atencio, television host, author, and motivational speaker
Thomas Payne, U.S. Army Delta Force Veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient
Ashley Peldon, actress
April 3
Chrissie Fit, actress and singer
Joshua Safdie, actor and filmmaker
April 4
Brian Bell, football player
Sean May, basketball player
April 5
Marshall Allman, actor
Danny Baranowsky, electronic music composer
Phil Wickham, musician
April 6 – Max Bemis, singer and frontman for Say Anything
April 8
Matt Bassuener, football player
Ezra Koenig, musician
Brandon Scott, politician, mayor of Baltimore, Maryland (2020-present)
Taran Noah Smith, actor
Kirsten Storms, actress
April 10
Jeremy Barrett, pair skater
Natasha Melnick, actress
Mandy Moore, singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer
April 11
Colin Clark, soccer player (d. 2019)
Kelli Garner, actress
April 12
Michael Arceneaux, writer
brentalfloss, singer/songwriter, composer, and lyricist
April 13
Josh Abercrombie, wrestler
John Stefanski, politician
April 14
Raumesh Akbari, politician
Richard Boswell, stock car racing driver
Adán Sánchez, singer (d. 2004)
April 16
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, author
Teddy Blass, composer and record producer
Noah Fleiss, actor
April 18
Red Bryant, football player
America Ferrera, actress
April 20
Sophia Amoruso, businesswoman and founder of Nasty Gal
Garrett Bischoff, referee and wrestler, son of Eric Bischoff
Anthony Fasano, football player
Tyson Griffin, mixed martial artist
Rob Kersey, singer and frontman for Psychostick
Harris Wittels, actor, producer and screenwriter (d. 2015)
April 21 – Shayna Fox, voice actress
April 22
Danielle Bounds, beauty pageant contestant
Whitny Braun, bioethicist, professor, investigative researcher, documentary filmmaker, and podcaster
April 23 – Jesse Lee Soffer, actor
April 24
Alan Belcher, mixed martial artist
Stephen L. Brusatte, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist
Tyson Ritter, singer, bassist and frontman for The All-American Rejects
April 25
Robert Andino, Cuban-born baseball player
Jillian Bell, comedian, actress, and screenwriter
LaRue Burley, mixed martial artist
Derrick Byars, basketball player and entrepreneur
Melonie Diaz, actress
April 26
Kimberly Brandão, American-born Portuguese footballer
Carlos Condit, mixed martial artist
Ryan O'Donohue, voice actor
Emily Wickersham, actress
April 27
Milton Blanco, soccer player
Adam Botana, politician
Patrick Stump, singer-songwriter, frontman for Fall Out Boy
April 28 – Ana Cruz Kayne, actress
April 29
Taylor Cole, actress
Hallie Jackson, journalist
Marina Squerciati, actress
April 30
Seimone Augustus, basketball player
William Timmons, politician
May
May 1
David Backes, ice hockey player
Kerry Bishé, actress
Henry Zebrowski, actor and comedian
May 3
Tony Barros, basketball player
Demetress Bell, football player
Angel Blue, opera singer
Cheryl Burke, dancer
Morgan Kibby, actress and singer/songwriter
May 4 – Will Pugh, singer, bassist, and frontman for Cartel
May 6
Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, American-born Somali terrorist (d. 2013)
Demarius Bolds, basketball player
May 7
Marvelyn Brown, AIDS activist
Marc Burch, soccer player
James Loney, baseball player
Alex Smith, football player
May 8
Tracy Belton, football player
Tyson Mao, television personality, Rubik's Cube speedsolver, and world record holder
Marissa Neitling, actress
Julia Whelan, actress
May 9
Prince Fielder, baseball player
Chase Headley, baseball player
Ezra Klein, journalist, blogger and columnist
May 10 – Brent Bommentre, pair ice dancer
May 11
Naki Akarobettoe, poet
Rashad Barksdale, football player
John Bowie, football player
Holly Bowling, pianist
Noah Bryant, shot putter
May 12
Amar Bakshi, artist and founder of Shared Studios and Portals
C. J. Brewer, football player
May 13
Kristen Butler, softball player
Joe Neguse, politician
May 14
Jessica Boone, actress
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and creator of Facebook
May 15
Colin Hufman, Olympic curler
Nick Perri, singer/songwriter and guitarist
May 16
Wayne Arnold, basketball player
Brian Beaman, Olympic sports shooter
Christopher Steven Brown, music executive
May 17
Brittany Anjou, musician, composer, pianist, vibraphonist, and producer
Jayson Blair, actor
Alejandro Edda, Mexican-born actor
May 19
Rishi Bhat, actor and internet entrepreneur
Catherine Haena Kim, actress and model
May 20
Naturi Naughton, singer and actress
Kenny Vasoli, singer-songwriter and frontman for The Starting Line, Person L, and Vacationer
May 21
Parag Agrawal, Indian-born software engineer and CEO of Twitter, Inc.
Danielle Andersen, poker player
Sunkrish Bala, Indian-born actor
Jarrett Bush, football player
Jackson Pearce, novelist
Gary Woodland, golfer
Marnie Schulenburg, actress (d. 2022)
May 22
Darren Barnett, football player (d. 2021)
Dustin Moskovitz, internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook, and co-founder of Asana
May 23
Sam Milby, actor and rock musician
Adam Wylie, actor
May 24
Héctor Ambriz, baseball player
The Audible Doctor, record producer and rapper
Sarah Hagan, actress
May 25 – Shawne Merriman, football player
May 26 – Josh Bolton, soccer player
May 27
Blake Ahearn, basketball player and coach
Emily Brewer, politician
Darin Brooks, actor
May 29
Carmelo Anthony, basketball player
Nia Jax, Australian-born wrestler
Kaycee Stroh, actress, singer and dancer
May 30 – DeWanda Wise, actress
May 31
Andrew Bailey, baseball player
Nate Robinson, basketball player
June
June 1 – David Neville, Olympic sprinter
June 2 – Stevie Ryan, YouTube personality, actress and comedian (d. 2017)
June 4
Vinay Bhat, chess grandmanster
Jillian Murray, actress
June 5 – Simon Rich, comic writer
June 6
Curt Anderson, Christian musician and worship leader
David Ball, football player
Gene Borrello, mafia criminal
Jeff Burk, author and editor
Brandon Scott Jones, actor
Shannon Stewart, model
Jason Trusnik, football player
June 7
Walt Bell, football player and coach
Justin Berg, baseball player
June 8
Jared Allman, actor
Todd Boeckman, football player
Torrey DeVitto, actress and fashion model
June 9
Kirill Bichutsky, Russian-born photographer, event organizer, and entrepreneur
Caroline D'Amore, DJ, model and actress
June 10
Grayson Boucher, streetball player, basketball player, and actor
Betsy Sodaro, actress and voice actress
June 11 – Vincent Bevins, journalist and writer
June 12 – Donnie Avery, football player
June 13 – Phillip Van Dyke, actor
June 14
Lorenzo Booker, football player
Hydeia Broadbent, HIV/AIDS activist
June 15
Terry Alvino, soccer player
Tim Lincecum, baseball player
June 16
Jahsha Bluntt, basketball player
Jonathan Broxton, baseball player
June 17
John Gallagher Jr., actor, singer and dancer
Chris Weidman, mixed martial artist
June 18
Angry Joe, YouTuber
Ian Jones-Quartey, animator and voice actor
June 19 – Paul Dano, actor and producer
June 20 – Hassan Adams, basketball player
June 21 – Jessica White, model
June 22
Allen Barbre, football player
Patrick B. Burke, politician
Dustin Johnson, golfer
Matt Lauria, actor
June 24
Lucien Dodge, voice actor
JJ Redick, basketball player
June 25
Aundrae Allison, football player
Bryan Avila, politician
Lauren Bush, model and producer, co-founder of FEED Projects, and daughter of George W. Bush
Natalie Sims, Christian hip hop singer/songwriter
June 26
John Bucy III, politician
Raymond Felton, basketball player
Aubrey Plaza, actress and comedian
Deron Williams, basketball player
Eddie Wineland, mixed martial artist
June 27
Khloé Kardashian, television personality
Conor Lamb, politician
Antoine Dodson, internet personality
June 28
Gerald Alexander, football player and coach
Eric Friedman, heavy metal musician and songwriter
June 29
Kathryn Augustyn, rugby player
Blake Richardson, drummer for Between the Buried and Me
June 30
Miles Austin, football player and coach
Fantasia, R&B singer, American Idol'' winner
Elisa Jordana, American radio and TV personality, musician, writer, online talk-show host, and keytarist for Cobra Starship
July
July 1 – Jason Reeves, folk singer/songwriter
July 2
Aaron Bernstine, politician
Vanessa Lee Chester, actress
Elise Stefanik, politician
Johnny Weir, figure skater, fashion designer and television commentator
July 3
DaBryan Blanton, sprinter
Manny Lawson, football player
July 4
Adarsh Alphons, Indian-born entrepreneur, philanthropist, artist, and founder of ProjectArt
Gina Glocksen, singer
July 5
Bill Barnwell, sportswriter
Danay García, Cuban-born actress
AJ Gil, singer
Zack Miller, golfer
July 7
Jorge Andres, Peruvian-born sportscaster
Ross Malinger, actor
July 8
Eric Branscum, screenwriter
Brendan Burke, sportscaster
Alexis Dziena, actress
July 9
Andrew Breiner, football player and coach
Hanna R. Hall, actress
Sarah Lacina, television personality
July 10
Aviva Baumann, actress
Tim Blue, basketball player
July 11
Tanith Belbin White, Canadian-born Olympic figure skater
Joe Pavelski, hockey player
July 12
Erica Buettner, indie folk singer/songwriter
Matt Cook, actor
Amanda Hocking, novelist
Natalie Martinez, actress and model
July 14
Erica Blasberg, golfer (d. 2010)
Ashlé Dawson, dancer
Alex Ross Perry, director, screenwriter, and actor
July 15 – Noah Bendix-Balgley, violinist
July 17
Melissa Bachman, huntress, producer, and host
Josh Barro, journalist
Katie Uhlaender, Olympic skeleton racer
July 18
Ben Askren, mixed martial artist
Allen Craig, baseball player
July 19
Tyson Burmeister, speedway rider
Kaitlin Doubleday, actress
July 21 – Paul Davis, basketball player
July 22 – Jamilah Lemieux, writer
July 23
James Holzhauer, game show champion
Brandon Roy, basketball player
Celeste Thorson, actress and model
July 24
Tala Ashe, Iranian-born actress
Desmond Bishop, football player
Kristen Dowling, basketball coach
July 26
Emily Axford, actress, writer, and producer
Mike Beltran, politician
Grace Byers, actress
Archie Eversole, rapper (d. 2022)
July 27
Andrew Anglin, white supremacist
Antoine Bethea, football player
Lindsay Burdge, actress and producer
Max Scherzer, baseball player
Taylor Schilling, actress
July 28
DeMeco Ryans, football player
Ali Krieger, soccer player
Zach Parise, ice hockey player
John David Washington, football player, actor and producer
July 29
Toby Basner, MLB umpire
Chad Billingsley, baseball player
J. Madison Wright Morris, actress (d. 2006)
July 30
Gina Rodriguez, actress and producer
Gabrielle Christian, actress
July 31
Joseph Benavidez, mixed martial artist
DJ B-Do, rapper and record producer
Uriah Hall, martial artist
August
August 1 – Danny Tidwell, dancer (d. 2020)
August 2
Brandon Browner, football player
Britt Nicole, Christian singer/songwriter
J. D. Vance, political commentator, politician, venture capitalist, and author
August 3
Carah Faye Charnow, singer for Shiny Toy Guns
Jon Foster, actor and musician
Sarah Lane, ballerina
Ryan Lochte, Olympic swimmer
Gabe Vasquez, politician
August 4
Vandit Bhatt, actor
Nick Lazzarini, dancer
August 5 – Rashaun Broadus, American-born Albanian basketball player
August 6 – Kelly Williams Brown, writer and author
August 7 – Omar Espinosa, guitarist
August 8 – Joe Ayoob, football player
August 10
Ryan Eggold, actor
Ja'Tovia Gary, artist and filmmaker
August 11 – Melky Cabrera, baseball player
August 13
Rory Bosio, trail runner
Eme Ikwuakor, actor
August 14
Brylan Van Artsdalen, mixed martial artist
Nevin Ashley, baseball player
Clay Buchholz, baseball player
August 15
Quinton Aaron, actor
Tyson Brummett, baseball player (d. 2020)
Ayọ Tometi, activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter
August 16
Magno, wrestler
Isaiah Stanback, football player
August 17
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and voice actor
Dee Brown, basketball player
Martin Brown, boxer
Garrett Wolfe, football player
August 18 – Kim Glass, volleyball player and model
August 19
Micah Alberti, model and actor
Jermon Bushrod, football player
Quinton Lucas, politician, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (2019-present)
August 20 – Tom Speer, mixed martial artist
August 21
Josh Kruger, journalist (d. 2023)
Eve Torres, actress, dancer, model, martial arts instructor, and wrestler
August 23 – Charles Ali, football player
August 24
Blake Berris, actor
Charlie Villanueva, basketball player
August 25 – Kelly Bires, stock car racing driver
August 26
Andrew Belle, singer/songwriter
Big Body Bes, rapper and television presenter
Chris Distefano, comedian
Craig Owens, singer and frontman for Chiodos
August 27
Aone Beats, Nigerian-born record producer and songwriter
Amanda Fuller, actress
August 28 – Sarah Roemer, actress
August 29 – Kelly Anundson, mixed martial artist
August 31 – Ryan Kesler, ice hockey player
September
September 1 – Joe Trohman, singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist for Fall Out Boy
September 2
Tyler Aldridge, golfer
Drew Jacoby, ballerina
Charles Trippy; musician, vlogger, Internet personality, and bassist for We the Kings
Tony Vargas, politician
September 3
Garrett Hedlund, actor, model and singer
T. J. Perkins, wrestler
September 4 – Kyle Mooney, actor, comedian and writer
September 5 – Jon Anderson, wrestler
September 6
Matt King, artist and co-founder of Meow Wolf (d. 2022)
Abby Martin, journalist
September 7
J. D. Bergman, wrestler
Kate Miner, actress and musician
September 9 – Katie Balloons, balloon artist and entertainer
September 10
Molly Aguirre, snowboarder
Wes Bergmann, television personality
Darnell Bing, football player
Andrew Brown, baseball player
September 12 – Mildon Ambres, basketball player
September 13
Nabil Abou-Harb, filmmaker, writer, producer, and director
Eric Butler, football player
September 14
Melik Brown, football player
Adam Lamberg, actor
September 15
Chiara Angelicola, singer/songwriter and musician
Cyhi the Prynce, rapper and singer/songwriter
September 16
Aaron Brant, football player
Sabrina Bryan, actress and singer
Stanley Burrell, basketball player
Ali Fedotowsky, television personality
September 18
Nina Arianda, actress
Cecil Brockman, politician
Dashon Goldson, football player
Anthony Gonzalez, football player and politician
September 19
Rudy Burgess, football player
Eva Marie, actress, fashion designer, model, and wrestler
Young Greatness, rapper (d. 2018)
Lydia Hearst, actress and fashion model
Nicholas Markowitz, murder victim (d. 2000)
Amber Rayne, pornographic actress (d. 2016)
September 20
Quinn Mulhern, mixed martial artist
Holly Weber, actress and model
September 21
Dwayne Bowe, football player
Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Olympic swimmer
Rashad McCants, basketball player
Wale, rapper
September 22
Brock Berryhill, songwriter, record producer, engineer, and musician
Richard Bryant, actor
September 23
CariDee English, model and television personality
Kate French, actress and model
Matt Kemp, baseball player
Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-born actress and singer
September 24
Ryan Ashton, actor, director, and screenwriter
Esther Baxter, model and actress
Bobby Brown, basketball player
September 25
Devin Aromashodu, football player
CariDee English, fashion model and TV personality
Zach Woods, actor and comedian
September 26
John Dodson, mixed martial artist
Yaniv Schulman, television personality, host, and producer
September 27
Kirk Archibeque, basketball player
Dan Briggs, bassist for Between the Buried and Me
Andrew Garbarino, politician
September 28
Baraka Atkins, football player
H. B. Blades, football player
Melody Thornton, singer, member of the Pussycat Dolls
Ryan Zimmerman, baseball player
October
October 1
Inaki Basauri, Mexican-born rugby player
Beck Bennett, actor and screenwriter
Josh Brener, actor
Matt Cain, baseball player
October 2
Courtney Bryan, football player
Ray Burse, soccer player
Jena Griswold, politician
John Morris, actor
October 3
Lance Barrett, MLB umpire
Chris Marquette, actor
Ashlee Simpson, singer and actress
October 5
Naima Adedapo, singer and dancer
Odin Biron, American-born Russian actor
Casey Bond, actor, producer, and basketball player
Brooke Valentine, urban musician
Julianna Zobrist, Christian singer/songwriter
October 6
Afa Anoa'i Jr., wrestler
Jonathan Austin, cinematographer
Reggie Ball, football player
Ben Barkema, football player
Austin Channing Brown, writer and public speaker
Joanna Pacitti, singer
October 7
Andy Bean, actor
Mark Bradford, football player
October 9 – Heather Baker, producer, guitarist, and musical director
October 10
Charlie Beljan, golfer
Rod Benson, basketball player
Tiffany Blackmon, sport reporter
Elana Meyers, Olympic bobsledder
October 11 – Patrick Baynes, entrepreneur
October 12
Lewis Baker, football player
Lauren Book, politician
October 14
Jason Davis, actor (d. 2020)
Santino Quaranta, soccer player
October 15
Brandon Bowman, basketball player
Larry Brown, football player
Bobby Burling, soccer player
October 16 – Mkristo Bruce, football player
October 17
Chris Lowell, actor
Randall Munroe, programmer and webcomic artist
Luke Rockhold, mixed martial artist
October 18
Xavier Adibi, football player
Hollie Dunaway, boxer
Esperanza Spalding, singer
Lindsey Vonn, Olympic skier
October 19
Ramon Alexander, politician
Antwan Barnes, football player
Justin Beaver, football player
Elaine Bradley, drummer for Neon Trees
Ashleigh Buch, USAF airman and ultimate player
October 20
Dan Adams, football player
Mike Banner, soccer player
Charles Booker, politician
Mitch Lucker, heavy metal singer for Suicide Silence (d. 2012)
October 21
Tom Brandstater, football player
Marvin Mitchell, football player
October 22 – Scott Beck, director, producer, and screenwriter
October 23
Jason Butcher, mixed martial artist
Meghan McCain, author and columnist, daughter of Senator John McCain
October 24
George Bussey, football player
Ben Giroux, actor and director
Erin Lucas, actress
October 25 – Katy Perry, singer-songwriter
October 26 – Amanda Overmyer, singer
October 27
Will Blackmon, football player
Kelly Osbourne, English-born television personality and singer
Brady Quinn, football player
October 28
Adil Bhatti, Pakistani-born cricketer
Finn Wittrock, actor
October 29
Chris Baio, bassist for Vampire Weekend
Keenan Burton, football player
October 30
Scott Clifton, actor, musician and television personality
Eva Marcille, model
October 31
Pat Murray, football player
Anthony Varvaro, baseball player (d. 2022)
November
November 1 – Jenna Ellis, lawyer
November 4
Branden Albert, football player
Dustin Brown, ice hockey player
Kirk Barton, football player
November 5 – Nick Folk, football player
November 6 – Ricky Romero, baseball player
November 7
Jeff Allison, baseball player
Jonathan Bornstein, American-born Israeli soccer player
Simon Sherry-Wood, Irish-born television personality and model
November 9
Beatrice Bofia, Cameroonian-born basketball player
French Montana, Moroccan-born rapper
Joel Zumaya, baseball player
November 11
Hilton Armstrong, basketball player
Bryce Bennett, politician
Dallas Buck, baseball player
November 12
Jorge Masvidal, mixed martial artist
Omarion, singer-songwriter and actor
Benjamin Okolski, figure skater
November 13
Melvin Bullitt, football player
Gary Butler, football player
Sarah Rose Karr, actress
November 14 – Tony Gaffney, basketball player
November 15
Loren Brichter, software developer
Asia Kate Dillon, actress
Xochitl Torres Small, politician
November 16
Adam Bagni, journalist and sportscaster
Kimberly J. Brown, actress
November 17
Zach Anner, comedian, actor, and writer
Lauren Maltby, actress and psychologist
November 18
DeAnna Bennett, mixed martial artist
Zack Bowman, football player
November 19
Greg Austin, football player
Lindsay Ellingson, model
November 20
Ezra Butler, football player
Jeremy Jordan, actor and singer
November 21
Quintin Berry, baseball player
Josh Boone, basketball player
Jena Malone, actress, musician and photographer
November 22
Josh Barrett, football player
Scarlett Johansson, actress
November 23
BJ the Chicago Kid, singer/songwriter
Bossman, rapper
Lucas Grabeel, actor
Jarah Mariano, model
November 24
Anthony Alridge, football player
Brandon Bair, football player
David Booth, ice hockey player
Jeremiah Brent, interior designer and television personality
November 25 – Ryan Baker, football player
November 27
Benny the Butcher, rapper and actor
Rodney Burgess, football player
November 28
Joshua Alan, singer/songwriter and musician
Trey Songz, singer/songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, actress
November 30 – Tom Almadon, American-born Israeli footballer
December
December 1
Ali Almossawi, Bahraini-born author
Darren Brazil, editor, producer, and videographer
Charles Michael Davis, actor, model, producer, and director
December 2 – Eric Bakhtiari, football player
December 3 – Mike Affleck, football player
December 4
Ikaika Alama-Francis, football player
Lindsay Felton, actress
Jelly Roll, country rapper and singer
Brooke Tessmacher, model and wrestler
December 5 – Lauren London, actress and model
December 6 – Whitney Bond, television personality, food blogger, social media consultant, and cookbook author
December 7 – Mike Baxter, baseball player
December 8
Vince Anderson, football player
Sam Hunt, country singer/songwriter
December 10
Brian Boner, politician
JTG, wrestler
Billy Rymer, drummer for The Dillinger Escape Plan
December 11
Josh Butler, baseball player
Xosha Roquemore, actress
December 12
Rivington Bruce Bisland III, esports commentator
Court McGee, mixed martial artist
December 14
Mike Fuentes, drummer, co-founder of Pierce the Veil
Jackson Rathbone, actor and singer
December 15 – Max Green, singer, bassist for Escape the Fate (2002-2012), and frontman for Violent New Breed
December 17
Bobby East, stock car racing driver (d. 2022)
Mikky Ekko, singer
Tennessee Thomas, British-born drummer and actor
Shannon Woodward, actress
December 18 – Brian Boyle, ice hockey player
December 20
Brian Abraham, baseball coach and executive
Kevin Byrne, politician
December 21 – Sammi Brown, politician
December 22
Brian Butch, basketball player
Greg Finley, actor
December 23
Keto Shimizu, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer
Alison Sudol, singer-songwriter and actress (aka A Fine Frenzy)
Cary Williams, football player
December 24 – Pat Buck, wrestler
December 25 – Chris Richard, basketball player
December 26 – Jenny Shakeshaft, actress and model
December 27
Desiree Akhavan, director, producer, screenwriter, and actress
Amanda Bouldin, politician
Tye'sha Fluker, basketball player
December 28
Matt Bessette, mixed martial artist
Barret Browning, baseball player
December 29
38 Spesh, rapper and producer
Alan Branch, football player
December 30 – LeBron James, basketball player
Full date unknown
Nick Adams, Australian-born conservative political commentator and author
Syed Haris Ahmed, Pakistani-born terrorist
Maneet Ahuja, author, journalist, television news producer, and hedge fund specialist
Hyder Akbar, Pakistani-born Afghan-American writer and entrepreneur
Roozbeh Aliabadi, Iranian-born advisor and commentator on geopolitical risk and geoeconomics
Kai Altair, singer/songwriter
Karim Amer, producer and director
Chino Amobi, experimental electronic musician, contemporary artist, and director
Olga Balema, Ukrainian-born artist and sculptor
Sarah Ballard, University professor
Bobby Barbier, baseball coach
Sadie Barnette, artist
Abigail Barrows, marine research scientist
Chloë Bass, artist
Jessie Baylin, singer/songwriter
Adam Becker, astrophysicist, author, and scientific philosopher
Josh Begley, digital artist
Kenan Bell, hip hop artist and teacher
Genevieve Belleveau, artist
Robert Jackson Bennett, writer
Marcos Berríos, astronaut for NASA
Diana Campbell Betancourt, curator
Eric Biddines, rapper, vocalist, and record producer
Sarah Blake, poet
Aluel James Bol, Sudanese-born pilot
Cristine Brache, artist, filmmaker, and writer
Rinat Brodach, Israeli-born fashion designer
Stephanie Bruce, long-distance runner
Robert Burke, screenwriter, producer, and director
Nia Burks, artist
Benjamin A. Burtt, sound editor
Jake Chapman, politician
Deaths
January 14 – Ray Kroc, businessman and founder of McDonald's (b. 1902)
January 20 – Johnny Weissmuller, Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)
February 15 – Avon Long, actor and singer (b. 1910)
February 22 – David Vetter, plastic bubble patient (b. 1971)
February 24 – Tyrone Mitchell, murderer (suicide) (b. 1955)
March 18
Charley Lau, baseball player (b. 1933)
Paul Francis Webster, lyricist (b. 1907)
March 20 – Stan Coveleski, baseball player and member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1889)
March 23 – Shauna Grant, porn actress (b. 1963)
March 28
Ben Washam, animator (b. 1915)
Benjamin Mays, Baptist minister and civil rights leader (b. 1894)
April 1 – Marvin Gaye, singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1939)
April 14 – Anders Haugen, ski jumper (b. 1888)
April 26 – Count Basie, pianist, organist, bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
May 19 – Michael Silka, spree killer (b. 1958)
June 30 – Lillian Hellman, playwright (born 1905)
July 27 – C. L. Franklin, Baptist minister and civil rights activist (b. 1915)
August 25 – Truman Capote, writer (b. 1924)
August 26 – Julie Stevens, actress (b. 1916)
September 24 – Neil Hamilton, actor (b. 1899)
September 28 – Roy Sullivan, park ranger, world record holder for lightning strikes survived (b. 1912)
October 1 – Billy Goodman, baseball player (b. 1926)
December – J. Roderick MacArthur, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1920)
See also
1984 in American television
List of American films of 1984
Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
References
External links
1980s in the United States
United States
United States
Years of the 20th century in the United States