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| 1984 |
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| The U.S. Goddard Spaceflight Center estimated there were 1,462 spacecrafts and satellites in space. | 1 |
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| Jan |
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| The summit meeting of the Islamic Conference Organization in Morocco voted to invite Egypt to return to the organization. Egypt's membership had been suspended when it signed peace accords with Israel. | 2 |
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| May |
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| The International Court of Justice ruled on a complaint brought by Nicaragua that the United States should cease and refrain from mining Nicaraguan ports. | 3 |
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| July |
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| The summer Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles. Athletes from a record 140 countries participated. | 4 |
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| Aug |
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| The UN International Conference on Population convened in Mexico City with representatives from 149 countries. The most disputed subject was abortion. The United States actively opposed proposals including abortion and had announced (June) that it would not provide aid for international population programs that included abortion. | 5 |
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| Oct |
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| Soviet cosmonauts set a new record, spending 237 days in space. The famine in Ethiopia aroused a global relief effort led by governmental and nongovernmental agencies. Violent Sikh separatism continued throughout the year, and in October a Sikh extremist murdered INDIRA GANDHI, the prime minister of India. | 6 |
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| Nov |
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| Morocco withdrew from the Organization of African Unity because of its recognition of the Western Sahara nationalist group. | 7 |
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| Dec |
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| A toxic gas leak from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, killed 2,500 (or more) people. The catastrophe initiated much debate about the role of multinational corporations and their responsibilities in developing countries. | 8 |
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