Historical Events
- 101,799 fans at soccer match Brazil vs France
Olympic Games
A British 1-2 in the 1,500m at the Los Angeles Olympics with Sebastian Coe edging teammate Steve Cram to become the only man to successfully defend his Olympic 1,500m title
World Record
Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, winning his 4th Olympic gold medal as part of the US 4 x 100m relay team; world record (37.83)
Sports History
Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5 uniform
Event of Interest
During a radio voice test, US President Reagan jokes he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes."
- Future 4-weight world boxing champion Pernell Whitaker wins the lightweight gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics
- Ian Ferguson of New Zealand wins his 3rd canoeing gold medal of the LA Olympics taking out the K-4 1000 a day after victories in the K-1 500 & K-2 500
- Men's choir Maranatha Netherlands forms
- USSR performs (underground) nuclear test
Famous Birthdays
- Katie Rees, American beauty pageant contestant
- Lucas Di Grassi, Brazilian racing driver
- Markis Kido, Indonesian badminton player (Olympic gold men's doubles 2008 [with Hendra Setiawan]; World Championships gold 2007; World Cup gold 2006), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)
- Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
Famous Deaths
- Alfred A. Knopf, American publisher (1966 Alexander Hamilton Medal), dies at 91
- Pat McCauley, Northern Irish rock keyboardist and drummer (Them. 1964-65 - "Here Comes The Night"; The Other Them, 1965-67), dies at 40
- Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player, dies at 67
- Percy Mayfield, American singer (Hit the Road Jack), dies at 63
Died in 1984 1984 Highlights
About August 11, 1984
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 39 years, 8 months and 17 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
#1 Song: Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
