What Happened on September 23, 1984

Historical Events

  • 36th Emmy Awards: "Hill Street Blues"; "Cheers": John Ritter & Tyne Daly win

Sports History

NFL San Francisco 49er quarterback Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games

Sports History

Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues


Famous Birthdays

  • Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress (That's So Raven & Raven's Home -"Chelsea"), born in Naaldwijk, Netherlands
  • Louie Stephens, American rock keyboard player and singer (Rooney)
  • Matt Kemp, American MLB baseball outfiekder, 2006-20, 3X All-Star, 2X Gold Glove (Los Angeles Dodgers, and four other teams), born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • Nathan Jendrick, American fitness trainer, health instructor, and author, born in Tacoma, Washington

Famous Deaths

  • Anatoly Novikov, Russian-Soviet composer (Red Spider; The Hymn of Democratic Youth of the World), dies at 87
Died in 1984 1984 Highlights

About September 23, 1984

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 39 years, 7 months and 5 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Libra

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Let's Go Crazy - Prince And The Revolution
  • UK #1 Song: I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder