Timeline April 1984

Events in April 1984 7

• 1902 – 1984 Ansel Adams (1902-1984) Died 22 April 1984, aged 82 American photographer Ansel Adams, renowned for his black-and-white images of the American West and his advocacy for wilderness conservation, died in Carmel, California.
• 1904 – 1984 Count Basie (1904-1984) Died 26 April 1984, aged 79 American jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie, whose orchestra was one of the most influential big bands of the swing era, died in Hollywood, Florida.
• 1939 – 1984 Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) Died 1 April 1984, aged 44 Soul singer Marvin Gaye, known for hits including "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing," was shot and killed by his father during a domestic argument at the family home in Los Angeles, one day before his 45th birthday.
• 1984 China opens 14 coastal cities to foreign investment Expansion of Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms China designated fourteen coastal cities, including Shanghai and Guangzhou, as open cities for foreign trade and investment, extending the special economic zone model introduced a few years earlier. The move accelerated China's integration into the global economy.
• 1984 Marvin Gaye killed by his father Los Angeles Shot by his father the day before his 45th birthday.
• 1984 1984 World Snooker Championship Steve Davis Title 3 Winner: Steve Davis; Runner-up: Jimmy White. Score: 18–16.
• 1984 HIV identified as cause of AIDS US and French researchers confirm the virus US health officials, building on work by French researchers at the Pasteur Institute, announced that a retrovirus later named HIV was the cause of AIDS. The announcement opened the way for a diagnostic blood test and accelerated the search for treatments.