Editing 1984 (section)

===July===
* [[July 1]]
** [[Liechtenstein]] becomes the last country in Europe to grant women the [[suffrage|right to vote]].
** Argentinian footballer [[Diego Maradona]] is sold by [[FC Barcelona]] (Spain) to [[S.S.C. Napoli]] (Italy) for a world record fee at this date of $10.48M (£6.9M).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/snapshot-maradona-is-toast-of-the-town-after-signing-for-napoli-9vt06tvqwmt |title=Snapshot: Maradona is toast of the town after signing for Napoli |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=2012-02-20 |access-date=2013-03-30}}</ref>
* [[July 14]] – New Zealand Prime Minister [[Rob Muldoon]] calls a snap election and is defeated by opposition Labour leader [[David Lange]].
[[File:1984-Newspaper-Vending-Machine.jpg|right|thumb|Newspaper vending machine featuring news of the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], which opened on July 28]]
* [[July 18]] – [[San Ysidro McDonald's massacre]]: 41-year-old James Huberty walks into a McDonald's in the [[San Ysidro, San Diego|San Ysidro]] district of [[San Diego]], resulting in 21 deaths, with Huberty being killed by a sniper 70 minutes after the ordeal begins.
* [[July 25]] – ''[[Salyut 7]]'': cosmonaut [[Svetlana Savitskaya]] becomes the first woman to perform a [[space walk]].
* [[July 28]]–[[August 12]] – The [[1984 Summer Olympics]] are held in [[Los Angeles, California]].