1984 in Mexico
overview of Mexico-related events during the year of 1984
Events in the year 1984 in Mexico.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Miguel de la Madrid
Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Manuel Bartlett Díaz
Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor
Communications Secretary (SCT): Rodolfo Félix Valdés/Daniel Díaz Díaz
Education Secretary (SEP): Manuel Bartlett
Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Juan Arévalo Gardoqui
Secretary of Navy: Miguel Ángel Gómez Ortega
Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Arsenio Farell Cubillas
Secretary of Welfare: Guillermo Carrillo Arena
Secretary of Public Education: Jesús Reyes Heroles
Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Carlos Hank González
Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Pedro Ojeda Paullada
Secretary of Health (SALUD): Guillermo Soberón Acevedo
Supreme Court
President of the Supreme Court: Jorge Iñárritu y Ramírez de Aguilar
Governors
Events
The original Law on the National Coat of Arms, Flag and Anthem is passed.
The Universidad Azteca is founded.
March 14: Roman Catholic Diocese of Coatzacoalcos established.
September 17 – 23: Hurricane Odile
November 3: Roman Catholic Diocese of Atlacomulco established
November 19: San Juanico disaster
Awards
Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Salomón González Blanco
Births
May 17 — Alejandro Edda, actor
July 5 — Carlos Ferro, actor and music video director
December 9 — Ociel Baena, LGBT rights activist (d. 2023)
December 11 — Sandra Echeverría, actress, singer and model
Deaths
January 7 — Eva Sámano de Lopez, First Lady of Mexico (1958-1964) (b. 1910)
Film
List of Mexican films of 1984
Sport
1983–84 Mexican Primera División season.
Leones de Yucatán win the Mexican League.
Mexico at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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