Historical Events In 1989

Aug 21   On this day in history voyager 2 begins a flyby of the planet Neptune  

Aug 22   On this day in history the first complete ring around Neptune discovered  

Aug 23   Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1989 cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.  

Aug 24   Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling in the year 1989.  

Aug 24   Voyager 2 flies past Neptune on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1989.  

Aug 25   On this day in history voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune (0400 GMT)  

Aug 26   Henk Heidweiller, ambassador of Suriname, dies in the year 1989.  

Aug 26   Trumbull Conn, is first US team since 1983 to win Little League WS on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1989 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings  

Aug 29   Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico a 6.7 quake was felt along the coast of Jalisco. Also felt at Guadalajara and in the southern part of the Mexico City area on this day in history.  

Aug 30   On this day in history joe De Santis, dies at 80  

Aug 30   Roman Polanski marries actress Emmanuelle Seigner in the year 1989.  

Sep 01   A Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commissioner, dies of heart attack at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   On this day in history major League Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti dies of a heart attack at age 51.  

Sep 01   On this day in history princess Anne &Mark Phillips announce their seperation  

Sep 02   A Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Rev Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst in the year 1989.  

Sep 03   A Cuban jetliner crashes shortly after takeoff in Havana, killing 152 people on this day in history.  

Sep 04   Georges Simenon, Belgian/French writer/director (Maigret), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Sep 05   In the year 1989 deborah Norville becomes news anchor of the Today Show  

Sep 06   Amateur Atheletic Fed strips Ben Johnson of all track records in the year 1989.  

Sep 09   In the year 1989 steffi Graf beats Martina Navratalova for the US Open championship  

Sep 09   Tim Hovey, actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history boris Becker beats Yvan Lendl for the US Open championship  

Sep 10   East Germans begin their flight to the west (via Hungary &Czech) in the year 1989.  

Sep 10   Hungary opens its borders to the West, allowing thousands to leave East Germany on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Jeff Stollmeyer, cricketer (32 Tests for WI), murdered on this day in history.  

Sep 12   In the year 1989 anton Lubowski, Namibian attorney/SWAPO, murdered at 37  

Sep 13   On this day in history fay Vincent succeeds the late A. Bartlett Giamatti as commissioner of Major League Baseball.  

Sep 13   Yamada Koun, Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies at 82 in the year 1989.  

Sep 14   On this day in history calgary Flames become first NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2  

Sep 14   Edwin McLeod, cricketer (one Test for NZ), dies on this day in history.  

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Jun 07   On this day in history birth of michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89  

Jul 13   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1989 birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)  

Dec 29   On this day in history birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)  

Jan 06   Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)  

Jan 13   On this day in history joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51  

Jan 15   In the year 1989 wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies  

Jan 16   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82