Historical Events In 1989

Feb 24   Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history uS Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die  

Feb 24   In the year 1989 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 25   In the year 1989 first independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms  

Feb 25   In the year 1989 lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt)  

Feb 25   Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1989.  

Feb 25   Rob Boyd wins a World Cup downhill race in home town of Whistler; first Canadian to win a FIS World Cup Ski race in Canada in the year 1989.  

Feb 26   "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances on this day in history.  

Feb 26   California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) in the year 1989.  

Feb 27   On this day in history conrad Lorenz, Austria zoologist (Nobel 1973), dies  

Feb 27   In the year 1989 german war criminals Austria der Fünten/Fischer, freed in Holland  

Feb 28   In the year 1989 gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA  

Feb 28   In the year 1989 hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46  

Feb 28   Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981  

Mar 01   Comet du Toit at perihelion in the year 1989.  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host, dies at 64  

Mar 01   Julianne Phillips &Bruce Springsteen divorce on this day in history.  

Mar 02   12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 in the year 1989.  

Mar 02   Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil in the year 1989.  

Mar 02   Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history new York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez  

Mar 03   In the year 1989 machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines  

Mar 03   Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Actress Phoebe Cates marries actor Kevin Kline on this day in history.  

Mar 04   On this day in history eastern Airlines machinists strike  

Mar 04   On this day in history time and Warner Communications announce a planned merger to form the world's largest media and entertainment company.  

Mar 05   On this day in history 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000  

Mar 06   On this day in history harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77  

Mar 07   On this day in history chinese occupying forces fire on Tibetan monks and civilians  

Mar 07   On this day in history iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's book "The Satanic Verses"  

Mar 07   Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet in the year 1989.  

Mar 07   On the Burma-China Border Region a 5.6 quake killed at least 1 person, 91 injured and 5,300 houses destroyed in the Gengma area, China on this day in history.  

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Jun 07   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born in the year 1989.  

Jul 13   In the year 1989 birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

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

Sep 02   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born in the year 1989.  

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1989 death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)  

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 in the year 1989.  

Jan 15   Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 on this day in history.