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   US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die in the year 1989.  

Feb 24   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt) on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1989 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  

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

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   In the year 1989 lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa)  

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

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

Feb 28   Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA in the year 1989.  

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 comet du Toit at perihelion  

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1989 exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil  

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

Mar 02   New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez on this day in history.  

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   Eastern Airlines machinists strike in the year 1989.  

Mar 04   In the year 1989 time and Warner Communications announce a planned merger to form the world's largest media and entertainment company.  

Mar 05   In the year 1989 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000  

Mar 06   Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 07   On this day in history mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet  

Mar 07   On this day in history 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  

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Jun 07   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born on this day in history.  

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   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born in the year 1989.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1989 hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign  

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

Jan 09   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1989.  

Jan 10   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died in the year 1989.  

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 16   On this day in history pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82