Page 11: Historical Events In 1989

May 28   Delta Burke (Designing Women) weds Gerald McRaney (Major Dad).   

May 29   Student protesters in Tiananmen Square China construct a replica of the Statue of Liberty.   

May 30   Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house   

May 30   Zinka Milanov, Met Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83   

May 31   C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies   

May 31   inaugural International Rock Awards.   

May 31   Speaker of the House Jim Wright steps down   

Jun 02   10000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing   

Jun 02   14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee   

Jun 02   Rolling Stones Bill Wyman marries Mandy Smith   

Jun 02   Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (4 Tests 1928-32), dies   

Jun 03   Chinese troops kill hundred of pro-democracy students in Beijing.   

Jun 03   Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone.   

Jun 03   Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian ayatollah, dies at 89   

Jun 03   The Chinese government sends military troops to Tianamen square, in an effort to repress pro-democracy protesters.   

Jun 03   Troops in China shoot and kill 100s of students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing   

Jun 04   Ayatalloh Ruhullah Khomeini, Iranian leader (-1989), dies at 89   

Jun 04   Beijing cop shoots and wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping   

Jun 04   Eastern Europe's inaugural somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland   

Jun 04   Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary   

Jun 05   Billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires   

Jun 05   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt"   

Jun 07   Milton van Embricqs, Suriname/Dutch publicist, dies.   

Jun 09   "Star Trek V" premiers   

Jun 09   Michael Changs French Open win makes him youngest male to go to finals.   

Jun 09   Piet[er J] Lieftinck, Dutch minister of Finance (1945-52), dies   

Jun 09   Rare tornado in Philadelphia results in the deaths of 1   

Jun 10   Major French Open upset, as Spain's Arantxa Sanchez, 17 beats heavily favored Steffi Graf, also inaugural Spaniard to win a grand slam title   

Jun 10   Richard Quine, director/actor (Babes on Broadway), dies at 68   

Jun 12   Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids   

Jun 12   Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80   

Jun 13   Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), dies at 81   

Jun 14   Ground breaking begins in Minn on the world's largest mall   

Jun 14   Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies   

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Jun 07   Michael joseph tamboli: Eldesburg md, born 01:23:45 pm on 6-7-89   

Jul 13   Sayumi michishige: Japanese singer (morning musume)   

Sep 02   Alexandre pato: Brazilian footballer   

Sep 02   Ishmeet singh sodhi: Indian playback singer    

Dec 29   Nathan forbes: British footballer   

Jan 03   Sergei lvovich sobolev: Russian mathematician (b. 1909)   

Jan 06   Hirohito: Japan`s emperor (1922-89),   

Jan 08   Johnny jordaan: [jan van musscher], dutch folk singer,    

Jan 09   Bill terry: Baseball player (b. 1898)   

Jan 10   Herbert morrison: American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

Jan 13   Joe spinell: Actor (maniac, star crash, strike force),    

Jan 15   Wilf slack: Cricketer (whilst bat in gambia england player 1986),    

Jan 16   Pierre boileau: Screenwriter (vertigo),