Page 12: Historical Events In 1989

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.   

Jun 14   Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame   

Jun 15   Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63.   

Jun 15   Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.   

Jun 16   "Ghostbusters II" premiers.   

Jun 16   4 golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open are made all on the 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price)   

Jun 17   John Matusek, NFLer (Oak Raider)/actor, dies of a heart attack at 38.   

Jun 17   US beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.   

Jun 18   Comet Churyunov-Gerasimenko at perihelion   

Jun 19   Hy Gardner, newspaper columnist, dies at 80.   

Jun 21   Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), dies at 56.   

Jun 21   Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson remarry.   

Jun 21   Supreme Court rules ok to burn US flag as a political expression   

Jun 22   Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer, dies at 74   

Jun 23   The movie "Batman" premiers   

Jun 25   inaugural US postmark dedicated to Lesbian and Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC).   

Jun 26   Canada updates coins with a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth   

Jun 26   Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson marry for the 2nd time   

Jun 26   On Hawaii, a 6.1 quake (actually 2 events about 5 seconds apart) results in five people injured slightly, 5 homes destroyed and about 100 homes damaged in the Puna District. Landslides occurred in several places and blocked a road at Honomu   

Jun 27   Alfred J Ayer, English philosopher (Logical Positivism), dies.   

Jun 28   Joris Ivens, director (Indonesia), dies at 90.   

Jun 29   Susan Lucci loses the daytime emmy for 10th straight year   

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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),