Historical Events In 1989

Sep 15   Harry Cave, cricketer (New Zealand captain 1955-56), dies in the year 1989.  

Sep 16   In the year 1989 singer Natalie Cole marries record producer Andre Fisher  

Sep 17   Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62 on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Jay Stewart, annoucer on Lets Make a Deal, commits suicide on this day in history.  

Sep 17   NYC court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to the US (from New Zealand) in the year 1989.  

Sep 18   Hungary begins transition to a Western style democracy in the year 1989.  

Sep 18   On this day in history hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico  

Sep 19   Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after NY Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (NZ protested US's use of a catamaran) in the year 1989.  

Sep 19   Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens in the year 1989.  

Sep 19   On this day in history guido de Moor, actor (Flanagan, Because of the Cats), dies  

Sep 19   Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia in the year 1989.  

Sep 21   F Fischer, German war criminal (4, Two of Breda), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Hurricane Hugo bashes Charleston, SC, with winds of up to 135 miles per hour, causing an estimated $8 billion in damage in the year 1989.  

Sep 21   Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki on this day in history.  

Sep 22   After Hurricane Hugo, Sailors and Marines provide assistance to Charleston, SC, through 10 October on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101 on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history pavlos Bakoyannis, Greek parliament leader, murdered in Rome  

Sep 27   Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history ferdinand E Marcos, president of Philippines (1965-86), dies at 72  

Sep 29   On this day in history a A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90  

Sep 30   NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension on this day in history.  

Sep 30   On this day in history virgil Thomson, US composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92  

Oct 01   Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle in the year 1989.  

Oct 01   Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany in the year 1989.  

Oct 01   On this day in history uS issues a stamp, labeling an apatosaurus as a brontosaurus  

Oct 02   Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth's 1st female advisor of State, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 03   Joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered in the year 1989.  

Oct 03   Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails in the year 1989.  

Oct 04   In the year 1989 graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48  

Oct 05   In the year 1989 the exiled Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize  

Oct 06   Bette [Ruth E] Davis, actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81 in the year 1989.  

Oct 07   Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Penthouse Magazine's hebrew edition hits the newstands on this day in history.  

Oct 09   On this day in history tass, the official Soviet news agency, reports that a spaceship, with a crew of three extra-terrestrials, lands in a city park in Voronezh.  

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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   On this day in history birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born in the year 1989.  

Sep 02   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 29   In the year 1989 birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer  

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died in the year 1989.  

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

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   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1989.