Page 19: Historical Events In 1989

Dec 15   Arnold Moss, actor (Gambit), dies at 79   

Dec 15   Panama declares war on the United States.   

Dec 16   Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies   

Dec 18   "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for inaugural time in over 30 years.   

Dec 19   American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route.   

Dec 19   Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87.   

Dec 20   Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77   

Dec 20   US troops invade Panama and oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him   

Dec 21   Jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78   

Dec 21   Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25).   

Dec 21   US invades Panama and ousts General Noriega   

Dec 22   After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu.   

Dec 22   Samuel Beckett, Irish/French writer (Molloy, Nobel 1969), dies at 83.   

Dec 23   Josef Alexander, composer, dies at 82   

Dec 24   Panama's dictator, Manual Noriega seeks asylum at the Vatican embassy.   

Dec 25   Barrel Regtien, student leader, dies.   

Dec 26   A provisional government takes control of Romania, following the secret trial and execution of President Nicolae Ceausescu.   

Dec 26   Lennox Berkeley, composer, dies at 86   

Dec 27   Egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break.   

Dec 28   Robert Wickler, dies   

Dec 29   Canada is the inaugural country in the world to ban smoking on domestic airlines.   

Dec 29   Vaclav Havel is recorded as becoming the inaugural non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years   

Dec 29   Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press   

Dec 30   Madoline Thomas, actress (Girl in the Canal), dies.   

Dec 31   The last part of the railway on Prince Edward Island, operated by CN Rail, is abandoned.   

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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),