Page 2: Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   Three days of riots begin in Miami after a police officer shoots and kills a black motorcyclist, which also claims the life of the passenger in the ensuing crash on this day in history.   

Jan 16   USSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach in the year 1989.   

Jan 17   On this day in history five children are shot to death at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, by a gunman who then kills himself.   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)   

Jan 17   Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC) in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   Bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49 in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey on this day in history.   

Jan 18   IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   On this day in history otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame   

Jan 18   On this day in history west Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup   

Jan 19   Norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 19   President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon in the year 1989.   

Jan 20   Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Bush inaugurated as 41st President & Quayle becomes 44th Vice President on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket   

Jan 21   A woman is assaulted & raped in the room of an Oklahoma football player in the year 1989.   

Jan 21   In St John's Newfoundland Tory Brian Peckford resigns after 10 years as Newfoundland Premier; replaced by Clyde Wells after election in the year 1989.   

Jan 22   In Tajikistan a 5.3 earthquake occured, two hundred seventy-four people killed, many injured, extensive damage (VII) and mudslides in the Gissar area on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1989 challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court   

Jan 23   In the year 1989 surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84.   

Jan 24   On this day in history serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair.   

Jan 24   On this day in history ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42   

Jan 24   In the year 1989 the first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex   

Jan 26   In the year 1989 aT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988   

Jan 26   Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney on this day in history.   

Jan 26   US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus in the year 1989.   

Jan 27   German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed in the year 1989.   

Jan 27   Oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student in the year 1989.   

Jan 28   46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl in the year 1989.   

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Jun 07   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born in the year 1989.   

Jul 13   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign   

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   On this day in history death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

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.