Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   In the year 1989 police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague  

Jan 16   On this day in history 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.  

Jan 16   On this day in history uSSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars  

Jan 17   On this day in history al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach  

Jan 17   Five children are shot to death at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, by a gunman who then kills himself in the year 1989.  

Jan 17   Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1989 astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC)  

Jan 18   On this day in history bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49  

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   Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on this day in history.  

Jan 18   West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup in the year 1989.  

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

Jan 19   On this day in history president Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon  

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   Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket in the year 1989.  

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

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

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 23   On this day in history challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court  

Jan 23   Surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84 in the year 1989.  

Jan 24   In the year 1989 serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair.  

Jan 24   In the year 1989 ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42  

Jan 24   On this day in history the first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex  

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

Jan 26   On this day in history paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1989 german war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl  

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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 in the year 1989.  

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

Sep 02   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born in the year 1989.  

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   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.