Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   On this day in history police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague  

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 17   Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 18   Astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC) on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey in the year 1989.  

Jan 18   In the year 1989 iBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988  

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   In the year 1989 norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94  

Jan 20   In the year 1989 bush inaugurated as 41st President & Quayle becomes 44th Vice President  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   Serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair in the year 1989.  

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

Jan 24   The first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history aT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988  

Jan 26   In the year 1989 paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies  

Jan 26   Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney in the year 1989.  

Jan 26   On this day in history uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus  

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

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

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

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Jun 07   On this day in history birth of michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89  

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1989 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   In the year 1989 death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)  

Jan 13   On this day in history joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51  

Jan 15   Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82