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 in the year 1989.  

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

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

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   On this day in history gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded  

Jan 17   Murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis) in the year 1989.  

Jan 17   In the year 1989 sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87  

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

Jan 18   In the year 1989 bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49  

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   Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the year 1989.  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1989 norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies  

Jan 19   President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1989.  

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   On this day in history in St John's Newfoundland Tory Brian Peckford resigns after 10 years as Newfoundland Premier; replaced by Clyde Wells after election  

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

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

Jan 23   On this day in history surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84.  

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

Jan 24   Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 26   Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies in the year 1989.  

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   On this day in history 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   46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl in the year 1989.  

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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   On this day in history birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer  

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

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)  

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

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1989 death of bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)  

Jan 10   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died in the year 1989.  

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 16   Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 in the year 1989.