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

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

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 17   Murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC)  

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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1989.  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1989 beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94  

Jan 20   Bush inaugurated as 41st President & Quayle becomes 44th Vice President in the year 1989.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1989 test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney  

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

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

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   In the year 1989 birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer  

Jan 03   In the year 1989 death of sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)  

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

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 in the year 1989.  

Jan 09   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1989.  

Jan 10   In the year 1989 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   In the year 1989 wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies  

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