Page 2: Historical Events In 1989

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

Jan 16   In the year 1989 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   USSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars in the year 1989.   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach   

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   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 in the year 1989.   

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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies   

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 in the year 1989.   

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   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   Challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1989 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   On this day in history uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus   

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   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   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   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born in the year 1989.   

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1989 johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64   

Jan 09   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   On this day in history pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82