Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague in the year 1989.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach in the year 1989.  

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   In the year 1989 murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)  

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

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 18   In the year 1989 candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey  

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 in the year 1989.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 24   The first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex in the year 1989.  

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney  

Jan 26   In the year 1989 uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus  

Jan 27   German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1989 46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl  

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Jun 07   In the year 1989 birth of michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89  

Jul 13   In the year 1989 birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1989 birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)  

Dec 29   On this day in history birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer  

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1989 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   In the year 1989 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   On this day in history wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies  

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