Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49  

Jan 18   Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey on this day in history.  

Jan 18   IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 in the year 1989.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket in the year 1989.  

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

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 the year 1989 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   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   On this day in history 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   Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies in the year 1989.  

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

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Jun 07   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

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