Page 2: Historical Events In 1989

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

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

Jan 18   Astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC) in the year 1989.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame   

Jan 18   In the year 1989 west Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup   

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   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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 20   Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history a woman is assaulted & raped in the room of an Oklahoma football player   

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   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 in the year 1989.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1989 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   In the year 1989 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 02   On this day in history birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)   

Dec 29   In the year 1989 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   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   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   On this day in history wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies   

Jan 16   Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 on this day in history.