Page 4: Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   In the year 1989 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 11   In the year 1989 barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian)   

Feb 11   George O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71 in the year 1989.   

Feb 11   In the year 1989 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary   

Feb 12   On this day in history 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel   

Feb 12   On this day in history mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83   

Feb 12   Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours on this day in history.   

Feb 12   US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman in the year 1989.   

Feb 13   In the year 1989 kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed   

Feb 13   In the year 1989 oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison   

Feb 13   In the year 1989 salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients   

Feb 14   African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1989 iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1 million-$3 million bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"   

Feb 14   On this day in history robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dominican Republic   

Feb 14   On this day in history union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster   

Feb 14   On this day in history world's first satellite Skyphone opens   

Feb 15   In the year 1989 israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt   

Feb 15   Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends in the year 1989.   

Feb 15   In the year 1989 the last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement.   

Feb 16   Egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market in the year 1989.   

Feb 16   On this day in history jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage   

Feb 16   William Hayden becomes governor-General of Australia on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80   

Feb 19   Jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Total eclipse of the Moon on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling on this day in history.   

Feb 21   US bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value) in the year 1989.   

Feb 22   In the year 1989 31st Grammy Awards Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman   

Feb 22   On this day in history fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress   

Feb 22   On this day in history new York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50)   

Feb 22   On this day in history the first Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award)   

Feb 22   UK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud" on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history uS authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals"   

Feb 24   In the year 1989 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found   

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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   In the year 1989 birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer   

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died in the year 1989.   

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