Page 4: Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian) in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary   

Feb 12   5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel in the year 1989.   

Feb 12   In the year 1989 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 in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 13   Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed in the year 1989.   

Feb 13   Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history 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   Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dominican Republic in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 14   World's first satellite Skyphone opens in the year 1989.   

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   Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1989 william Hayden becomes governor-General of Australia   

Feb 17   Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80 in the year 1989.   

Feb 19   Jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies in the year 1989.   

Feb 20   In the year 1989 total eclipse of the Moon   

Feb 21   Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling in the year 1989.   

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

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

Feb 22   Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 22   The first Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) in the year 1989.   

Feb 22   In the year 1989 uK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud"   

Feb 22   In the year 1989 uS authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals"   

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

Jul 13   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born in the year 1989.   

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 in the year 1989.   

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   On this day in history 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   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died in the year 1989.   

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 in the year 1989.   

Jan 15   On this day in history wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies   

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