Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 11   Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1989 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel  

Feb 12   Mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1989 thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours  

Feb 12   On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman  

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

Feb 13   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.  

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

Feb 14   Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dominican Republic on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster in the year 1989.  

Feb 14   World's first satellite Skyphone opens on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt in the year 1989.  

Feb 15   On this day in history soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends  

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   In the year 1989 jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage  

Feb 16   William Hayden becomes governor-General of Australia in the year 1989.  

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

Feb 19   On this day in history jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies  

Feb 20   In the year 1989 total eclipse of the Moon  

Feb 21   On this day in history pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling  

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

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

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Next Page »

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

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 in the year 1989.  

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born in the year 1989.  

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died in the year 1989.  

Jan 06   Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 in the year 1989.  

Jan 09   In the year 1989 death of bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1989 joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51  

Jan 15   Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies in the year 1989.  

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