Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary in the year 1989.  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1989 mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83  

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison in the year 1989.  

Feb 13   Salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients on this day in history.  

Feb 14   On this day in history african National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam  

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

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   On this day in history israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt  

Feb 15   In the year 1989 soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.  

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

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   Total eclipse of the Moon on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1989 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   31st Grammy Awards Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman on this day in history.  

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

Feb 22   On this day in history uK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud"  

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

Feb 24   150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found 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 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   On this day in history birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)  

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   Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign in the year 1989.  

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   On this day in history death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)  

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

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

Jan 16   Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 in the year 1989.