Historical Events In 1989

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

Feb 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1989 african National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam  

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

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

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   The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement on this day in history.  

Feb 16   In the year 1989 egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market  

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   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   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   New York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50) in the year 1989.  

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   US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals" in the year 1989.  

Feb 24   On this day in history 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found  

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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 in the year 1989.  

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1989 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   In the year 1989 death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)  

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 on this day in history.  

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