Page 4: Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history george O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71   

Feb 11   US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed on this day in history.   

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   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" on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1989.   

Feb 15   Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 17   Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1989 jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies   

Feb 20   In the year 1989 total eclipse of the Moon   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1989 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   UK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud" in the year 1989.   

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   In the year 1989 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   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   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