Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   In the year 1989 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 on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 14   African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1989 union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 20   Total eclipse of the Moon in the year 1989.  

Feb 21   In the year 1989 pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling  

Feb 21   US bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value) on this day in history.  

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

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) in the year 1989.  

Feb 22   In the year 1989 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" in the year 1989.  

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

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Jun 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.  

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born in the year 1989.  

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 in the year 1989.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1989 hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign  

Jan 08   In the year 1989 johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64  

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   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   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82