Page 4: Historical Events In 1989

Feb 11   George O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71.   

Feb 11   US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.   

Feb 12   5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel   

Feb 12   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.   

Feb 12   US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman.   

Feb 13   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.   

Feb 13   Salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, results in the deaths of patients   

Feb 14   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".   

Feb 14   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.   

Feb 14   World's inaugural satellite Skyphone opens.   

Feb 15   Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt   

Feb 15   Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends.   

Feb 15   The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement   

Feb 16   Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market   

Feb 16   Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage   

Feb 16   William Hayden is recorded as becoming governor-General of Australia   

Feb 17   Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80.   

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

Feb 20   Total eclipse of the Moon.   

Feb 21   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).   

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

Feb 22   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).   

Feb 22   The inaugural Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award).   

Feb 22   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".   

Feb 24   150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) are discovered.   

Feb 24   In this year, Margaret Ray are discovered in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife.   

Feb 24   US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die   

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Jun 07   Michael joseph tamboli: Eldesburg md, born 01:23:45 pm on 6-7-89   

Jul 13   Sayumi michishige: Japanese singer (morning musume)   

Sep 02   Alexandre pato: Brazilian footballer   

Sep 02   Ishmeet singh sodhi: Indian playback singer    

Dec 29   Nathan forbes: British footballer   

Jan 03   Sergei lvovich sobolev: Russian mathematician (b. 1909)   

Jan 06   Hirohito: Japan`s emperor (1922-89),    

Jan 08   Johnny jordaan: [jan van musscher], dutch folk singer,    

Jan 09   Bill terry: Baseball player (b. 1898)   

Jan 10   Herbert morrison: American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

Jan 13   Joe spinell: Actor (maniac, star crash, strike force),    

Jan 15   Wilf slack: Cricketer (whilst bat in gambia england player 1986),   

Jan 16   Pierre boileau: Screenwriter (vertigo),