Historical Events In 1989

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

Feb 11   Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian) in the year 1989.  

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   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 in the year 1989.  

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

Feb 14   World's first satellite Skyphone opens in the year 1989.  

Feb 15   On this day in history israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt  

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   On this day in history egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market  

Feb 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1989 lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80  

Feb 19   On this day in history jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies  

Feb 20   In the year 1989 total eclipse of the Moon  

Feb 21   On this day in history 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) in the year 1989.  

Feb 22   31st Grammy Awards Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1989 uS authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals"  

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   On this day in history birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

Sep 02   In the year 1989 birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer  

Sep 02   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born in the year 1989.  

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born in the year 1989.  

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign on this day in history.  

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   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died in the year 1989.  

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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.