Page 4: Historical Events In 1989

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

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   US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary in the year 1989.   

Feb 12   In the year 1989 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel   

Feb 12   Mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83 in the year 1989.   

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   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   In the year 1989 salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients   

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   In the year 1989 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   In the year 1989 israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt   

Feb 15   Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends on this day in history.   

Feb 15   The last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement in the year 1989.   

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   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 in the year 1989.   

Feb 20   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Dec 29   On this day in history birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer   

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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 in the year 1989.   

Jan 09   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died on this day in history.   

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

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