Historical Events In 1989

Feb 24   On this day in history margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife  

Feb 24   On this day in history uS Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die  

Feb 24   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 25   In the year 1989 first independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms  

Feb 25   Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt) in the year 1989.  

Feb 25   On this day in history mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title  

Feb 25   Rob Boyd wins a World Cup downhill race in home town of Whistler; first Canadian to win a FIS World Cup Ski race in Canada on this day in history.  

Feb 26   "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances on this day in history.  

Feb 26   California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1989 lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa)  

Feb 27   On this day in history conrad Lorenz, Austria zoologist (Nobel 1973), dies  

Feb 27   German war criminals Austria der Fünten/Fischer, freed in Holland on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA  

Feb 28   Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 in the year 1989.  

Feb 28   In the year 1989 memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public  

Mar 01   Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981 in the year 1989.  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 comet du Toit at perihelion  

Mar 01   Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Julianne Phillips &Bruce Springsteen divorce in the year 1989.  

Mar 02   12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 on this day in history.  

Mar 02   In the year 1989 exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil  

Mar 02   On this day in history madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial  

Mar 02   New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez in the year 1989.  

Mar 03   In the year 1989 machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines  

Mar 03   Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Actress Phoebe Cates marries actor Kevin Kline on this day in history.  

Mar 04   On this day in history eastern Airlines machinists strike  

Mar 04   In the year 1989 time and Warner Communications announce a planned merger to form the world's largest media and entertainment company.  

Mar 05   19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000 in the year 1989.  

Mar 06   Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 in the year 1989.  

Mar 07   Chinese occupying forces fire on Tibetan monks and civilians in the year 1989.  

Mar 07   Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's book "The Satanic Verses" on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1989 mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet  

Mar 07   In the year 1989 on the Burma-China Border Region a 5.6 quake killed at least 1 person, 91 injured and 5,300 houses destroyed in the Gengma area, China  

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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   In the year 1989 birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)  

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

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 in the year 1989.  

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 in the year 1989.  

Jan 15   On this day in history wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies  

Jan 16   Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 in the year 1989.