Historical Events In 1989

Feb 24   Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife on this day in history.  

Feb 24   US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die in the year 1989.  

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

Feb 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.  

Feb 26   Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Conrad Lorenz, Austria zoologist (Nobel 1973), dies in the year 1989.  

Feb 27   On this day in history german war criminals Austria der Fünten/Fischer, freed in Holland  

Feb 28   In the year 1989 gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA  

Feb 28   On this day in history hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46  

Feb 28   Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public in the year 1989.  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 comet du Toit at perihelion  

Mar 01   In the year 1989 henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host, dies at 64  

Mar 01   On this day in history julianne Phillips &Bruce Springsteen divorce  

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

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

Mar 02   Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial in the year 1989.  

Mar 02   On this day in history new York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez  

Mar 03   Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines in the year 1989.  

Mar 03   In the year 1989 robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77  

Mar 07   In the year 1989 chinese occupying forces fire on Tibetan monks and civilians  

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   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born in the year 1989.  

Jul 13   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born in the year 1989.  

Sep 02   On this day in history birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer  

Sep 02   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)  

Jan 10   In the year 1989 death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)  

Jan 13   On this day in history joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51  

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 on this day in history.