Page 6: Historical Events In 1989

Mar 07   Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Partial eclipse of the Sun (Hawaii, NW North America, Greenland) on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances   

Mar 09   On this day in history eastern Airlines files for bankruptcy   

Mar 09   Robert Mapplethorpe, US photographer, dies at 42 in the year 1989.   

Mar 09   On this day in history senate rejects Bush's nomination of John Tower as Defense Secretary   

Mar 09   On this day in history soviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World Court   

Mar 09   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 10   On this day in history an Air Ontario jet crashes after take off from Dryden, killing 24, injuring 45; inquiry later blames wing icing for the crash.   

Mar 10   In Malawi a 6.2 earthquake occured, at least 9 people killed, 100 injured and damage in the Salima-Dedza-Mchinji area. About 50,000 left homeless in Malawi in the year 1989.   

Mar 11   Johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   15th People's Choice Awards on this day in history.   

Mar 12   2 cyanide-contaminated Chilean grapes found (Philadelphia) in the year 1989.   

Mar 12   Madagascar AREMA party wins parliamentary election in the year 1989.   

Mar 12   Maurice Evans, actor (Bewitched, MacBeth), dies at 87 in the year 1989.   

Mar 13   27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, first woman to do the countdown in the year 1989.   

Mar 13   FDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US in the year 1989.   

Mar 13   In the year 1989 uS space shuttle STS-29 launched   

Mar 14   Edward Abbey (environmental author), dies after surgery at 62 on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history "Les Miserables", opens at Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto   

Mar 15   Department of Veterans Affairs officially established as a Cabinet position on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Dorothy Cudahy is first female grand marshal of St Patrick Day Parade on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Merritt Butrick, actor (Shy People, Wired to Kill), dies of AIDS at 29 on this day in history.   

Mar 18   27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Mar 18   California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios on this day in history.   

Mar 18   On this day in history piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51   

Mar 19   Boeing V-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight in the year 1989.   

Mar 19   Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1989 world Ice Dance Championship in Paris France won by M Klimova &S Ponomarenko (USR)   

Mar 19   In the year 1989 world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Paris France won by E Gordeeva &S Grinkov (USSR)   

Mar 19   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris France won by Midori Ito (Japan) on this day in history.   

Mar 19   On this day in history world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris France won by Kurt Browning (Canada)   

Mar 20   Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation in the year 1989.   

Mar 20   On this day in history richard J Kerr replaces Robert M Gates as deputy director of CIA   

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Jun 07   In the year 1989 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   On this day in history birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer   

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

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

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died in the year 1989.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82