Page 7: Historical Events In 1989

Mar 22   US Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York NY Board of Estimate.   

Mar 23   2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature.   

Mar 23   Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter   

Mar 24   Mary Martin in "Peter Pan", inaugural time seen on TV since 1973   

Mar 24   The worst oil spill to ever occur in U.S. territory begins after the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska   

Mar 26   In this year, Allison Finney claims LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic.   

Mar 26   inaugural free elections in USSR 190 M votes cast; Boris Yeltsin claims.   

Mar 27   Delhi beat Bengal by innings and 210 to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.   

Mar 27   inaugural half-black soap opera, "Generations", premieres on NBC-TV   

Mar 27   May Allison, actress (Youth for Salem Men of Steel), dies.   

Mar 28   In this year, New Zealand claims America's Cup over Stars and Stripes, in a New York court   

Mar 29   61st Academy Awards "Rainman", Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster win   

Mar 29   Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women and War), dies at 73.   

Mar 29   Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in New York for racketeering.   

Mar 29   Sergei Priakin signed by Calgary Flames; inaugural Soviet player allowed to play in North America by Soviet Ice Hockey Federation.   

Mar 29   The inaugural Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL   

Mar 29   US private commercial rocket takes suborbital test flight (New Mexico).   

Mar 30   Dort Clark, actor (In Harm's Way), dies.   

Mar 31   Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle   

Apr 01   Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57.   

Apr 02   Wrestlemania V-Hulk Hogan beats Randy "Macho Man" Savage   

Apr 03   "Sunrise" a Gannett newspaper begins publishing for the Bronx   

Apr 03   51st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 (OT)   

Apr 03   Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St Louis at Shea Stadium.   

Apr 03   Norman Woolard, actor (Guilty, Saul and David, Medeleine), dies at 79   

Apr 04   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle   

Apr 04   New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2.   

Apr 05   David Letterman is recorded as becoming 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo   

Apr 05   Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak.   

Apr 05   Solidarity granted legal status in Poland.   

Apr 06   President orders DOD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.   

Apr 07   NY Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from SD Yacht Club for using a catamaran against NZ. Appeals court eventually overrules   

Apr 07   Soviet sub sinks in Norweign Sea, with about a dozen deaths.   

Apr 07   Tikhon Toropets, patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint, dies at 123(?)   

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Jun 07   Michael joseph tamboli: Eldesburg md, born 01:23:45 pm on 6-7-89   

Jul 13   Sayumi michishige: Japanese singer (morning musume)   

Sep 02   Alexandre pato: Brazilian footballer   

Sep 02   Ishmeet singh sodhi: Indian playback singer   

Dec 29   Nathan forbes: British footballer   

Jan 03   Sergei lvovich sobolev: Russian mathematician (b. 1909)   

Jan 06   Hirohito: Japan`s emperor (1922-89),   

Jan 08   Johnny jordaan: [jan van musscher], dutch folk singer,   

Jan 09   Bill terry: Baseball player (b. 1898)   

Jan 10   Herbert morrison: American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

Jan 13   Joe spinell: Actor (maniac, star crash, strike force),   

Jan 15   Wilf slack: Cricketer (whilst bat in gambia england player 1986),    

Jan 16   Pierre boileau: Screenwriter (vertigo),