Page 8: Historical Events In 1989

Apr 11   Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist, dies at 68   

Apr 11   Philadelphia Flyers' goalie Ron Hextall scores short-handed into an empty net   

Apr 12   Abbie Hoffman, yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52.   

Apr 12   Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through   

Apr 14   inaugural Navy ship arrives on scene to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup   

Apr 14   Lance Pierre, cricketer (Test WI v Engl 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies.   

Apr 15   95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England.   

Apr 15   Charles Vanel, dies at 96   

Apr 15   Hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies   

Apr 15   South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries   

Apr 15   Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois.   

Apr 16   Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup   

Apr 16   Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies.   

Apr 17   Charles Lampkin, dies.   

Apr 17   Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week.   

Apr 17   Soviet-US agreement allows Soviets to fight US pros   

Apr 18   Zimbabwe gains independence   

Apr 19   Daphne Du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Jamaica Inn), dies at 82.   

Apr 19   Republic Day in Sierra Leone.   

Apr 21   100000 chinese students gather for quiet protest in Tiananmen Square   

Apr 21   James Kirkwood, actor/writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at 64   

Apr 22   Huey Newton black activist, shot dead at 47.   

Apr 22   Huey Newton, US, Black Panther leader, shot dead at 47.   

Apr 22   Nolan Ryan strikesout his 5000th batter (Rickey Henderson).   

Apr 23   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker   

Apr 23   Students in Beijing China announce class boycotts   

Apr 24   10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China   

Apr 24   Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day".   

Apr 25   George Coulouris, actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at 85   

Apr 25   Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY.   

Apr 25   Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico a 6.8 quake killed 3 people, and few injured and some damage at Mexico City   

Apr 26   AT and T announces NJ's 201 area code will split into 908 and 201   

Apr 26   Lucille Ball comedienne/actress dies at 78 of a massive heart attack   

Apr 26   Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78.   

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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),