Page 8: Historical Events In 1989

Apr 09   Entertainment Tonights Mary Hart marries producer Burt Sugarman.   

Apr 09   Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car.   

Apr 10   Intel corp announces shipment of "fast" 80486 chip.   

Apr 10   Intel corp announces shipment of the 80486 chip.   

Apr 10   Joan Barry, dies at 85.   

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   

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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),