Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   In the year 1989 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 11   In the year 1989 barbara Clementine Harris consecrated first female bishop (Episcopalian)   

Feb 11   On this day in history george O'Hanlon, actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71   

Feb 11   In the year 1989 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary   

Feb 12   5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel in the year 1989.   

Feb 12   Mauritius Balfoort, French/Flemish director, dies at 83 in the year 1989.   

Feb 12   Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman   

Feb 13   Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1989 oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison   

Feb 13   Salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients on this day in history.   

Feb 14   African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1 million-$3 million bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"   

Feb 14   In the year 1989 robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dominican Republic   

Feb 14   Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster in the year 1989.   

Feb 14   World's first satellite Skyphone opens in the year 1989.   

Feb 15   Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends in the year 1989.   

Feb 15   On this day in history the last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, ending nine years of military involvement.   

Feb 16   Egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market in the year 1989.   

Feb 16   Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage in the year 1989.   

Feb 16   William Hayden becomes governor-General of Australia in the year 1989.   

Feb 17   Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Total eclipse of the Moon in the year 1989.   

Feb 21   Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history uS bust Chinese heroin ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 billion street value)   

Feb 22   31st Grammy Awards Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress   

Feb 22   New York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   The first Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) in the year 1989.   

Feb 22   On this day in history uK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud"   

Feb 22   In the year 1989 uS authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals"   

Feb 24   150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found on this day in history.   

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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   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born in the year 1989.   

Sep 02   On this day in history birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)   

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1989 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   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1989.   

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.