Page 4: Historical Events In 1989

Feb 10   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

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   In the year 1989 thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours   

Feb 12   US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman in the year 1989.   

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

Feb 13   Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients   

Feb 14   On this day in history african National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam   

Feb 14   In the year 1989 iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1 million-$3 million bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"   

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

Feb 14   Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million damages for Bhopol disaster on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history world's first satellite Skyphone opens   

Feb 15   Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt in the year 1989.   

Feb 15   On this day in history soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends   

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

Feb 16   On this day in history egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market   

Feb 16   Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1989 lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80   

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

Feb 20   On this day in history total eclipse of the Moon   

Feb 21   Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling in the year 1989.   

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

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

Feb 22   Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1989 new York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50)   

Feb 22   The first Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 22   US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals" in the year 1989.   

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

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Jun 07   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born in the year 1989.   

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   Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer   

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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1989 death of bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)   

Jan 10   In the year 1989 death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 in the year 1989.   

Jan 15   Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82