Page 5: Historical Events In 1989

Feb 24   Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife on this day in history.   

Feb 24   US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 25   In the year 1989 first independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms   

Feb 25   On this day in history lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt)   

Feb 25   Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1989.   

Feb 25   Rob Boyd wins a World Cup downhill race in home town of Whistler; first Canadian to win a FIS World Cup Ski race in Canada in the year 1989.   

Feb 26   "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 634 performances in the year 1989.   

Feb 26   California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) in the year 1989.   

Feb 27   Conrad Lorenz, Austria zoologist (Nobel 1973), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 27   German war criminals Austria der Fünten/Fischer, freed in Holland in the year 1989.   

Feb 28   Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA in the year 1989.   

Feb 28   On this day in history hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46   

Feb 28   In the year 1989 memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public   

Mar 01   Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Comet du Toit at perihelion on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host, dies at 64   

Mar 01   Julianne Phillips &Bruce Springsteen divorce in the year 1989.   

Mar 02   On this day in history 12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000   

Mar 02   On this day in history exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil   

Mar 02   Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial on this day in history.   

Mar 02   New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez in the year 1989.   

Mar 03   Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra in the year 1989.   

Mar 04   Actress Phoebe Cates marries actor Kevin Kline on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Eastern Airlines machinists strike in the year 1989.   

Mar 04   In the year 1989 time and Warner Communications announce a planned merger to form the world's largest media and entertainment company.   

Mar 05   On this day in history 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000   

Mar 06   Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1989 chinese occupying forces fire on Tibetan monks and civilians   

Mar 07   In the year 1989 iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's book "The Satanic Verses"   

Mar 07   Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On the Burma-China Border Region a 5.6 quake killed at least 1 person, 91 injured and 5,300 houses destroyed in the Gengma area, China in the year 1989.   

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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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1989.   

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

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died in the year 1989.   

Jan 06   In the year 1989 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   Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82