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1989

#1989 #Years

1 ________ – Martti Talvela, Finnish bass (b.

2 December 16 – ________, American actress (b.

3 November 6 – ________ (APEC) founded.

4 ________ – The South African general election, 1989 (the last under apartheid) returns the National Party with a much-reduced majority.

5 This marks the first time that all Ibero-American nations, excepting ________, have elected constitutional governments simultaneously.

6 ________ – Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crashes, killing 176.

7 September 15 – ________, American writer (b.

8 July 14 – France celebrates the 200th anniversary of the ________.

9 February 8 – ________, English actress

10 January 20 – ________, Canadian actress (b.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Northeastern United States was struck by a major tornado outbreak on July 10, 1989?
  • the 1989 Glasnost Bowl was an attempt to schedule an American college football game in the Soviet Union?
  • the Angolan War of Independence lasted from 1961 until 1989, even though Portugal left Angola in 1975?
  • the Buckingham Branch Railroad in Central Virginia was formed in 1989 and has expanded from a 16-mile railroad to operate over 200 miles of track?
  • the Stoneman serial murders of thirteen homeless people in the summer of 1989 in Kolkata remain unsolved?
  • the Romanian riots of 1989 led to the only bloody overthrow of a Communist regime in Europe?
  • over 58,000 Paleo-Indian artifacts were unearthed at Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota when lake waters were lowered on the lake in 1989 to reconstruct a dam?
  • despite not being the most favored version of the three Mazda AZ-550 concept cars unveiled at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, the "Type A" ended up being selected for production?
  • Garry Parker ran the full length of the pitch at Wembley Stadium to score a goal for Nottingham Forest in the final of the Simod Cup against Everton in 1989, which Forest won 4-3?
  • American feminist magazine Ms. has not carried advertisements since 1989?
  • Irish pirate radio is a general consequence of the lack of commercial radio until 1989?
  • Taiwan professional baseball was started in 1989, and the two leagues merged in 2003?
  • a group of rock stars formed a supergroup in 1989 called Rock Aid Armenia and re-recorded Deep Purple's hit song Smoke on the Water to benefit the victims of the 1988 Leninakan Earthquake?
  • Rose is the first new episode of Doctor Who to be shown since 1989?
  • 47 people were killed in a gun turret explosion (pictured) onboard USS Iowa on April 19, 1989?
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