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1989 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade.
November 15–16 – November 1989 tornado outbreak: Tornadoes in the Eastern United States kill at least 31 people. November 16 Six Jesuit priests—among them Ignacio Ellacuría , Segundo Montes , and Ignacio Martín-Baró —their housekeeper, and her teenage daughter, are murdered by U.S. trained Salvadoran soldiers .
On 1 June 1989 the Communist Party admitted that former prime minister Imre Nagy, hanged for treason for his role in the 1956 Hungarian uprising, was executed illegally after a show trial. [52] On 16 June 1989 Nagy was given a solemn funeral on Budapest's largest square in front of crowds of at least 100,000, followed by a hero's burial. [53]
1989 – Hurricane Hugo strikes the Caribbean and U.S. Southeast Coast, causing $7 billion in damage. 1989 – The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake kills 63 in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The quake occurs in the midst of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, caught live on television broadcasts by ABC. 1989 – President Bush declares a "War on ...
With that said, here are 14 historical milestones that happened in 1989, ... 14 historical events that happened in 1989 1. Jan. 20, 1989 — George H. W. Bush is sworn into office.
The Chinese government has used numerous names for the event since 1989. [34] As the events unfolded, it was labeled a "counter revolutionary rebellion", which was later changed to simply "riot", followed by "political turmoil" and "1989 storm". [34]
Hubble Space Telescope 1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launches during STS-31, a Space Shuttle Discovery mission.; 1991 — The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq.
1989 events by month (19 C) F. 1989 festivals (4 C) Fiction set in 1989 (3 C, 25 P) H. 1989 in health (3 C) L. 1989 in law (16 C, 9 P) 1989 in LGBTQ history (1 C, 11 ...