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Tim Berners-Lee
invented
the World Wide Web
on
3/12/1989
...
340068
Bernardo Atxaga
wrote
Obabakoak
in
1989
...
310257
Gerald Murnane
wrote
Inland
in
1989
...
304869
Janice Galloway
wrote
The Trick is to Keep Breathing
in
1989
...
339990
Jeanette Winterson
wrote
Sexing the Cherry
in
1989
...
338152
John Irving
wrote
A Prayer for Owen Meany
in
1989
...
276479
Joost Zwagerman
wrote
Gimmick!
in
1989
...
303579
Jose Saramago
wrote
History of the Seige of Lisbon
in
1989
...
304399
Kazuo Ishiguro
wrote
Remains of the Day
in
1989
...
311847
L?szl? Krasznahorkai
wrote
The Melacholy of Resistance
in
1989
...
339658
Laura Esquivel
wrote
Like Water for Chocolate
in
1989
...
308321
Martin Amis
wrote
London Fields
in
1989
...
308409
Paul Auster
wrote
Moon Palace
in
1989
...
309163
Shashi Tharoor
wrote
The Great Indian Novel
in
1989
...
339409
Panama
entered
United States invasion of Panama
in
1989
...
10270
Senegal
entered
Mauritania?Senegal Border War
in
1989
...
10272
Vadim Lukashevich
entered
Moscow Aviation Institute
in
1989
...
716495
David Dinkins
on
1/3/1989
in
White House
" he was my dad of patrick"
...
744089
Hewlett Packard
bought
Eon Systems Inc.
on
1/13/1989
...
301476
Eastern Airlines
went bancrupt
on
3/9/1989
...
367995
Mikhail Gorbachev
arrived in
Havana, Cuba
on
4/2/1989
...
713773
Barry Manilow
released
Barry Manilow
on
5/2/1989
...
216816
Hewlett Packard
bought
Apollo Computer
on
5/4/1989
...
286551
Dr. Feelgood
released
M?tley Cr?e
on
9/1/1989
...
216927
Partnair
went bancrupt
on
10/1/1989
...
367866
Hewlett Packard
bought
Certain assets of Optotech Inc.
on
11/1/1989
...
287732
CA Technologies
bought
Cullinet
on
12/25/1989
...
288658
Andriy Kuzma Kuzmenko
founded
Skryabin
in
1989
...
730792
Angola
won
South African Border War
in
1989
...
10265
Elon Musk
moved to
Canada
in
1989
...
746969
Maya Angelou
in
1989
" You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
...
715459
Pakistan
won
Soviet war in Afghanistan
in
1989
...
10269
Peoples Republic of China
won
Soviet war in Afghanistan
in
1989
...
10271
South Africa
lost
South African Border War
in
1989
...
10273
Supported by:
won
Soviet war in Afghanistan
in
1989
...
10314
SWAPO
won
South African Border War
in
1989
...
10315
UNITA
lost
South African Border War
in
1989
...
10318
?Born on the Fourth of July
won
Academy Award for Best Director
in
1989
...
279578
?Glory
won
Academy Award for Best Sound
in
1989
...
282344
Balance?
won
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
in
1989
...
278865
Boatmens Bancshares
bought
Centerre Bank
in
1989
...
287724
Bogdan Stepanovich Skavinskyy
established
Halytskyy Brass Orchestra
in
1989
in
Lviv
...
744547
Brenda Fricker
won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
in
1989
...
283576
Charles Wuorinen
composed
String Sextet
in
1989
...
216208
City Federal Savings and Loan
went bancrupt
in
1989
...
360668
Daniel Day-Lewis
won
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
in
1989
...
276813
Denzel Washington
won
Academy award for Best Supporting Actor
in
1989
...
283032
Dorothy Irene Height
received
Presidential Citizens Medal
in
1989
...
713652
Driving Miss Daisy
won
Academy Award for Best Actress
in
1989
...
277401
Driving Miss Daisy
won
Academy Award for Best Picture
in
1989
...
281840
Geo
was established
in
1989
...
360670
Gerard Grisey
composed
Le Temps et lEcume
in
1989
...
216209
Gibraltar Savings and Loan
went bancrupt
in
1989
...
360671
Glory
won
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
in
1989
...
278064
Glory
won
Academy award for Best Supporting Actor
in
1989
...
283034
Gretchen Carlson
won
Miss America
in
1989
...
729077
Henry V
won
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
in
1989
...
279292
Krysztof Penderecki
composed
Symphony 4
in
1989
...
216202
Luigi Nono
composed
La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura
in
1989
...
216199
Luigi Nono
composed
Hay Que Caminar
in
1989
...
216200
MCorp
went bancrupt
in
1989
...
360675
Merkur
closed
in
1989
...
360676
mmon Threads: Stories from the Quilt???Robert Epst
won
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
in
1989
...
279977
My Left Foot
won
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
in
1989
...
276817
My Left Foot
won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
in
1989
...
283581
National Security Agency (NSA)
employed
75,000
in
1989
...
400117
on the Fourth of July
won
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
in
1989
...
280550
Peter Maxwell Davies
composed
Symphony 4
in
1989
...
216204
Petro Poroshenko
graduated
Kiev State University
in
1989
...
715499
Phyllis Dalton
won
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
in
1989
...
279293
PNC Financial Corporation
bought
Bank of Delaware Corporation
in
1989
...
286873
Richard D. Zanuck,?Lili Fini Zanuck
won
Academy Award for Best Picture
in
1989
...
281582
Security Pacific Corp.
bought
Nevada National Bancorporation
in
1989
...
310078
Terry Riley
composed
Salome Dances for Peace
in
1989
...
216205
Union Planters Bank
bought
Magna Bank (Missouri)
in
1989
...
308605
Alfred Uhry
won
Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
on
1/1989
...
284774
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
won
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
on
1/1989
...
284080
Tom Schulman
won
Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
on
1/1989
...
285444
Bernie Federko
left
St. Louis Blues
in
1989
...
973557
Elon Musk
graduated
Pretoria Boys High School
in
1989
...
746975
Eugene James Keogh
died
in
1989
...
360666
Hugh Quincy Alexander
died
in
1989
...
360669
James G. OHara
died
in
1989
...
360672
James Kee
died
in
1989
...
360673
Liverpool F.C.
won
FA Cup
in
1989
...
1000490
Pablo Escobar Gaviria
assassinated
Luis Carlos Galan
in
1989
Escobar was allegedly responsible for the 1989 murder of Colombian presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán
...
750780
Pablo Escobar Gaviria
bombed
Avianca Flight 203
in
1989
...
750781
Pablo Escobar Gaviria
bombed
DAS Building
in
1989
in
Bogota
...
750782
Robert T. Ashmore
died
in
1989
...
360674
Tupac Shakur
attended
poetry classes of Leila Steinberg i
in
1989
...
750865
Oliver Kindred
was born
on
1/26/1989
in
California
...
1250503
Ashley Rumph
was born
on
2/25/1989
in
California
...
1250484
David Kikuta
was born
on
3/9/1989
in
California
...
1250500
Phoebe Garcia-Pearl
was born to
Lydia Garcia
on
7/23/1989
in
Los Angeles
...
1250415
Mercedes Villamil
was born
on
11/6/1989
in
Los Angeles
...
1250432
Sara Michelle Magdalin
was born on
on
12/20/1989
in
California
...
1250421
Oksana Masters
was born
in
1989
in
Ukraine
...
1252083
Oksana Masters
was exposed to
radiation
in
1989
in
Ukraine
...
1252084
Activision
published
MechWarrior
in
1989
he first-person perspective game, based on FASAs BattleTech
...
1324391
Activision
closed
Infocom studios
in
1989
after several years of losses
...
1324392
Adam Sandler
performed in
Going Overboard
in
1989
marking the start of his movie career.
...
1324425
Eni Faleomavaega
was elected
the delegate for American Samoa
in
1989
...
2147486425
National Park of American Samoa
was appropriated
$400,000
in
1989
in
American Samoa
...
2147486426
Alex Morgan
born
Alexandra Patricia Morgan
on
7/2/1989
...
1325875
Antonio Banderas
performed in
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
in
1989
...
2147489370
Bernard Arnault
got a new job as
the chairman of the executive management board
in
1989
in
LVMH
...
2147494550
Bob Iger
got a new job as
Head of Entertainment
in
1989
in
ABC
...
2147495370
Bobby Brown
contributed to
the soundtrack
in
1989
in
movie Ghostbusters II
...
2147495694
Boris Johnson
got a new job as
writer
in
1989
in
The Daily Telegraph
...
2147497236
Boris Johnson
was appointed
Brussels bureau correspondent
in
1989
in
The Daily Telegraph
to report on the European Commission
...
2147497237
Carlos Menem
won
the presidential election
in
1989
in
Argentina
...
2147489762
Celine Dion
covered
If You Asked Me To
in
1989
it became her first number-one single in Canada and US
...
2147498755
Celine Dion
injured
her voice
in
1989
in
a concert
...
2147498756
Celine Dion
underwent
dental surgery
in
1989
to improve her appearance
...
2147498784
Celine Dion
studied
English
in
1989
in
Ecole Berlitz
...
2147498785
Celine Dion
covered
I Drove All Night
in
1989
in
advertising campaign with Chrysler
...
2147498786
Chris Benoit
traveled
Japan
in
1989
in
Japan
Following a recommendation from Bad News Allen
...
2147501236
Chris Benoit
joined
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
in
1989
in
Japan
...
2147501237
Chris Benoit
adopted the name
The Pegasus Kid
in
1989
in
NJPW
...
2147501238
Dick Clark
hosted
Miss USA beauty pageant
in
1989
in
CBS
...
2147498669
Fernando Collor
was elected
president
in
1989
in
Brazil
...
2147497456
Grand Metropolitan
acquired
Pillsbury Company
in
1989
...
2147498340
Grand Metropolitan
acquired
Burger King
in
1989
in
Pillsbury Company
...
2147498341
Jeffrey Epstein
left
Towers Financial Corporation
in
1989
before it was exposed as a Ponzi scheme
...
2147492893
Kim Ward
had a child
La'Princia Brown
in
1989
...
2147495697
Les Wexner
purchased
Herbert N Straus House
in
1989
for $13.2 million
...
2147492895
Les Wexner
renovated
Herbert N Straus House
in
1989
...
2147492896
Maria Shriver
had a child
Katherine Schwarzenegger
in
1989
...
2147491764
Patti LaBelle
released
If You Asked Me To
in
1989
in
the movie Licence to Kill
...
2147498754
Richard M. Daley
got a new job as
mayor
in
1989
in
Chicago
...
2147500969
Stampede Wrestling
closed
in
1989
...
2147501235
Towers Financial Corporation
was exposed as
a Ponzi scheme
in
1989
...
2147492894
Victor Paz Estenssoro
left the job as
President
in
1989
in
Bolivia
...
2147497085
William Riley
trained
Celine Dion
in
1989
in
vocal training
...
2147498757
Bernard Arnault
bought
$500 million of shares
on
1/1989
in
LVMH
gaining control of 43.5% and 35% voting rights
...
2147494549
Chris Brown
was born
Christopher Maurice Brown
on
5/5/1989
...
2147501278
Barack Obama
met
Michelle Robinson
on
6/1989
in
Sidley Austin
where she was assigned as his advisor
...
2147493451
Bon Jovi
performed
a homecoming concert
on
6/11/1989
in
Giants Stadium in New Jersey
...
2147497158
Bon Jovi
performed in
the Moscow Music Peace Festival
on
8/1989
in
Moscow
...
2147497159
Brett Favre
defeated
Florida State
on
9/2/1989
in
outhern Miss
...
2147497487
Anthony Joshua
was born
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua
on
10/1989
in
Watford, Hertfordshire
...
2147488079
Robert Joshua
had a child
Anthony Joshua
on
10/1989
...
2147488081
Yeta Joshua
had a child
Anthony Joshua
on
10/1989
...
2147488080