Date: April 3, 1989
Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors. Date: April 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989The Troubles: Derryard Checkpoint Attack Kills Two British Soldiers,…
The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63. Date: October 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Milošević Delivers Gazimestan Speech at Kosovo Battle…
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so. Date: January 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungarian Republic Replaces Communist Regime, October…
After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. Date: December 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tadeusz Mazowiecki Chosen…
In Honduras, 131 people are killed when a Boeing 727 crashes on approach to Toncontín International Airport near the nation's capital Tegucigalpa. Date: October 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Nolan Ryan Reaches…