Tiananmen Square Student Occupation and Hunger Strike, May 13, 1989
Date: May 13, 1989
Date: May 13, 1989
Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. Date: March 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Γcole Polytechnique Massacre: 14 Women Murdered…
The Monkseaton shootings occur in Tyne and Wear, England. One is killed and 16 are injured. Date: April 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989NASA Launches Space Shuttle Discovery on Classified STS-33 Mission…
Czech writer, philosopher and dissident VΓ‘clav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia. Date: December 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 29 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989China Declares Martial Law Amid Pro-Democracy Protests, May 20, 1989Margaret…
A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989San Bernardino Train Disaster and Pipeline Explosion Kill Six, May 12, 1989Satwant Singh and…
In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place. Date: September 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 4 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Flying Tiger Line Flight 066…
The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed. Date: January 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tank Man Stops Tanks After Tiananmen Protests, June 5, 1989Singing Revolution: Baltic Way Human Chain Forms August…