Interflug Flight 102 Crash at Berlin Schönefeld Airport June 17, 1989
Date: June 17, 1989
Date: June 17, 1989
Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation. Date: January 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. Date: March 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Begin…
Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day. Date: January 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Deadliest Bangladesh Tornado Kills 1,300, Leaves 80,000 Homeless April 26, 1989Transbrasil Flight 801 Crashes…
A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians. Date: August 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska,…
Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. Date: March 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Oliver North Sentenced in Iran-Contra Affair,…