Soviet Submarine Komsomolets Sinks in Barents Sea, 42 Dead April 7, 1989

The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded. Date: December 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day…

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…

Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia. Date: August 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungarian Republic Replaces Communist Regime, October 23, 1989US Invasion of Panama Deposes Manuel…

The Hungarian Republic officially replaces the communist Hungarian People's Republic. Date: October 23, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989East German Politburo Removes Erich Honecker as General Secretary, October 17, 1989China Sends Troops to…

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 1989Interflug Flight 102 Crash at Berlin…

Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution Prague Protest Swells to…