People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests. Date: April 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless. Date: April 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. Date: April 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Date: April 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Date: April 9, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This…
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)
The US Supreme Court upholds the jurisdictional rights of tribal courts under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in Mississippi Choctaw Band v. Holyfield. Date: April 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Date: April 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)