Indian Peace Keeping Force Massacres 64 Tamil Civilians in Sri Lanka, August 2, 1989
Date: August 2, 1989
Date: August 2, 1989
A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the TΓΉnΓΉrΓΉ Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew. Date: September 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989USS Iowa Gun Turret Explosion Kills…
Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport in the Azores, killing all 144 passengers on board. Date: February 8, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Romanian…
David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 7 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Largest Anti-Apartheid March in South Africa Led by Desmond Tutu…
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 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, 1989Guildford…
The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people. Date: May 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1989Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills Five, Wounds 31 β…