Solar Particle Event Halts Toronto Stock Exchange Trading, August 16, 1989

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…

Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years. Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day…

While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232. Date:…

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. Date: May 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Honduras Boeing 727 Crash Kills…

Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. Date: May 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Paraguay Military Coup Overthrows Alfredo Stroessner,…

The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979. Date: March 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…