Date: April 21, 1989
Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov. Date: November 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Iran-UK Break Diplomatic Relations Over Salman Rushdie Controversy, March 7, 1989Goddess…
Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a slum near São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, killing 25 people. Date: March 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Independent Air Flight 1851 Crashes at Pico Alto, Killing 144,…
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) More events from 1989Hat Yai Peace Agreement Ends…
David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Independent Air Flight 1851 Crashes into Pico Alto, 144 Dead,…
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so. Date: January 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills Five,…
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…