Date: November 17, 1989
The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary. Date: October 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Kegworth Air Disaster: British Midland Flight 92 Crashes, January 8,…
Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. Date: March 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Margaret Thatcher Introduces Poll Tax in…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Union…
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 1989Tbilisi Massacre: Soviet Army Crushes Georgian Independence Protest, April 9,…
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) More events from 1989United Airlines Flight 811 Midair Explosion Disaster, February 24, 1989Hillsborough Disaster:…
Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard. Date: June 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Student…