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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1989.
The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1989: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1989?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1989 Mark Langston signs record US$3.2 million per year California Angels contract.
  • 02 Dec 1989 KHJ-TV in Los Angeles CA changes call letters to KCAL-TV
  • 03 Dec 1989 Pat Bradley / Bill Glasson wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
  • 04 Dec 1989 Prime Minister of Jordan Zaid ibn Shaker resigns and is replaced by Mudar Badran.
  • 05 Dec 1989 France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph.
  • 06 Dec 1989 Frances Bavier, American actress (Aunt Bee - The Andy Griffith Show) dies at age 86 (born 1902).
  • 09 Dec 1989 Les Miserables opens at Princess Theatre, Melbourne
  • 11 Dec 1989 City of Angels opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 878 performances
  • 13 Dec 1989 Walter Davis (Denver Nuggets) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games.
  • 14 Dec 1989 Lee Van Cleef, American actor (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Sabata), dies at age 64.
  • 15 Dec 1989 The Romanian Revolution begins in Timişoara when rioters break into the Committee Building and cause extensive vandalism. Their attempts to set the buildings on fire are foiled by military units.
  • 16 Dec 1989 Walter LeRoy Moody begins his terrorist bombing streak when he sends Judge Robert Smith Vance a bomb in the mail, instantly killing him near his house in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • 17 Dec 1989 Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello President
  • 18 Dec 1989 I Love Lucy Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years
  • 19 Dec 1989 Larry Bird (Celtics) begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games
  • 20 Dec 1989 American forces launch Operation Just Cause in an attempt to overthrow Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. 13,000 U.S. troops are sent to occupy Panama City, along with the 12,000 already there.
  • 21 Dec 1989 US Vice-President Dan Quayle sends out 30,000 Christmas cards with word "beacon" spelled "beakon".
  • 22 Dec 1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu
  • 23 Dec 1989 Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu are captured in Târgoviște.
  • 24 Dec 1989 Charles Taylor enters Liberia to unseat President Samuel K Doe.
  • 27 Dec 1989 Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games.
  • 28 Dec 1989 Alexander Dubcek elected parliament Chairman of Czech
  • 29 Dec 1989 Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
  • 30 Dec 1989 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000
  • 31 Dec 1989 Me & My Girl closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 1420 performances

Famous Birthday

Famous Deaths

  • Irish author of prose, fiction and avant-garde plays, who established the contemporary theater of the absurd with his surrealistic "Waiting...

  • Silvana Mangano

    Italian actress who became a sultry star in 1949 with her role in "Bitter Rice.

  • Lee Van Cleef

    One of the great movie villains, Lee Van Cleef started out as an accountant.

  • German artist, a pioneer abstract expressionist painter and member of the abstract wing of the Paris school after 1945.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1989?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Blame It On The Rain
  2. - We Didn't Start The Fire
  3. - Another Day In Paradise
  4. - Don't Know Much
  5. - (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
  2. - Especially For You
  3. - Don't Know Much
  4. - Crackers International (EP)
  5. - Let's Party

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Release year: 1989

Written by:

Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Country: United States of America

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

Release year: 1989

Starring: Rowan Atkinson

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Glory

Glory

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Edward Zwick

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman

Country: United States of America

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone

Country: United States of America

Music Box

Music Box

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Costa-Gavras

Starring: Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1989?
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Tales From Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett

Tales From Margaritaville

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Margaritaville might not be on any map but it exists in the brilliantly imaginative, sometimes slightly skewed imaginations of Jimmy Buffett.

Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould

Wonderful Life

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"[A]n extraordinary book. . . . He is a scientist and a science writer in a rare combination. . . . These stories are told by him because he is exceptionally well-placed.

It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It by Robert Fulghum

It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It

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Robert Fulghum, in his first sensational best-seller, EVERYTHING IMPORTANT I NEED TO KNOW, LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN, reminded readers of simple, yet still-true truths.

Daddy by Danielle Steel

Daddy

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Oliver Watson's world collapses around him after Sarah, his wife for eighteen years returns to Harvard to earn her master's degree. Oliver is left alone with his three children and the freedom that he doesn't fully understand.

Head First by Norman Cousins

Head First

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"An eloquent plea to two important emphases: better doctor-patient relationships and more patient involvement in the fight against disease. "--Melvin