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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 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 February 1989: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1989?


Events

  • 01 Feb 1989 Princess Diane of England visits New York City
  • 03 Feb 1989 Bill White named NL President; 1st black major-league sports head
  • 04 Feb 1989 Dean Jones scores 216 versus West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.
  • 05 Feb 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points.
  • 06 Feb 1989 Lech Walesa begins negotiating with the Polish government.
  • 07 Feb 1989 The Los Angeles, California, City Council bans the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons.
  • 08 Feb 1989 5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles
  • 09 Feb 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix Suns) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
  • 10 Feb 1989 Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, Saint Louis, Missouri.
  • 11 Feb 1989 George O'Hanlon, American actor/director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at age 71 (born 1912).
  • 12 Feb 1989 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting Satanic Verses novel
  • 13 Feb 1989 Salvadoran army attacks Encuentros hospital, rapes, kills patients
  • 14 Feb 1989 Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens
  • 15 Feb 1989 Soviet military occupation of Afgh nist n ends
  • 16 Feb 1989 Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage
  • 17 Feb 1989 Former baseball player / manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash
  • 18 Feb 1989 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open / Itoki Pro-Am
  • 19 Feb 1989 Legs Diamond closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 64 performances
  • 20 Feb 1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancel an April reunion because of the deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players.
  • 21 Feb 1989 US capture record 820 lbs of heroin ($1 B street value)[dup]
  • 22 Feb 1989 Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress
  • 23 Feb 1989 After protracted testimony, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee rejects, 11-9, President Bush's nomination of John Tower for Secretary of Defense.
  • 24 Feb 1989 US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die
  • 25 Feb 1989 Lowest baramotric pressure in the Netherlands
  • 26 Feb 1989 Lowest barometric pressure in the Netherlands
  • 27 Feb 1989 Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo riots.
  • 28 Feb 1989 Memo by Brian Gumbel criticizing Today Show co-workers becomes public

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Music charts

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

  1. - When I'm With You
  2. - Straight Upyoutube
  3. - Lost In Your Eyes
  4. - Wild Thing
  5. - The Lover In Me

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
  2. - Too Many Broken Hearts
  3. - Belfast Child
  4. - Like A Prayer
  5. - The Living Years

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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My Left Foot

My Left Foot

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan

Country: United States of America

Anything But Love

Anything But Love

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Jay Billion/Jason M. Evans

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Joe Dante

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman

Country: United States of America

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Stephen Herek

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri

Country: United States of America

Je suis le seigneur du château

Je suis le seigneur du château

Release year: 1989

Directed by: Régis Wargnier

Starring: Jean Rochefort, Dominique Blanc, Régis Arpin, David Behar

Books

Which were the most popular books released in February 1989?
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Anything For Billy by Larry McMurtry

Anything For Billy

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My first encounter with Billy was when he walked out of a cloud ..... Welcome to the wild and bloody adventures of Billy the Kid. He is the most famous outlaw in the American West.

Chronicle Of The 20Th Century by Clifton Daniel

Chronicle Of The 20Th Century

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It's like nothing before. Imagine being able sweep your eyes across the amazing riches and excitement of this century, as reported by the "News of the Day".

The Sands Of Time by Sidney Sheldon

The Sands Of Time

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Spain. Spain. Four women escape the vengeance of a pitiless tyrant.

Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Love In The Time Of Cholera

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Florentino Ariza falls in love with Fermina daza when they are young. Florentino is devastated when Fermina chooses to marry a well-off, wealthy doctor. But he is a romantic.

One by Richard Bach

One

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To be the person I am today, I gave my life. Was it worth it