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  • Paris, France
    1989
    George Weah

    Winning The African Footballer of The Year For The First Time

    Paris, France
    1989

    During his time with Monaco, Weah won the African Footballer of the Year for the first time in 1989; this was his first major award and he took it back home for the entire country to celebrate.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1989
    Tony Hawk

    Gleaming the Cube

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1989

    In 1989, he appeared as a skateboarder in Gleaming the Cube.




  • London, United Kingdom
    1989
    Prince William

    Early statement

    London, United Kingdom
    1989

    Since his birth, William has been second in the line of succession to the British throne. At age seven, he reportedly told his mother he wanted to be a police officer when he was older so that he might be able to protect her; a statement to which his five-year-old brother Harry reportedly replied, "Oh, no you can't. You've got to be King."




  • Serbia
    1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    Submitting an amended Serbian Constitution

    Serbia
    1989

    The constitutional commission worked for three years to harmonize its positions and in 1989 an amended Serbian constitution was submitted to the governments of Kosovo, Vojvodina and Serbia for approval.




  • Serbia
    1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    Milošević gave support to Croatian Serbs

    Serbia
    1989

    Beginning in 1989, Milošević gave support to Croatian Serbs who were vouching for the creation of an autonomous province for Croatian Serbs, which was opposed by Croatian communist authorities.




  • Rome, Italy
    1989
    Francesco Totti

    Roma youth squad

    Rome, Italy
    1989

    Although his youth club initially had come to an agreement to sell Totti to the Lazio youth side, one of Roma's youth coaches, Gildo Giannini, persuaded his parents to let him join the Roma youth squad in 1989.




  • Serbia
    1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    Controlling Central Serbia along with The Provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina

    Serbia
    1989

    By 1989, Milošević and his supporters controlled Central Serbia along with the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina, supporters in the leadership of Montenegro, and agents of the Serbian security service were pursuing efforts to destabilize the government in Bosnia & Herzegovina.


  • Macedonia
    1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    Spreading the cult of personality of Milošević into the Republic of Macedonia

    Macedonia
    1989

    Efforts to spread the cult of personality of Milošević into the republic of Macedonia began in 1989 with the introduction of slogans, graffiti, and songs glorifying Milošević.


  • Herzogenaurach, Germany
    1989
    Adidas

    Adidas Was bought by Bernard Tapie

    Herzogenaurach, Germany
    1989

    After a period of trouble following the death of Adolf Dassler's son Horst Dassler in 1987, the company was bought in 1989 by French industrialist Bernard Tapie, for ₣1.6 billion (now €243.9 million), which Tapie borrowed.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    1989
    World Bank

    The bank began including environmental groups and NGOs in its loans to mitigate the past effects of its development policies that had prompted the criticism

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    1989

    Beginning in 1989, in response to harsh criticism from many groups, the bank began including environmental groups and NGOs in its loans to mitigate the past effects of its development policies that had prompted the criticism.


  • Pisa, Italy
    1989
    Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Reducing the Tilt

    Pisa, Italy
    1989

    after more than two decades of stabilization studies and spurred by the abrupt collapse of the Civic Tower of Pavia in 1989. The bells were removed to relieve some weight, and cables were cinched around the third level and anchored several hundred meters away. Apartments and houses in the path of a potential fall of the tower were vacated for safety. The selected method for preventing the collapse of the tower was to slightly reduce its tilt to a safer angle by soil removal 38 cubic meters (1,342 cubic feet) from underneath the raised end. The tower's tilt was reduced by 45 centimeters (17.7 inches), returning to its 1838 position.


  • Medellín, Colombia
    1989
    Pablo Escobar: Narcos

    Escobar at the height of his power

    Medellín, Colombia
    1989

    During the height of its operations, the Medellín Cartel brought in more than US$70 million per day (roughly $26 billion in a year). Smuggling 15 tons of cocaine per day, worth more than half a billion dollars, into the United States, the cartel spent over US$1,000 per week purchasing rubber bands to wrap the stacks of cash, storing most of it in their warehouses. Ten percent (10%) of the cash had to be written off per year because of "spoilage", due to rats creeping in and nibbling on the bills they could reach.


  • Medellín, Colombia
    1989
    Pablo Escobar: Narcos

    The business is simple

    Medellín, Colombia
    1989

    When questioned about the essence of the cocaine business, Escobar replied with "the business is simple: you bribe someone here, you bribe someone there, and you pay a friendly banker to help you bring the money back." In 1989, Forbes magazine estimated Escobar to be one of 227 billionaires in the world with a personal net worth of approaching US$3 billion while his Medellín Cartel controlled 80% of the global cocaine market. It is commonly believed that Escobar was the principal financier behind Medellín's Atlético Nacional, which won South America's most prestigious football tournament, the Copa Libertadores, in 1989.


  • Marianna, Florida, USA
    1989
    June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt: Escape from Alcatraz

    Cathy

    Marianna, Florida, USA
    1989

    In 1989, a woman who only identified herself as "Cathy" called Unsolved Mysteries tip line to report that she recognized a photo of Clarence Anglin, as a man who lived on a farm near Marianna, Florida. The brothers also were linked to the area by a woman, who recognized a photo of Clarence Anglin and said he lived near Marianna. She correctly identified his eye color, height, and other physical features. Another witness identified a sketch of Frank Morris, saying it bore a striking resemblance to a man she had seen in the area.


  • Redwood City, California, U.S.
    1989
    MacOS

    The Unix-like NeXTSTEP

    Redwood City, California, U.S.
    1989

    The Unix-like NeXTSTEP operating system was developed and then launched in 1989. The kernel of NeXTSTEP is based upon the Mach kernel, which was originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University, with additional kernel layers and low-level user space code derived from parts of BSD. Its graphical user interface was built on top of an object-oriented GUI toolkit using the Objective-C programming language.


  • U.S.
    1989
    Computer animation

    The Abyss

    U.S.
    1989

    In 1989 James Cameron's underwater action movie The Abyss was released. This was the first cinema movie to include photo-realistic CGI integrated seamlessly into live-action scenes. A five-minute sequence featuring an animated tentacle or "pseudopod" was created by ILM, who designed a program to produce surface waves of differing sizes and kinetic properties for the pseudopod, including reflection, refraction, and a morphing sequence. Although short, this successful blend of CGI and live-action is widely considered a milestone in setting the direction for further future development in the field.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Saturday Jan 7, 1989
    07:55:00 AM
    Hirohito

    Death

    Tokyo, Japan
    Saturday Jan 7, 1989
    07:55:00 AM

    On January 7, 1989, at 7:55 AM, the grand steward of Japan's Imperial Household Agency, Shoichi Fujimori, officially announced the death of Emperor Hirohito at 6:33 AM and revealed details about his cancer for the first time.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Jan 7, 1989
    Ronald Reagan

    Left hand Surgery

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Jan 7, 1989

    On January 7, 1989, Reagan underwent surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to repair a Dupuytren's contracture of the ring finger of his left hand.


  • Montenegro
    Tuesday Jan 10, 1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    The Anti-bureaucratic Revolution continued in Montenegro

    Montenegro
    Tuesday Jan 10, 1989

    On 10 January 1989, the anti-bureaucratic revolution continued in Montenegro, which had the lowest average monthly wage in Yugoslavia, an unemployment rate of nearly 25 percent, and where one-fifth of the population lived below the poverty line. 50,000 demonstrators gathered in the Montenegrin capital of Titograd (now Podgorica) to protest the republic's economic situation and to demand the resignation of its leadership.


  • Montenegro
    Wednesday Jan 11, 1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    Montenegro's State Presidency tendered its Collective Resignation

    Montenegro
    Wednesday Jan 11, 1989

    On 11 January 1989, Montenegro's state presidency tendered its collective resignation along with the Montenegrin delegates in the Yugoslav Politburo.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Jan 13, 1989
    Bernard Arnault

    Chairman of the Executive Management Board

    Paris, France
    Friday Jan 13, 1989

    On 13 January 1989, he was unanimously elected chairman of the executive management board of LVMH.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Jan 20, 1989
    Ronald Reagan

    Last Day in Presidency

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Jan 20, 1989

    Regean Finished his Second Term as U.S. President Succeeded by George H. W. Bush.


  • Washington D.C, U.S.
    Friday Jan 20, 1989
    George W. Bush

    Son of a president

    Washington D.C, U.S.
    Friday Jan 20, 1989

    Bush and his family moved to Washington, D.C., after his father became a president.


  • Lviv and Kiev, Ukraine
    Sunday Jan 22, 1989
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Ukrainian Independence Day

    Lviv and Kiev, Ukraine
    Sunday Jan 22, 1989

    In Ukraine, Lviv and Kiev celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day on January 22, 1989. Thousands gathered in Lviv for an unauthorized moleben (religious service) in front of St. George's Cathedral. In Kiev, 60 activists met in a Kiev apartment to commemorate the proclamation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918.


  • Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
    Monday Jan 23, 1989
    Salvador Dali

    Death

    Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
    Monday Jan 23, 1989

    On the morning of 23 January 1989, while his favorite record of Tristan and Isolde played, Dalí died of heart failure at the age of 84.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Tuesday Jan 31, 1989
    Hirohito

    Releasing his definitive posthumous name Shōwa Tennō

    Tokyo, Japan
    Tuesday Jan 31, 1989

    From January 7 until January 31, the Emperor's formal appellation was "Departed Emperor." His definitive posthumous name, Shōwa Tennō, was determined on January 13 and formally released on January 31 by Toshiki Kaifu, the prime minister.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 2, 1989
    Steven Spielberg

    Divorce

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 2, 1989

    After three and a half years of marriage, however, many of the same competing stresses of their careers caused them to divorce in 1989. They agreed to maintain homes near each other as to facilitate the shared custody and parenting of their son. Their divorce was recorded as the third most costly celebrity divorce in history.


  • Italy
    1989
    Internet

    Sublink Network

    Italy
    1989

    Sublink Network, operating since 1987 and officially founded in Italy in 1989, based its interconnectivity upon UUCP to redistribute mail and news groups messages throughout its Italian nodes (about 100 at the time) owned both by private individuals and small companies. Sublink Network represented possibly one of the first examples of the Internet technology becoming progress through popular diffusion.


  • Central America
    Feb, 1989
    Audrey Hepburn

    Hepburn toured Central America

    Central America
    Feb, 1989

    Hepburn toured Central America in February 1989, and met with leaders in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.


  • canda
    1989
    Celine Dion

    Dion underwent surgery

    canda
    1989

    Dion underwent dental surgery to improve her appearance and was sent to the École Berlitz in 1989 to polish her English.


  • Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
    Friday Feb 24, 1989
    Hirohito

    The Emperor Funeral

    Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
    Friday Feb 24, 1989

    On February 24, Emperor Hirohito's state funeral was held, and unlike that of his predecessor, it was formal but not conducted in a strictly Shinto manner. A large number of world leaders attended the funeral. Emperor Hirohito is buried in the Musashi Imperial Graveyard in Hachiōji, alongside Emperor Taishō, his father.


  • Lincoln High School, Michigan, U.S.
    1989
    Eminem

    Eminem dropped out of Lincoln High School

    Lincoln High School, Michigan, U.S.
    1989

    Eminem dropped out of Lincoln High School at age 17. Although he was interested in English, he never explored literature (preferring comic books) and disliked math and social studies.


  • Kosovo
    Mar, 1989
    Kosovo War

    Anti-bureaucratic revolution

    Kosovo
    Mar, 1989

    In March 1989 Milošević (Later President of Serbia) announced an "anti-bureaucratic revolution" in Kosovo and Vojvodina, curtailing their autonomy as well as imposing a curfew and a state of emergency in Kosovo due to violent demonstrations, resulting in 24 deaths (including two policemen). Milošević and his government claimed that the constitutional changes were necessary to protect Kosovo's remaining Serbs against harassment from the Albanian majority.


  • U.S.
    1989
    Eminem

    Bassmint Productions

    U.S.
    1989

    In 1989, they later joined Bassmint Productions who later changed their name to Soul Intent in 1992 with rapper Proof and other childhood friends.


  • Kosovo
    Friday Mar 3, 1989
    Kosovo War

    The Presidency of Yugoslavia imposed special measures assigning responsibility for public security to the federal government

    Kosovo
    Friday Mar 3, 1989

    On 3 March 1989, the Presidency of Yugoslavia imposed special measures assigning responsibility for public security to the federal government.


  • Quebec, Canada
    Friday Mar 3, 1989
    Celine Dion

    Dion injured her voice

    Quebec, Canada
    Friday Mar 3, 1989

    In 1989, during a concert on the Incognito tournée, she injured her voice. She consulted the otorhinolaryngologist William Gould,who gave her an ultimatum: have immediate surgery on her vocal cords or do not utilize them at all for three weeks. Dion chose the latter and underwent vocal training with William Riley.


  • Kiev, Ukraine
    Saturday Mar 4, 1989
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Honoring the victims of Stalinism

    Kiev, Ukraine
    Saturday Mar 4, 1989

    On March 4, 1989, the Memorial Society, committed to honoring the victims of Stalinism and cleansing society of Soviet practices, was founded in Kiev. A public rally was held the next day.


  • Serbia
    Friday Mar 10, 1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    The Vojvodina Assembly approved The Constitutional Amendments

    Serbia
    Friday Mar 10, 1989

    On 10 March 1989, the Vojvodina Assembly approved the constitutional amendments.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Monday Mar 20, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    Hillsborough was accepted as the FA Cup semi-final venue

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Monday Mar 20, 1989

    Meanwhile, Hillsborough was accepted as the FA Cup semi-final venue on 20 March 1989 by the Football Association.


  • Kosovo
    Thursday Mar 23, 1989
    Kosovo War

    the Assembly of Kosovo voted to accept the proposed amendments although most Albanian delegates abstained

    Kosovo
    Thursday Mar 23, 1989

    On 23 March, the Assembly of Kosovo voted to accept the proposed amendments although most Albanian delegates abstained.


  • Serbia
    Thursday Mar 23, 1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    The Kosovo Assembly approved the Constitutional Amendments

    Serbia
    Thursday Mar 23, 1989

    On 23 March 1989, the Kosovo Assembly approved the constitutional amendments.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Monday Mar 27, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    Chief Superintendent Mole himself was to be transferred to the Barnsley division

    England, United Kingdom
    Monday Mar 27, 1989

    Police presence at the previous year's FA Cup semi-final (also between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest and also at Hillsborough Stadium) had been overseen by Chief Superintendent Brian L. Mole. Mole had supervised numerous police deployments at the stadium in the past. In October 1988 a probationary PC in Mole's F division, South Yorkshire was handcuffed, photographed, and stripped by fellow officers in a fake robbery, as a hazing prank. Four officers resigned and seven were disciplined over the incident. Chief Superintendent Mole himself was to be transferred to the Barnsley division for "career development reasons". The transfer was to be done with immediate effect on 27 March 1989.


  • Serbia
    Tuesday Mar 28, 1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    The Serbian Assembly approved the Constitutional Amendments

    Serbia
    Tuesday Mar 28, 1989

    On 28 March 1989, the Serbian Assembly approved the constitutional amendments.


  • Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
    Apr, 1989
    Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Karbala-9

    Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
    Apr, 1989

    The Iranians used a combination of semi-guerrilla and infiltration tactics in the Kurdish mountains with the Peshmerga. During Operation Karbala-9 in early April, Iran captured territory near Suleimaniya, provoking a severe poison gas counter-attack, and during Operation Karbala-10, Iran attacked near the same area, capturing more territory.


  • San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
    1989
    Shaquille O'Neal

    Robert G. Cole High School

    San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
    1989

    At Robert G. Cole High School in San Antonio, Texas, O'Neal led his team to a 68–1 record over two years and helped the team win the state championship during his senior year. His 791 rebounds during the 1989 season remains a state record for a player in any classification. O'Neal's tendency to make hook shots earned comparisons to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, inspiring him to wear the same jersey number as Abdul-Jabbar, 33. However, his high school team did not have a 33 jersey, so O'Neal chose to wear 32 before college.


  • Tbilisi, Georgia
    Friday Apr 7, 1989
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Calling for Georgia to secede from the Soviet Union

    Tbilisi, Georgia
    Friday Apr 7, 1989

    On April 7, 1989, Soviet troops and armored personnel carriers were sent to Tbilisi after more than 100,000 people protested in front of Communist Party headquarters with banners calling for Georgia to secede from the Soviet Union and for Abkhazia to be fully integrated into Georgia.


  • Georgia
    Sunday Apr 9, 1989
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Troops attacked the demonstrators in Georgia

    Georgia
    Sunday Apr 9, 1989

    On April 9, 1989, troops attacked the demonstrators; some 20 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. This event radicalized Georgian politics, prompting many to conclude that independence was preferable to continued Soviet rule.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989
    Heysel Stadium Events

    14 fans were convicted and given three-year sentences

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989

    In April 1989, 14 fans were convicted and given three-year sentences, that were half suspended for five years, allowing them to return to the UK.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    02 AM
    Hillsborough events

    Gates were opened

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    02 AM

    When the gates were opened, thousands of fans entered a narrow tunnel leading from the rear of the terrace into two overcrowded central pens (pens 3 and 4), creating pressure at the front. Hundreds of people were pressed against one another and the fencing by the weight of the crowd behind them.


  • Tian'anmen Square, Dongcheng, Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Small Spontaneous gatherings to mourn Hu Yaobang

    Tian'anmen Square, Dongcheng, Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989

    Small spontaneous gatherings to mourn Hu began on 15 April around Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square. On the same day, many students at Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University erected shrines, and joined the gathering in Tiananmen Square in a piecemeal fashion.


  • Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    The Death of Hu Yaobang

    Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989

    When Hu Yaobang suddenly died of a heart attack on 15 April 1989, students reacted strongly, most of them believing that his death was related to his forced resignation. Hu's death provided the initial impetus for students to gather in large numbers.


  • Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    Hong Kong independence

    Tiananmen Square crackdown

    Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989

    From 1983 to 1997, Hong Kong saw an exodus of emigrants to overseas countries, especially in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, which more than a million Hongkongers showed up on the streets to support to student protesters in Beijing. The Tiananmen incident of 1989 strengthened anti-Beijing sentiments and also led to the emergence of the local democracy movement, which demanded a faster pace of democratisation before and after 1997.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM
    Hillsborough events

    Events Build Up

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM

    As is common at domestic matches in England, opposing supporters were segregated. Nottingham Forest supporters were allocated the South Stands and Spion Kop on the east end, with a combined capacity of 29,800, reached by 60 turnstiles spaced along two sides of the ground. Liverpool supporters were allocated the North and West ends (Leppings Lane), holding 24,256 fans, reached by 23 turnstiles from a narrow concourse. Turnstiles numbered 1 to 10, 10 in all, provided access to 9,700 seats in the North Stand; a further 6 turnstiles provided access to 4,456 seats in the upper tier of the West Stand. Finally, 7 turnstiles (lettered A to G) provided access to 10,100 standing places in the lower tier of the West Stand. Although Liverpool had more supporters, Nottingham Forest was allocated the larger area, to avoid the approach routes of rival fans crossing. As a result of the stadium layout and segregation policy, turnstiles that would normally have been used to enter the North Stand from the east were off-limits and all Liverpool supporters had to converge on a single entrance at Leppings Lane. On match day, radio and television advised fans without tickets not to attend. Rather than establishing crowd safety as the priority, clubs, local authorities and the police viewed their roles and responsibilities through the 'lens of hooliganism'.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM
    Hillsborough events

    The crowd in the Leppings Lane Stand overspilled onto the pitch

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM

    The crowd in the Leppings Lane Stand overspilled onto the pitch, where the many injured and traumatised fans who had climbed to safety congregated.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM
    Hillsborough events

    A 30-minute postponement

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM

    Football players from both teams were ushered to their respective dressing rooms, and told that there would be a 30-minute postponement.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    1989
    Hillsborough events

    Those still trapped in the pens were packed so tightly that many victims died of compressive asphyxia while standing

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    1989

    Those still trapped in the pens were packed so tightly that many victims died of compressive asphyxia while standing. Meanwhile, on the pitch, police, stewards and members of the St John Ambulance service were overwhelmed. Many uninjured fans assisted the injured; several attempted CPR and others tore down advertising hoardings to use as stretchers.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM
    Hillsborough events

    The agreed upon protocol

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM

    The agreed upon protocol for the South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (SYMAS) was that ambulances were to queue at the entrance to the gymnasium, termed the casualty reception point, or CRP.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM
    Hillsborough events

    Declaration was not immediately performed

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    03 PM

    The system of ferrying injured from any location within the stadium to the CRP required a formal declaration to be made by those in charge for it to take effect. As this declaration was not immediately performed, confusion reigned over those attempting to administer aid on the pitch. This confusion migrated to the first responders waiting in ambulances at the CRP, a location which quickly deteriorated into an ambulance parking lot. Some crews were hesitant to leave their vehicles, unsure of whether patients were coming to them, or vice versa.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    A total of 42 ambulances arrived at the stadium

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989

    A total of 42 ambulances arrived at the stadium. Out of this number, two managed of their own accord to make their way onto the pitch — while a third ambulance made its way onto the pitch at the direction of DCAO Hopkins, who felt its visibility might allay crowd concerns. The remaining 39 ambulances were collectively able to transport approximately 149 people to either Northern General Hospital, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, or Barnsley Hospital for treatment.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    Deaths

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Saturday Apr 15, 1989

    A total of 96 people died as a result of injuries incurred during the disaster. Ninety-four persons, aged from 10 to 67 years old, died on the day, either at the stadium, in the ambulances, or shortly after arrival at hospital. A total of 766 people were reported to have suffered injuries, although less than half required hospital treatment. The less seriously injured survivors who did not live in the Sheffield area were advised to seek treatment for their injuries at hospitals nearer to their homes.


  • Shanghai, China - Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Sunday Apr 16, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Student gatherings in Xi'an and Shanghai

    Shanghai, China - Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Sunday Apr 16, 1989

    Organized student gatherings began on a small scale in Xi'an and Shanghai on 16 April.


  • Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday Apr 16, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Home Secretary Douglas Hurd visited Hillsborough

    Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday Apr 16, 1989

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Home Secretary Douglas Hurd visited Hillsborough the day after the disaster and met survivors.


  • Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday Apr 16, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    Anfield stadium was opened

    Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Sunday Apr 16, 1989

    Anfield stadium was opened on the Sunday to allow fans to pay tribute to the dead.


  • Beijing, China
    Monday Apr 17, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Students at the (CUPL) made a Large Wreath to Commemorate Hu Yaobang

    Beijing, China
    Monday Apr 17, 1989

    On 17 April, students at the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) made a large wreath to commemorate Hu Yaobang. Its laying-party was on 17 April and a larger-than-expected crowd assembled. At 5 pm, 500 CUPL students reached the eastern gate of the Great Hall of the People, near Tiananmen Square, to mourn Hu. The gathering featured speakers from various backgrounds giving public orations commemorating Hu and discussing social problems. However, it was soon deemed obstructive to the operation of the Great Hall, so police tried to persuade the students to disperse.


  • Tian'anmen Square, Dongcheng, Beijing, China
    Monday Apr 17, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Three Thousand PKU Students marched from the Campus Towards Tiananmen Square

    Tian'anmen Square, Dongcheng, Beijing, China
    Monday Apr 17, 1989

    Starting on the night of 17 April, three thousand PKU students marched from the campus towards Tiananmen Square, and soon nearly a thousand students from Tsinghua joined. Upon arrival, they soon joined forces with those already gathered at the Square. As its size grew, the gathering gradually evolved into a protest, as students began to draft a list of pleas and suggestions (Seven Demands) for the government.


  • Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    People visited the "shrine" inside the stadium

    Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989

    In the following days more than 200,000 people visited the "shrine" inside the stadium.


  • Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
    Tuesday Apr 18, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    A few thousand students gathered at Xinhua Gate, Where They demanded dialogue with the leadership

    Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
    Tuesday Apr 18, 1989

    On the morning of 18 April, students remained in the Square. Some gathered around the Monument to the People's Heroes singing patriotic songs and listening to impromptu speeches by student organizers, others gathered at the Great Hall. Meanwhile, a few thousand students gathered at Xinhua Gate, the entrance to Zhongnanhai, the seat of the party leadership, where they demanded dialogue with the leadership. Police restrained the students from entering the compound. Students then staged a sit-in.


  • Sudan
    Apr, 1989
    Audrey Hepburn

    Hepburn visited Sudan

    Sudan
    Apr, 1989

    In April, Hepburn visited Sudan with Wolders as part of a mission called "Operation Lifeline". Because of the civil war, food from aid agencies had been cut off. The mission was to ferry food to southern Sudan. Hepburn said, "I saw but one glaring truth: These are not natural disasters but man-made tragedies for which there is only one man-made solution – peace".


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    01:30:00 AM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    The Female Jogger

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    01:30:00 AM

    It was not until 1:30 a.m. that night that a female jogger was found in the North Woods area of the park. She had been pulled to the north some 300 feet off the path known as the 102nd Street Crossing; the path of her feet dragged through the grass was marked so clearly that it could be photographed. It was 18" wide. There was no evidence in the grass of footprints of multiple perpetrators. She was brutally beaten, suffering major blood loss and skull fractures; she was later revealed to have been raped.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    01:30:00 AM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Trisha Meili Assault

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    01:30:00 AM

    Trisha Meili was going for a regular run in Central Park shortly before 9 p.m. While jogging in the park, she was knocked down, dragged nearly 300 feet (91 m) off the roadway, and violently assaulted. She was raped and beaten almost to death. About four hours later at 1:30 am, she was found naked, gagged, and tied, and covered in mud and blood, in a shallow ravine in a wooded area of the park about 300 feet north of the path called the 102nd Street Crossing. The first policeman who saw her said: "She was beaten as badly as anybody I've ever seen beaten. She looked like she was tortured."


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Other victims identified by The New York Times in a 2002 review of the case

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM

    Michael Vigna, a competitive bike rider hassled about 9:05 p.m. by the group, one of whom tried to punch him. Antonio Diaz, a 52-year-old man walking in the park near 105th Street, was knocked to the ground by teenagers about 9:15 p.m., who stole his bag of food and bottle of beer. He was left unconscious but soon found by a policeman. Gerald Malone and Patricia Dean, riding on a tandem bike, were attacked on East Drive south of 102nd Street about 9:15 p.m. by boys who tried to stop them and grab Dean; the couple called police after reaching a call box.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Other victims attacked by members of the large group while jogging near the reservoir

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM

    David Lewis, the banker, attacked and robbed about 9:25–9:40 Robert Garner, attacked about 9:30 p.m. David Good, attacked about 9:47 p.m. John Loughlin, the 40-year-old teacher, severely beaten and kicked about 9:40–9:50 p.m. near the reservoir and left unconscious. He was also robbed of a Walkman and other items.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    The Attacks

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM

    At 9 p.m. on April 19, 1989, a group of an estimated 30 – 32 teenagers who lived in East Harlem entered Manhattan's Central Park at an entrance in Harlem, near Central Park North. Some of the group committed several attacks, assaults, and robberies against persons walking, biking, or jogging in the northernmost part of the park and near the reservoir, and victims began to report the incidents to police. Within the North Woods, between 105th and 102nd streets, they were reported as attacking several bicyclists, hurling rocks at a cab, and attacking a pedestrian, whom they robbed of his food and beer, and left unconscious. The teenagers roamed south along the park's East Drive and the 97th Street transverse, between 9 and 10 p.m.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09:30:00 PM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Arrests of youths

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09:30:00 PM

    The police were dispatched at 9:30 pm and responded with scooters and unmarked cars. Through the night, they apprehended about 20 teenagers. They took custody of Raymond Santana, 14; and Kevin Richardson, 14; along with three other teenagers at approximately 10:15 pm on Central Park West and 102nd Street. Steven Lopez, 14, was arrested with this group within an hour of the several attacks that were first reported to the police. He was also interrogated.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM
    Central Park Jogger Case

    The Reservoir Area Attack

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 19, 1989
    09 PM

    At least some of the group traveled further south to the area around the reservoir, where four men jogging were attacked by several youths. Among the victims was John Loughlin, a 40-year-old schoolteacher, who was severely beaten and robbed between 9:40 and 9:50. He was hit in the head with a pipe and stick, knocking him briefly unconscious. At a pre-trial hearing in October 1989, a police officer testified that when Loughlin was found, he was bleeding so badly that he "looked like he was dunked in a bucket of blood".


  • Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
    Thursday Apr 20, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Police used batons to disperse about 200 Students

    Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
    Thursday Apr 20, 1989

    On 20 April, most students had been persuaded to leave Xinhua Gate. To disperse about 200 students that remained, police used batons; minor clashes were reported. Many students felt abused by the police, and rumours about police brutality spread quickly. This incident angered students on campus, where those who were not politically active decided to join the protests. Also on this date, a group of workers calling themselves the Beijing Workers' Autonomous Federation issued two handbills challenging the central leadership.


  • Kyoto, Japan
    Thursday Apr 20, 1989
    Nintendo

    Game Boy release

    Kyoto, Japan
    Thursday Apr 20, 1989

    Nintendo released the Game Boy in Japan on 21 April 1989, and in North America on 31 July 1989. Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa managed a deal to bundle the popular third-party game Tetris along with the Game Boy, and the pair launched as an instant success.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 20, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    The Jogger's Identity

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 20, 1989

    After her discovery, the police increased the intensity of their effort to identify suspects in this attack and took more teenagers into custody. The jogger was not identified for about 24 hours, and it took days for the police to retrace her movements of that night. By the time of the trial of the first three suspects in June 1990, The New York Times characterized the attack on the jogger as "one of the most widely publicized crimes of the 1980s".


  • ChIna
    Friday Apr 21, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Organizing under The banners of Formal Organizations

    ChIna
    Friday Apr 21, 1989

    On April 21, students began organizing under the banners of formal organizations.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Friday Apr 21, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    April 21st media coverage

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Friday Apr 21, 1989

    On April 21, senior police investigators held a press conference to announce having apprehended about 20 suspects in the attacks of a total of nine people in Central Park two nights before, and began to offer their theory of the attack and rape of the female jogger. Her name was withheld as a victim of a sex crime. The police said up to 12 youths were believed to have attacked the jogger.


  • Changsha, Hunan, China - Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Saturday Apr 22, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Serious Rioting broke out in Changsha and Xi'an

    Changsha, Hunan, China - Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Saturday Apr 22, 1989

    On 22 April, near dusk, serious rioting broke out in Changsha and Xi'an. In Xi'an, arson from rioters destroyed cars and houses, and looting occurred in shops near the city's Xihua Gate. In Changsha, 38 stores were ransacked by looters. Over 350 people were arrested in both cities. In Wuhan, university students organized protests against the provincial government. As the situation became more volatile nationally, Zhao Ziyang called numerous meetings of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC). Zhao stressed three points: discourage students from further protests and ask them to go back to class, use all measures necessary to combat rioting, and open forms of dialogue with students at different levels of government.


  • Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 22, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Hu's State Funeral

    Beijing, China
    Saturday Apr 22, 1989

    Hu's state funeral took place on 22 April. On the evening of 21 April, some 100,000 students marched on Tiananmen Square, ignoring orders from Beijing municipal authorities that the Square was to be closed off for the funeral. The funeral, which took place inside the Great Hall and attended by the leadership, was broadcast live to the students. General secretary Zhao Ziyang delivered the eulogy. The funeral seemed rushed, and only lasted 40 minutes, as emotions ran high in the Square. Students wept.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    Charity version of the Gerry and the Pacemakers song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" was released

    England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989

    In May 1989, a charity version of the Gerry and the Pacemakers song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" was released in aid of those affected. The song featured Liverpool musicians Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden (of the Pacemakers), Holly Johnson, and the Christians, and was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 on 20 May, remaining at the top for a total of three weeks.


  • Beijing, China
    Sunday Apr 23, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Forming the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation

    Beijing, China
    Sunday Apr 23, 1989

    On 23 April, in a meeting of around 40 students from 21 universities, the Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation (also known as the Union) was formed. It elected CUPL student Zhou Yongjun as chair. Wang Dan and Wu'erkaixi also emerged as leaders. The Union then called for a general class boycott at all Beijing universities. Such an independent organization operating outside of party jurisdiction alarmed the leadership.


  • Beijing, China
    Monday Apr 24, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Li Peng and The PSC met With Beijing Party Secretary Li Ximing and mayor Chen Xitong

    Beijing, China
    Monday Apr 24, 1989

    Zhao's departure to North Korea left Li Peng as the acting executive authority in Beijing. On 24 April, Li Peng and the PSC met with Beijing Party Secretary Li Ximing and mayor Chen Xitong to gauge the situation at the Square. The municipal officials wanted a quick resolution to the crisis and framed the protests as a conspiracy to overthrow China's political system and major party leaders, including Deng Xiaoping. In Zhao's absence, the PSC agreed that firm action against protesters must be taken.


  • Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    A Requiem mass attended by 3,000 people

    Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989

    At Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a requiem mass attended by 3,000 people was held by the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, Derek Worlock. The first reading was read by Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar.


  • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989
    Hillsborough events

    "Beasts"

    Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1989

    UEFA President Jacques Georges caused controversy by describing the Liverpool supporters as "beasts", wrongly suggesting that hooliganism was the cause of the disaster, which had occurred less than four years after the Heysel Stadium disaster. His remarks led to Liverpool F.C. calling for his resignation, but he apologized on discovering hooliganism was not the cause.


  • Beijing, China
    Tuesday Apr 25, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    The First Official evaluation of The Protests From The Leadership

    Beijing, China
    Tuesday Apr 25, 1989

    On the morning of 25 April, President Yang Shangkun and Premier Li Peng met with Deng at the latter's residence. Deng endorsed a hardline stance and said an appropriate 'warning' must be disseminated via mass media to curb further demonstrations. The meeting firmly established the first official evaluation of the protests from the leadership, and highlighted Deng's having 'final say' on important issues.


  • Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Wednesday Apr 26, 1989
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    The Daulatpur–Saturia Tornado

    Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Wednesday Apr 26, 1989

    The Daulatpur–Saturia tornado occurred in Manikganj District, Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. It was the deadliest tornado in Bangladesh's history. There is great uncertainty about the death toll, but estimates indicate that it was devastating and that it killed approximately 1,300 people, which would make it the deadliest tornado in history.


  • Beijing, China
    Thursday Apr 27, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Students from all Beijing Universities marched through The Streets of The Capital to Tiananmen Square

    Beijing, China
    Thursday Apr 27, 1989

    Organized by the Union on 27 April, some 50,000–100,000 students from all Beijing universities marched through the streets of the capital to Tiananmen Square, breaking through lines set up by police, and receiving widespread public support along the way, particularly from factory workers.


  • England, United Kingdom
    1989
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury and Everett were reconciled

    England, United Kingdom
    1989

    In 1989, with their health failing, Mercury and Everett were reconciled.


  • Beijing, China
    Sunday Apr 30, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Zhao Ziyang Returned From Pyongyang

    Beijing, China
    Sunday Apr 30, 1989

    The government's tone grew increasingly conciliatory as Zhao Ziyang returned from Pyongyang on 30 April and resumed his executive authority. In Zhao's view, the hardliner approach was not working, and concession was the only alternative. Zhao asked that the press be opened to report the movement positively, and delivered two sympathetic speeches on 3–4 May.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Monday May 1, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Meili Aftermath

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Monday May 1, 1989

    Meili was comatose for 12 days. She suffered severe hypothermia, severe brain damage, severe hemorrhagic shock, loss of 75–80 percent of her blood, and internal bleeding. Her skull had been fractured so badly that her left eye was dislodged from its socket, which in turn was fractured in 21 places, and she suffered as well from facial fractures.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Monday May 1, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Donald Trump Action

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Monday May 1, 1989

    On May 1, 1989, Donald Trump, the real estate magnate, called for the return of the death penalty in full-page advertisements published in all four of the city's major newspapers. Trump said he wanted the "criminals of every age" who were accused of beating and raping a jogger in Central Park 12 days earlier "to be afraid". The advertisement, which cost an estimated US$85,000 (equivalent to $172,000 in 2018).


  • Beijing, China
    Thursday May 4, 1989
    1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    100,000 Students marched on the Streets of Beijing

    Beijing, China
    Thursday May 4, 1989

    While some 100,000 students marched on the streets of Beijing on 4 May to commemorate the May Fourth Movement and repeat demands from earlier marches, many students were satisfied with the government's concessions. On 4 May, all Beijing universities except PKU and BNU announced the end of the class boycott. Subsequently, the majority of students began to lose interest in the movement.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 4, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Michael Briscoe

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 4, 1989

    Michael Briscoe, 17, was initially arrested for the rape of the female jogger, but his indictment was for riot and assault related to the attack of David Lewis, one of the four male joggers near the reservoir. In a plea deal arranged in June 1990, he pleaded guilty to assault and was immediately sentenced to a year in prison, with credit for time served.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 4, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Jermaine Robinson

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 4, 1989

    Jermaine Robinson, 15, was indicted on multiple counts of robbery and assault in the attacks on Lewis and John Loughlin, another jogger near the reservoir. In a plea deal, he pleaded guilty on October 5, 1989, to the robbery of Loughlin and was sentenced to a year in a juvenile facility.


  • Serbia
    Monday May 8, 1989
    Kosovo War

    Milošević became President of the Presidency of Serbia

    Serbia
    Monday May 8, 1989

    On 8 May 1989, Milošević became President of the Presidency of Serbia, which was confirmed on 6 December.


  • Serbia
    Monday May 8, 1989
    Slobodan Milošević

    The President of The Presidency of The Socialist Republic of Serbia

    Serbia
    Monday May 8, 1989

    On 8 May 1989, Milošević became The 7th President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.


  • Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday May 10, 1989
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Six youths

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday May 10, 1989

    Six youths were indicted with attempted murder and other charges in the attack on and rape of the female jogger, and additional charges related to the attack of David Lewis, the attack and robbery of John Loughlin, and riot: Steve Lopez, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise.


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