1989

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century

19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

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Births

Deaths

• February 11 - [George O'Hanlon]?, actor/director.
• February 27 -- Konrad Lorenz
• June 28 - Joris Ivens, filmmaker
• December 25 - [Nicolae Ceaucescu]?, former ruler of Romania is executed

Events

• February 11 - [Barbara Clementine Harris]? is consecrated 1st female bishop in the Episcopalian Church.
• February 11 - US female Figure Skating championship won by [Jill Trenary]?.
• [March 1] - The Berne Convention is ratified and enters into force with regard to the United States.
• November 9 The Berlin Wall comes down.
• George Bush succeeds Ronald Reagan as President of the United States of America.
• Rice University celebrates its demisequicentenial.
• [Fernando Collor de Mello]? wins the first elections in Brazil in 29 years.

Sport

• January 22 - Super Bowl XXIII San Francisco 49ers (20) def. Cincinnati Bengals (16)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - [Norman F. Ramsey]?, [Hans G. Dehmelt]?, [Wolfgang Paul]?
• Chemistry - [Sidney Altman]?, [Thomas R Cech]?
• Medicine - [J Michael Bishop]?, [Harold E Varmus]?
• Literature - [Camilo José Cela]?
• Peace - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
• Economics - [Trygve Haavelmo]?