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What Happened In May 1989 In History

Historical Events for May, 1989

  • 4th » Iran-Contra Affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges. The convictions, however, are later overturned on appeal.
  • 6th » Cedar Point opens Magnum XL-200, the first roller coaster to break the 200 ft height barrier, therefore spawning what is known as the "coaster wars".
  • 12th » The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people. A week later an underground gasoline pipeline explodes killing two more people.
  • 13th » Large groups of students Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 known as occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
  • 20th » The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
  • 29th » Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States, allowing the manufacture of parts of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon named F-16 jet fighter plane in Egypt.
  • 30th » Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: the 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
  • 31st » A group of six members of the guerrilla group Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) of Peru, shoot dead eight transsexualism named transsexuals, in the city of Tarapoto.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1989

  • 1st » Alejandro Arribas, Spanish footballer
  • 1st » Poļina Jeļizarova, Latvian runner
  • 1st » Bryshon Nellum, American sprinter
  • 1st » Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 2nd » Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
  • 3rd » Mary Lambert (singer) or Mary Lambert, American singer-songwriter
  • 3rd » Taylor Trensch, American actor
  • 4th » Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
  • 4th » Rory McIlroy, Irish golfer
  • 4th » Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player
  • 4th » James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
  • 5th » Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
  • 5th » Agnes Knochenhauer, Swedish curler
  • 5th » Larissa Wilson, English actress
  • 6th » Bobby Bazini, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 6th » Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player
  • 6th » Amra Sadiković, Swiss tennis player
  • 7th » Master Shortie, English rapper and producer
  • 7th » Raina, South Korean singer, dancer, model and rapper (After School)
  • 8th » Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
  • 8th » Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player
  • 8th » Dinesh Patel, Indian baseball player
  • 9th » Ellen White (footballer) called Ellen White, English footballer
  • 10th » Lindsey Shaw, American actress
  • 11th » Gianluigi Bianco, Italian footballer
  • 11th » Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer
  • 11th » Emma Helistén, Finnish tennis player
  • 11th » Cam Newton, American football player
  • 12th » Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Cypriot singer and actress
  • 13th » P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 14th » Alina Talay, Belarusian hurdler
  • 15th » Kiki Vidis, Australian porn actress
  • 16th » Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model
  • 17th » Kris Bernal, Filipino actress
  • 17th » Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
  • 17th » Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
  • 19th » Jasmine (Japanese singer) or Jasmine, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
  • 20th » Tonia Couch, English diver
  • 21st » Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer
  • 21st » Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer
  • 22nd » Giordano Benedetti, Italian runner
  • 22nd » Trevor Reckling, Baseball player
  • 23rd » Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer
  • 24th » Andrew Jordan (racing driver) named Andrew Jordan, English race car driver
  • 24th » Sam Kessel, Swedish actor
  • 24th » Adel Taarabt, Moroccan footballer
  • 25th » Karel Tammjärv, Estonian skier
  • 26th » Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
  • 27th » Rodrigo de Triano, English race horse (d. 2014)
  • 27th » Ash Hollywood, American porn actress
  • 27th » Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
  • 29th » Riley Keough, American model and actress
  • 29th » Brandon Mychal Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer
  • 29th » Mathew Waters, Australian actor
  • 30th » Ailee, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
  • 30th » Hyomin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara and T-ara N4)
  • 30th » Kevin Covais, American singer and actor
  • 30th » Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
  • 31st » Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
  • 31st » Lauren Barnes, American soccer player
  • 31st » Katherine Connors, American model, Miss Iowa USA known as Miss Iowa USA 2010
  • 31st » Bas Dost, Dutch footballer
  • 31st » Sean Johnson (soccer) known as Sean Johnson, American soccer player
  • 31st » Daul Kim, South Korean model (d. 2009)
  • 31st » Tanner Mayes, American porn actress
  • 31st » Marco Reus, German footballer
  • 31st » Noah Gundersen, American singer-songwriter
  • 31st » Chase Stanley, Australian rugby player

Famous Deaths for May 1989

  • 1st » Sally Kirkland (editor) called Sally Kirkland, American journalist (b. 1912)
  • 1st » V. M. Panchalingam, Sri Lankan civil servant (b. c1930)
  • 1st » Patrice Tardif (politician) e.g Patrice Tardif, Canadian politician (b. 1904)
  • 1st » Douglass Watson, American actor (b. 1921)
  • 2nd » Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (b. 1902)
  • 2nd » Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (b. 1906)
  • 3rd » Christine Jorgensen, American transgender (b. 1926)
  • 6th » Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (b. 1897)
  • 7th » Guy Williams (actor) called Guy Williams, American actor (b. 1924)
  • 9th » Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer (b. 1955)
  • 10th » Dimitar Ilievski-Murato, Macedonian mountaineer (b. 1953)
  • 10th » Woody Shaw, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1944)
  • 14th » Mary Lalopoulou, Greek actress (b. 1926)
  • 15th » Johnny Green, American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
  • 15th » Luc Lacourcière, Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910)
  • 18th » Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (b. 1921)
  • 19th » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and historian (b. 1901)
  • 19th » Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (b. 1910)
  • 20th » John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize in Economics called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
  • 20th » Gilda Radner, American actress (b. 1946)
  • 22nd » Steven De Groote, South African pianist (b. 1953)
  • 23rd » Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
  • 23rd » Karl Koch (hacker) called Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
  • 26th » Don Revie, English footballer and manager (b. 1927)
  • 27th » Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (b. 1907)
  • 29th » John Cipollina, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Dinosaurs, and Man (band) e.g Man) (b. 1943)
  • 29th » George C. Homans, American sociologist (b. 1910)
  • 31st » Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (b. 1900)

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