24 February 1989 Posted on February 23, 2012 by Staff Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God." Mother Teresa — Click here for more from Mother Teresa Related posts: 11 February 1979 2 August 1989 15 October 1989 17 November 1989 1 January 1989