Students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
Tag: 1989
24 March 1989
The Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels of petroleum after running aground in Prince William Sound in Alaska.
4 January 1989
Two of Libyan MiG-23 planes are shot down by two US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
22 December 1989
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin re-opens after nearly 30 years, ending the division of East and West Germany.
1 December 1989
A right-wing military rebel group from the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino. They failed.
4 June 1989
A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline.
21 April 1989
In Beijing, over 100000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
15 April 1989
A crush of people occurs at Hillsborough Stadium in the FA Cup Semi Final, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
24 March 1989
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels of petrol after running aground.
24 February 1989
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.