321 notable events from 1989 — murders, air crashes and wars. Page 1 of 4.
- Murder of Junko Furuta
Jan 4, 1989 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Apr 15, 1989–Jun 4, 1989 · China · Massacre
- Aileen Wuornos
Nov 30, 1989–Nov 19, 1990 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Lyle and Erik Menendez
Aug 20, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Hillsborough disaster
Apr 15, 1989 · United Kingdom · Stampede & crowd crush
- United Airlines Flight 232
Jul 19, 1989 · United States · Aviation accident
- Central Park jogger case
Apr 19, 1989 · United States · Crime & justice
- Ivan Milat
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1992 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Tank Man
Jun 5, 1989 · China · Riot & unrest
- Revolutions of 1989
Mar 9, 1989–Apr 27, 1992 · Poland · War & armed conflict
- Romanian revolution
Dec 15, 1989–Dec 27, 1989 · Romania · Massacre
- 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Oct 17, 1989 · United States · Earthquake
- Danny Rolling
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1990 · United States · Murder & homicide
- École Polytechnique massacre
Dec 6, 1989 · Canada · Shooting
- Exxon Valdez oil spill
Mar 24, 1989 · United States · Industrial & structural disaster
- Joel Rifkin
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1993 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Avianca Flight 203
Nov 27, 1989 · Colombia · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Mark Kilroy
Mar 14, 1989 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- United Airlines Flight 811
Feb 24, 1989 · United States · Aviation accident
- Murder of Leigh Leigh
Nov 3, 1989 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Robert John Bardo
Jul 18, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- Kegworth air disaster
Jan 8, 1989 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Murder of Jacob Wetterling
Oct 22, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Sakamoto family murder
Nov 5, 1989 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Marc Lépine
Dec 6, 1989 · Massacre
- UTA Flight 772
Sep 19, 1989 · Niger · Aviation accident
- Oba Chandler
Jun 1, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- Anatoly Onoprienko
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1996 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Abkhazia conflict
from Mar 18, 1989 · Georgia · War & armed conflict
- Ufa train disaster
Jun 4, 1989 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- Peaceful Revolution
Aug 19, 1989–Oct 3, 1990 · Germany · War & armed conflict
- Surinam Airways Flight 764
Jun 7, 1989 · Suriname · Aviation accident
- John Wayne Glover
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1990 · Australia · Attack (other)
- Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
Feb 15, 1989–Apr 27, 1992 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Partnair Flight 394
Sep 8, 1989 · Denmark · Aviation accident
- Murder of Aundria Bowman
Mar 11, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
from Jul 13, 1989 · India · War & armed conflict
- Death and state funeral of Hirohito
Jan 7, 1989 · Japan · Death & funeral
- Backpacker murders
Dec 1, 1989–Nov 1, 1993 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- 1989 Mount Hiei murder
Aug 31, 1989 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- John F. Boyle Jr.
Dec 31, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- Varig Flight 254
Sep 3, 1989 · Brazil · Aviation accident
- Patrice Alègre
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- DAS Building bombing
Dec 6, 1989 · Colombia · Murder & homicide
- USAir Flight 5050
Sep 20, 1989 · United States · Aviation accident
- Marchioness disaster
Aug 20, 1989 · United Kingdom · Maritime disaster
- Operation Yellowbird
Jun 4, 1989 · China · Massacre
- USS Iowa turret explosion
Apr 19, 1989 · Anguilla · Maritime disaster
- Belgian UFO wave
Nov 29, 1989–Apr 1, 1990 · Belgium · Aviation accident
- Death of Cindy James
Jun 1989 · Canada · Disappearance
- Stockton schoolyard shooting
Jan 17, 1989 · United States · Shooting
- Beate Schmidt
Oct 24, 1989–Apr 5, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- San Bernardino train disaster
May 12, 1989 · United States · Rail accident
- Vitaly Manishin
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 2000 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Voronezh UFO incident
Sep 27, 1989 · Russian Federation · Scandal & controversy
- Murder of Kelly Ann Tinyes
Mar 3, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Death of Hu Yaobang
Apr 15, 1989 · China · Massacre
- Iron rod incident
Sep 27, 1989 · Netherlands
- Carretta murder
Aug 4, 1989 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Carolyn Warmus
Jan 15, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
Oct 27, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Monday demonstrations in East Germany
Sep 4, 1989–1990 · Germany · Riot & unrest
- Jeffrey Lundgren
Apr 17, 1989 · United States · War & armed conflict
- TBS video problem
Oct 26, 1989 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Assasination of Luis Carlos Galán
Aug 18, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Shigeru Yagi
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1999 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Jack family disappearance
Aug 2, 1989 · Canada · Disappearance
- Murder of Carol Stuart
Oct 23, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Independent Air Flight 1851
Feb 8, 1989 · Portugal · Aviation accident
- Operation Acid Gambit
Dec 20, 1989 · Panama · War & armed conflict
- Texas v. Johnson
Jun 21, 1989 · United States · Crime & justice
- 1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash
Jul 4, 1989 · Belgium · Aviation accident
- Air Ontario Flight 1363
Mar 10, 1989 · Canada · Aviation accident
- Göhrde murders
May 21, 1989–Jul 12, 1989 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Caracazo
Feb 27, 1989 · Venezuela · Riot & unrest
- Ledell Lee
Nov 1, 1989–Feb 9, 1993 · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Tiffany Sessions
Feb 9, 1989 · United States · Disappearance
- Thomas Dillon
Apr 1, 1989–Apr 5, 1992 · Murder & homicide
- Ash Street shootout
Sep 23, 1989 · United States · Shooting
- 1989 air battle near Tobruk
Jan 4, 1989 · Libya · War & armed conflict
- Fergana massacre
Jun 3, 1989–Jun 12, 1989 · Uzbekistan · Terrorism
- Murder of Tina Isa
Jan 1, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Keating Five
from 1989 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Luxiol massacre
Jul 12, 1989 · France · Massacre
- KLM Flight 867
Dec 15, 1989 · United States · Aviation accident
- Yvan Keller
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 2006 · France · Murder & homicide
- People's Liberation Army at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Jun 3, 1989–Jun 4, 1989 · China · Massacre
- Murder of Susan Smith
Jun 8, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Massacre of Tbilisi
Apr 9, 1989 · Georgia · Massacre
- Disappearance of Patricia Meehan
Apr 20, 1989 · United States · Disappearance
- Altamira child emasculations
Jan 1, 1989 · Brazil · Murder & homicide
- Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
Dec 2, 1989 · Malaysia · War & armed conflict
- 1989 Newcastle earthquake
Dec 28, 1989 · Australia · Earthquake
- 1989 attack on La Tablada barracks
Jan 1989 · Argentina · War & armed conflict
- Asahi Shimbun reporter's self-staged coral damage report
Apr 20, 1989 · Japan
- Kidnapping of Melissa Brannen
Dec 3, 1989 · United States · Disappearance
- Flying Tiger Line Flight 066
Feb 19, 1989 · Malaysia · Aviation accident
- Nakamura-bashi police officer murder
May 16, 1989 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Samuel Lee Smithers
Jan 1, 1989–Jan 1, 1996 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046
Sep 3, 1989 · Cuba · Aviation accident