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Historical Event(s)
– Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 “Floggers” are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
– Prince Akihito is sworn in as the emperor of Japan after the death of his father Hirohito
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Snake in Chinese astrology.
– Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
– Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
– The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, ILO 169 convention, is adopted.
– Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
– Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events which began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
– Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist Prime Minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
– The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States.
Who Were Born On ?
– Chris Sandow, Australian Rugby League player
– Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
– Craig Lamar Traylor, American actor
– Israel Folau, Australian rules footballer
– Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
– Giorgos Tofas, Cypriot footballer
– Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
– Joey Richter, American actor/singer (member of Team StarKid)
– Manish Pandey, Indian cricketer
– Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder