1989

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1989    BBC Sports Personality of the Year was    Nick Faldo Golfer Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1989    winners of the FA Cup were    Liverpool Liverpool 3 Everton 2 (aet) Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1989    winner of the Tour de France was    Greg Lemond (U.S.A.) 3 tour de France. 1st non European to win. Sports & Leisure > Cycling - Tour de France

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids    was released in    1989 Movies > Films - Disney

The Little Mermaid    was released in    1989 Movies > Films - Disney

1989    President of the United States was    George H. W. Bush History & Mythology > U.S. Presidents - Dates

1989    Formula One World Constructors' Champion was    McLaren Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Constructors' Champions

1989    World Snooker Championship winner was    Steve Davis Sports & Leisure > Snooker - World Champions

1989    Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was    Boris Becker Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions

1989    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Steffi Graf Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

1989    Palme d'Or winner was    Sex, Lies and Videotape Directed by Steven Soderbergh Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or

1989    winner of the US Open Men's Singles was    Boris Becker d. Ivan Lendl 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions

1989    winner of the US Open Women's Singles was    Steffi Graf Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions

1989    winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was    Ivan Lendl Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Men's Singles Champions

1989    winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was    Steffi Graf Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions

1989    winner of the French Open Men's Singles was    Michael Chang Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions

1989    Time 'Person of the Year' was    Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev 'Man of the Decade'. Resigned as Soviet leader on Christmas Day 1991. Six years later he appared in an advert for a pizza restaurant company. History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'

1989    the winner was    Andre Ware, QB of Houston Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners

1989        The Berlin Wall Fell I think it was pushed. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1989        The Tiananmen Square Protests Occurred History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1989    champions were    Michigan Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions

1989    saw an Australian No. 1 hit for    Kylie Minogue - Hand on Your Heart Music > Australian No 1 Hits

1989    saw an Australian No. 1 hit for    Kylie Minogue - Wouldn’t Change a Thing Music > Australian No 1 Hits

1989    the winner was    The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso; Tibet, b. 1935 Misc > Nobel Peace Prize

1989    the winner was    Gretchen Carlson Anoka, Minnesota Misc > Miss America Winners

1989    the winner was    Driving Miss Daisy Directed by Bruce Beresford for Warner Bros Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture

1989    the winner was    Sunday Silence Pat Valenzuela Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners

1989    the winner was    Mark Calcavecchia At Royal Troon Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners

1989    winner of The Masters was    Nick Faldo Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners

1989    the winners were    Harlequins I Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens

1989    UEFA Champions League winners were    AC Milan Italy Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners

1989    the winner was    Friend Of A Wounded Heart Composed by Wayne Watson and Claire Cloninger Music > The Dove Award

1989    the winner was    Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt An acclaimed documentary on the people who died of AIDS and the quilt that was produced in their honour Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary

Amanda Blake    refers to    Died of AIDS in 1989 Entertainment > Gunsmoke

1989    Senior Isle of Man TT winner was    Hislop Honda-1300cc Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT

1989        Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature

1989 - 1990    the Prime Minister was    Geoffrey Palmer Labour. He was responsible for considerable reforms of the countrys legal and constitutional framework, such as the creation of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and The State Sector Act History & Mythology > New Zealand Prime Ministers

1989    winner of the Portugal Championship was    Benfica Sports & Leisure > Portugal Championship Football

1989    Melbourne Cup winner was    Tawrrific Jockey - Shane Dye, Trainer - Lee Freedman, Owner - B. F. Avery, et al, Time - 3.17.10 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup

1491 for Switzerland, 1840 for Portugal, 1989 for France, 1976 for the U.S.    are all    Bicentennial Years Misc > Common Threads 2

1989        Malaysia-Singapore Points of Agreement Treaty regarding the future of railway land owned by the Malaysian government through Malayan Railways in Singapore. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1989        Timor Gap Treaty Between the governments of Australia and Indonesia; rewritten in 2001. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

Eduardo Chillida    created the sculpture    Elogio Del Horizonte, 1989 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

1989    Preakness Stakes winner was    Sunday Silence Pat Valenzuela on board -- Trainer Charlie Whittingham -- H-G-W Partners -- 1:53.80 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners

1989    was the year the Triple Crown was lost by    Sunday Silence Le Voyageur, a French horse shipped in late to the U.S., was the unknown factor going into the race and a huge factor once it started. He turned the first half mile in 47 seconds, three seconds faster than Affirmed and Alydar. Sunday Silence went after him at the head of the stretch followed by Easy Goer, which made like one of those NASCAR cars on a draft pass, sling-shotting into first. Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing -- Triple Crown Near Misses

1989    was won by    Bryan Westwood For the painting 'Portrait of Elwyn Lynn' Arts & Literature > Archibald Prize Recipients

1989    was won by    San Miguel Beermen The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference Sports & Leisure > PBA All-Pilipino Conference - Philippine Cup

1989    winner was    Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 3 Luton Town 1 Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners

1989    was won by    Maid of Money Mrs. H. McCormick Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners

Saskatchewan Roughriders    won the Grey Cup in    1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43-40 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario on November 26, 1989. Dave Ridgway drilled 'The Kick' through the uprights with 9 seconds left from Hamilton’s 26 yard line to give Saskatchewan its first Grey Cup championship in 23 years and defeat heavily favored Hamilton. Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners