Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1989 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Battle of Heathfield - 0633, Richard the Lionheart Leaves England for the Crusades - 1189, King John Loses Crown Jewels - 1216, First Mackintosh Sold - 1823, Edith Cavell Executed - 1915, 1st Morris Minor Built - 1948, Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder - 1978, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Published - 1979, IRA Bomb Grand Hotel Brighton - 1984, Bali nightclub Bombs - 2002
Famous and historic events from 1989
10 Soldiers killed by IRA bomb attack in Deal
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Guildford Four Verdicts Quashed
Hillsborough Disaster
Kegworth Air Crash
Khomeini Issues ‘Satanic Verses’ Fatwa
Launch of Sky TV
Marchioness Disaster
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Famous Britons born in 1989
Anthony Joshua
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Sturridge
George Nash
Kristian Thomas
Louis Smith
Peter Kennaugh
Rebecca Adlington
Rory McIlroy
Samantha Murray
Stacey Solomon
Theo Walcott
Tom Cleverley
Will Satch
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