What happened on 14 January 1989?

Discover what happened on 14 January 1989 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Robert Lembke (German television presenter (1913-1989))
  • Minoru Ishigami (Japanese business manager)
  • Zoltán Zsámboki ((1923-1989) literary translator)
  • Alfred Laidma (Estonian sports cyclist)
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  • Semyon Nikitin
  • Juhan Kroon (Estonian choir director and music teacher (1895-1989))
  • Robert Lembke (German television presenter (1913-1989))
  • Dinah Nelken (German screenwriter (1900–1989))
  • Ilse Reicke (German journalist and author (1893–1989))
  • Josef Borchmeyer (German politician and civil law notary (1898-1989))
  • Nguyen Van Xuan (Vietnamese leader (1892-1989))
  • Henri Mallez (French politician (1892–1989))
  • Marco Vassi (American writer (1937–1989))
  • George Kilpatrick (theologian)
  • Jim Money (Australian rules footballer (1907-1989))
  • Kenneth Hubert Fogarty (Canadian judge)
  • Leo Warren Jenkins (President of East Carolina University)
  • Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (Indian archaeologist and art historian (1939–1989))
  • Robert Lekachman (American economist)
  • Bohuslav Blažej (Czech graphic and typographer)
  • Kiyo Kitahara (1925-)
  • Spasoje Šejić (Serbian writer)
  • Clarance Churchill Mann (Canadian general (1904-1989))
  • Viktor Dudnychenko
  • Stan Edwards (Footballer (1926-1989))
  • Danica Antić
  • Anders Jørgen Bjørndalen (Norwegian priest)
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  • Ken Snyder (animator)
  • Richard Warner (actor (1911-1989))
  • Kemalettin Eken
  • Ernie Blake (German military personnel)
  • Maurice Holtzer (French featherweight boxer)
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  • Odette Monard (French swimmer)
  • Nils Lorichs
  • Bohuš Hrejsa (Czech evangelical priest)
  • Minoru Ishigami (Japanese business manager)
  • Zoltán Zsámboki ((1923-1989) literary translator)
  • Alfred Laidma (Estonian sports cyclist)
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  • Semyon Nikitin
  • Juhan Kroon (Estonian choir director and music teacher (1895-1989))