1989 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial secretary Cle Newhook defeated Gene Long, the Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's East, by 21 votes winning 126 votes on the first ballot to Long's 105 votes with 1 vote being spoiled. The convention was held to choose a successor to Peter Fenwick who had led the party for eight years and was, with Long, one of only two NDP MHAs in the House of Assembly. The 1989 leadership convention was the first contested leadership election in the party's history, the previous leaders having all been elected by acclamation.


1989 New England Patriots season
The 1989 New England Patriots season was the team's 30th, and 20th in the National Football League. The Patriots finished the season with a record of five wins and eleven losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. After the season, Head Coach Raymond Berry was fired and replaced by Rod Rust.


1989 New England Patriots season
The Patriots' pass defense surrendered 7.64 yards-per-attempt in 1989, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history. The Week 7 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers was moved to Stanford Stadium on the campus of Stanford University after the Loma Prieta earthquake, which had caused some damage to the 49ers' usual home of Candlestick Park 5 days earlier during the World Series.


1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 18th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.


1989 New Jersey General Assembly election
The 1989 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 7, 1989.


1989 New Jersey General Assembly election
The elections coincided with Jim Florio's landslide election as Governor of New Jersey. As a result, Democrats won back the Assembly for the first time since 1983.


1989 New Jersey General Assembly election, Summary of races
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.


1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 7, 1989. Incumbent Republican Governor Thomas Kean was term-limited having been elected to served two consecutive terms. Democrat James Florio, a U.S. Representative from the 1st district and a two-time unsuccessful candidate for Governor, defeated 12th district Republican Representative Jim Courter in a 24-point landslide.


1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election
This was the only gubernatorial election from 1977 to 2013 where Somerset County voted for a Democratic candidate.


1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Primary elections
Primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday June 6, 1989.


1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General Election, Campaign
Florio, who had run in the Democratic primary for Governor in 1977 and lost in an extremely close general election in 1981 to outgoing Governor Thomas Kean, stressed in this campaign that he would govern closer to Kean than the conservative Congressman Courter and that despite the economic growth under Kean and the Reagan administrations, he would lead an active government to combat potential overdevelopment and pollution.


1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General Election, Campaign
Following a Supreme Court ruling that would allow states to impose regulations on abortions, the pro-choice Florio won the votes of those in favor of abortion rights while Courter who comprised an anti-abortion voting record in Congress sought to moderate his views which led to distrust among voters. To moderate his positions, Florio promised a wider use of the state death penalty for drug crimes and not to raise taxes (the latter promise would be broken in 1990 when he signed a $2.8-billion tax increase which would lead to his 1993 defeat).


1989 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1989 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Sheppard, the Lobos compiled a 2–10 record (0–7 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 378 to 298.


1989 New Mexico Lobos football team
The team's statistical leaders included Jeremy Leach with 3,573 passing yards, Dion Morrow with 664 rushing yards, and Terance Mathis with 1,315 receiving yards and 96 points scored.


1989 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 1989 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike Knoll, the Aggies compiled an 0–11 record. The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.


1989 New Orleans Saints season
The 1989 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, and their fourteenth with home games at the Superdome. They failed to improve upon their 10–6 record from 1988 and instead finished at 9–7, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.


1989 New South Wales Open
The 1989 New South Wales Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney in Australia that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier IV of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 97th edition of the tournament (the 21st in the Open Era) and was held from 9 through 15 January 1989.


1989 New South Wales Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Darren Cahill /  Wally Masur defeated  Pieter Aldrich /  Danie Visser 6–4, 6–3


1989 New South Wales Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Pam Shriver defeated  Elizabeth Smylie /  Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–3


1989 New South Wales Open – Men's Doubles
Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann were the defending champions but only Cahill competed that year with Wally Masur.


1989 New South Wales Open – Men's Doubles
Cahill and Masur won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser.


1989 New South Wales Open – Men's Singles
John Fitzgerald was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1989 New South Wales Open – Men's Singles
Aaron Krickstein won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Andrei Cherkasov.


1989 New South Wales Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Doubles
Ann Henricksson and Christiane Jolissaint were the defending champions but only Henricksson competed that year with Gretchen Magers.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Doubles
Henricksson and Magers lost in the semifinals to Elizabeth Smylie and Wendy Turnbull.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Smylie and Turnbull.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Singles
Pam Shriver was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Terry Phelps.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Catarina Lindqvist.


1989 New South Wales Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1989 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1989 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries. They were announced on 31 December 1988 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1989 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Christopher and Nevis.


1989 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1989 New Year Honours (Australia)
The New Year Honours 1989 were appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries. They were announced on 31 December 1988 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1989 in Australia


1989 New Year Honours (Australia)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1989 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1989 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1988 and the beginning of 1989, and were announced on 31 December 1988.


1989 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1989 New York City Marathon
The 1989 New York City Marathon was the 20th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 5. The men's elite race was won by Tanzania's Juma Ikangaa in a time of 2:08:01 hours while the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:30.


1989 New York City Marathon
A total of 24,659 runners finished the race, 19,971 men and 4688 women.


1989 New York City mayoral election
The 1989 New York City mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 7.


1989 New York City mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Ed Koch, who had served since 1978, ran for an unprecedented fourth term in office but was defeated in the Democratic Party primary by Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins. Dinkins went on to narrowly defeat U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Rudy Giuliani, the candidate of both the Republican Party and Liberal Party of New York. Dinkins won with 50.42% of the vote to Giuliani's 47.84%.


1989 New York City mayoral election
Whereas the two preceding mayoral elections of the 1980s had been landslide victories for Koch, who had not lost a single borough and had received the co-endorsement of the Republican Party in 1985, this election was a closely contested race. Dinkins won majorities in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, while Giuliani carried Queens and won a landslide on Staten Island. Four years later, in the 1993 election, Dinkins and Giuliani would face each other again in a re-match and Dinkins would narrowly lose to Giuliani in his bid for re-election.


1989 New York City mayoral election, Republican primary, Results
Giuliani won the Republican Primary, defeating Ron Lauder 77,150 (67.0%) to 37,960 (33.0%)


1989 New York City mayoral election, General election, Results
Giuliani vote was 815,387 Republican and 55,077 Liberal. Other vote was 1,732 Lenora Fulani-New Alliance; 1,671-James Harris-Socialist Workers; 1,118 Warren Raum-Libertarian; 435 Mazelis-Workers League.


1989 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 55th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1989. The winners were announced on 18 December 1989 and the awards were given on 14 January 1990.


1989 New York Giants season
The 1989 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season in the National Football League. After going 10–6 and suffering a heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in 1988, the team went 12–4 and won the NFC East. The Giants lost a heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional playoffs.


1989 New York Giants season, Playoffs
The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raul Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.


1989 New York Jets season
The 1989 New York Jets season was the 30th season for the franchise and the 20th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–7–1 record from 1988 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 4–12. As the team’s losses piled up, fans began chanting “Joe must go”, and home attendance dwindled as a result of the team's poor performance. Walton was fired at the end of the season.


1989 New York Mets season
The New York Mets' 1989 season was the 28th regular season for the Mets. They went 87–75 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.


1989 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1989 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1989 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1989 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1989 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1989 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees' 1989 season was the 87th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 74-87, finishing in fifth place, 14.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Dallas Green and Bucky Dent. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.


1989 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
The 1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held to determine the leadership of the New Zealand Labour Party. The leadership was won by Christchurch Central MP Geoffrey Palmer, who had been Deputy Leader the party since 1983.


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Background
Following months of infighting and division within the Labour Party, most of caucus wanted both David Lange and Roger Douglas in cabinet with a peace deal, as the caucus was still ready for implementing radical reforms according to Michael Cullen. The caucus voted to return Douglas to the cabinet. David Lange decided to resign as leader as Lange interpreted it as a sign of no-confidence in his leadership.


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Candidates, Geoffrey Palmer
Palmer stood for the leadership feeling a sense of duty to do so as Lange's deputy. His image with the populace was one of distance to the publicly resented Rogernomics policies and was instead associated with Labour's more popular policies such as environmentalism, electoral reform and the nuclear-free stance. Many in the party, particularly the newer caucus members, hoped this would allow Labour's popularity to heal and rebrand the party along more positive lines.


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Candidates, Mike Moore
Moore was one of the senior cabinet ministers in the government and was ranked third in Labour's caucus. He was a supporter of the Rogernomics reforms, albeit less radical. As a result, he was seen as a more acceptable alternative leader to both Douglas and his supporters as well as critics of Douglas. In the lead up to the vote Moore claimed he could only hope to beat Palmer if he had a 'clear run' against him, leading Douglas to withdraw.


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Candidates, Roger Douglas
Former Minister of Finance Roger Douglas (who had previously challenged Lange for the leadership in 1988) also considered contesting the position. He later withdrew in favour of Moore upon realizing that he could not beat Palmer and concentrated on a bid for the deputy leadership. He lost this position to left-wing Health Minister Helen Clark by only a narrow margin.


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Result
A caucus vote was held on 8 August 1989. The result of the ballot saw Geoffrey Palmer win the leadership over Mike Moore 41 votes to 13. The result for the deputy leadership was far less decisive, with Helen Clark defeating Roger Douglas 29 votes to 25.


1989 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Aftermath
Palmer lead Labour for the next fourteen months, though struggled repair the party's damaged unity. After becoming clear that Labour could not win the next election, Palmer was replaced as leader by Moore only two months before the 1990 general election. Having Moore as leader was believed by many in the Labour caucus to give it better success at the polls. Palmer then decided not to stand for election in 1990 and retired from politics, returning to his academic career.


1989 New Zealand Masters
The 1989 Lion Brown New Zealand Masters was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in August 1989 at the Legislative Chamber of the New Zealand Parliament in  Wellington, New Zealand].


1989 New Zealand Masters
Willie Thorne won the tournament beating Joe Johnson 7–4 in the final.


1989 New Zealand NBL season
The 1989 NBL season was the eighth season of the National Basketball League. Ponsonby's last-place finish in 1988 saw them dropped from the league and replaced by 1988 Conference Basketball League (CBL) champions Palmerston North. Canterbury won the championship in 1989 to claim their second league title. They came from fourth place at the finals weekend to claim the championship, knocking over the top-seeded Palmerston North 92–84 in the semi-finals, before defeating Auckland 91–83 in the final.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League
The 1989 New Zealand National Soccer League was the 20th season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. Napier City Rovers had their debut championship win over Mount Maunganui, in doing so taking the title away from the main centres for only the second time.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Promotion and relegation
At the end of the 1988 season two teams were relegated: Manawatu United finished last, and Nelson United were expelled for failing to meet NZFA ground criteria.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Promotion and relegation
Traditionally, their places would have been taken by the top ranked teams in a play-off between the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues. In 1989, however, this did not happen. Although Takapuna City finished top in the Northern League, a new composite team was promoted from that region, Waitakere City. This team was formed as a composite team consisting of several West Auckland teams (Te Atatu, Massey, Kelston West, and West Auckland), all of whom continued to keep their own sides as feeder clubs for the new team. The top ranked Central League team was also promoted, Waterside Karori, a team which had formed from the merger of former =national league team Waterside and Karori Swifts. The Southern league champions were the Christchurch United B side, who were not eligible for entry to the national league.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Promotion and relegation
Papatoetoe were relegated at the end of the 1989 season.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
The 1989 season was unique for the number of matches that had their results altered due to league rule infringements. Three matches had their results changed after the fact: Miramar Rangers' 1–1 home draws with Christchurch United and Hutt Valley United were both revised to 0–1 away wins, and Gisborne City's 2–2 draw at home with Manurewa was similarly amended to a 0–2 result. These three results took the tally in the leagues first twenty years to four amended results in total.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
The season developed into a four-team race, with a seven-point gap at the end of the season between fourth and fifth. The race was tight and came down to the final match of the season. Mount Maunganui had led for much of the campaign, producing a 17 match unbeaten run in the early part of the season which had them on top. A dramatic reversal of form saw them win only two of their last eight games, despite recording an unbeaten record at home.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
Their stumble caused them to slip behind a Napier City Rovers side whose late season form came one match short of equalling the Mount's early season run. In the end it came down to the league's closest ever winning margin between the two sides, and Napier's more prodigious striking skills won the day. The other Mount, Mount Wellington finished third. Perennial title contenders, they lacked some of the sparkle of previous campaigns but still amassed the greatest number of goals and finished just three points off the pace.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
Newcomers Waitakere City proved good value for money as the fourth of the title contenders. Exciting to watch, they proved difficult to beat in Auckland, where they won seven of the eight matches they played. They suffered with a slow start to the season, but were only five points off the title by the end of the campaign. Hutt Valley United finished fifth despite recording the season's biggest defeat by eight goals at Mount Wellington's Bill McKinlay Park. The Hutt Valley side's success was the result of good team organisation and determination rather than star players. Christchurch United slipped to sixth from being title contenders earlier in the season, a result of an uncharacteristic late-season slump. Injuries and the transfer of lynchpin defender Ceri Evans to Oxford were contributing factors in the derailment of their campaign.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
Wellington United and Waikato United filled the next two spots. Both teams had inconsistent seasons, and in the case of Waikato the lack of a quality goalscorer proved a major handicap. Only the league's bottom two teams scored fewer goals in the 1989 season. Manurewa finished in ninth, but effectively denied Mount Maunganui the title by holding on in the final match of the season to draw 1–1 with the Bay of plenty side. A milestone of Manurewa's season was striker Mark Armstrong, who became the first player to notch up 100 goals in the league. North Shore United had a horror start to the season, with seven straight losses during which they scored just three goals. They were rooted to the foot of the table for over half the season, but a late recovery saw them scramble up to tenth.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
Miramar Rangers played entertaining but largely ineffective football which saw them gain just five points from their first eleven matches. A change of coach and Colin Tuaa's regained touch in front of goal saw their fortunes rise, but it was too late for them to even get to mid table. Below them sat Waterside Karori. A merger and name change had not changed the form which left the Wharfies struggling on their previous league foray in the 1970s, and the team found it virtually impossible to win away from home, their solitary away win coming against another Wellington-based side.


1989 New Zealand National Soccer League, Team performance
Gisborne City did not have a Golden jubilee year to enthuse over, with two 7–0 losses and only three points from their 13 away fixtures. Off-field the situation was just as dire and the club were briefly suspended from the league as a result of their financial plight. Even so, they managed to finish one place above Papatoetoe. A run of eleven straight losses and only a solitary home win all season did for the team. The top two sides of 1984 had thus sunk to the other end of the table, and the Reds were the ones who were shown the door.


1989 New Zealand local government reforms
The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century. Some 850 local bodies were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, made up of regional and territorial levels.


1989 New Zealand local government reforms, Background
The last major local government reform was carried out through the abolition of provincial government. With effect of 1 January 1877, local government was vested in elected borough and county councils. The Counties Bill of 1876 created 63 counties out of the rural parts of the former provinces. Over the years, many new bodies were set up. Some of these bodies were multi-purpose, whilst others (for example harbour boards) were single-purpose. The Local Government Act 1974 consolidated the previous law relating to local government that applied to territorial local authorities, regional and district council bodies. It enabled the establishment of regional councils, but these were not established until the 1989 reform.


1989 New Zealand local government reforms, History
The Labour Party had the reform of local government as one of its policies for the 1984 election but without much detail; the proposals were developed during the first term of the Fourth Labour Government following the party's win in 1984. Michael Bassett was Minister of Local Government and he appointed a Local Government Commission, which was chaired by Brian Elwood from 1 April 1985 to 1 November 1992. The government had given the commission a guarantee that their findings would be regarded as binding.


1989 New Zealand local government reforms, History
The resulting local government reform was undertaken along the lines of neo-liberal economic theory, and was done in conjunction with the economic reform that have become known as Rogernomics. Some 850 entities were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, made up of regional and territorial levels. Of the 850 entities, 249 were municipalities; the remainder were harbour boards, catchment boards, and drainage boards. Brian Rudman, a journalist and editorial writer for The New Zealand Herald, called the reforms "revolutionary".


1989 New Zealand local government reforms, Results of the reform, Regional authorities
New Zealand was divided into 14 regions, of which 13 were regional authorities, and the remaining one, Gisborne, was a unitary authority. Unitary authorities in New Zealand are district (or city) authorities that also fulfil the function of a regional authority.


1989 New Zealand local government reforms, Results of the reform, Territorial authorities
At a territorial level, district and city authorities were created. The area of a district may belong to more than one regional authority.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1989 New Zealand rugby league season was the 82nd season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Provincial Competition that was won by Auckland.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team lost three tests to Australia, losing 26-6 at Queen Elizabeth II Park, 8-0 at Rotorua International Stadium and 22-14 at Mount Smart Stadium, the third test also doubling as the first game of the 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup. The Australians had also defeated a Presidents XIII, 50-18, and Wellington, 28-10, but lost to Auckland 24-26.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwis were coached by Tony Gordon and the squad for the series was Darrell Williams, Tony Iro, Kevin Iro, Tony Kemp, Mark Elia, Shane Cooper, Clayton Friend, Brent Todd, Barry Harvey, James Goulding, Hugh McGahan, Sam Stewart, Brendon Tuuta, Gary Freeman, Gary Mercer, Duane Mann, Kelly Shelford, Mark Horo, Phil Bancroft and Kurt Sherlock. Kurt Sherlock became the first New Zealand union-league dual international since Jimmy Haig in 1947.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwis then embarked on a tour of Great Britain and France. They lost the series with Great Britain 1-2 and defeated France 2-0 in a Test series. In the second Test match at Elland Road Hugh McGahan scored his 16th Test try for New Zealand, a record at the time.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The touring party was: Phil Bancroft, Kelly Shelford, Dave Watson, Gary Freeman, Kurt Sherlock, Mark Elia, Kevin Iro, Mike Kuiti, captain Hugh McGahan, Whetu Taewa, Gary Mercer, Francis Leota, Morvin Edwards, Darrell Williams, Tawera Nikau, Wayne Wallace, Sam Stewart, Tony Kemp, Brendon Tuuta, Dean Clark, James Goulding, Esene Faimalo, David Ewe, Adrian Shelford, Brent Todd, Duane Mann, Tea Ropati, Dean Bell, George Mann and Kurt Sorensen. Ewe and George Mann were called in as injury replacements to Goulding and Ropati while due to their contract terms Bell and Sorensen were only available for the Test matches.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The tour began with a 26-27 loss to St. Helens and a win against Castleford, 22-20. They then lost to Wigan 14-24 before defeating Bradford Northern, Leeds and Cumbria 26-8, 34-4 and 28-2 respectively. They then won the first Test against Great Britain 24-16. In the second Test they were outplayed and lost 6-26. The Kiwis then defeated Hull F.C. 44-8, Widnes 26-18 and Featherstone Rovers 44-20. Great Britain then wrapped up the Test series by winning the third Test 10-6.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand then headed to France for the final leg of the tour, opening the French leg with a 36-12 win over a Midi Pyrenees regional side. They then defeated France 16-14 in the first Test after France led 14-0 after 30 minutes. The Kiwis then defeated Selection De L'aude 70-0, a then record for a Kiwis side, before beating France B 62-2. New Zealand then won the second Test match 34-0 to finish the tour and claim the two World Cup points. During the French leg of the tour David Ewe was sent home for unbecoming behaviour.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Before the Tests an Auckland v Rest of New Zealand trial was held. The Rest won 38-30. The Rest of New Zealand side was: Morvin Edwards, David Ewe, Paul Nahu, Tea Ropati, Tony Iro, Shane Cooper, Neville Woodham, Russell Tuuta, captain Barry Harvey, George Mann, Se'e Solomona, Esene Faimalo, Brendon Tuuta.Charlie McAlister, Brent Stuart, Gary Mercer and Mike Kuiti.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand attended the University World Cup. The team finished fourth, losing to France 28-16 in the third place play-off. The side was coached by Ces Mountford and included Paul and Phil Bergman, Andrew Chalmers and Vince Weir.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis conducted a six match tour to Papua New Guinea. They defeated the Junior Kumuls 34-8 and 36-10. They were coached by Ray Haffenden and included Hitro Okesene, Sean Hoppe, Jarrod McCracken, Stephen Kearney, Simon Angell, Whetu Taewa, Blair Harding and Tukere Barlow. Jason Temu was named in the under-17 side while the New Zealand under-15 side included Willie Swann.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Darrell Williams was the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Auckland successfully defended the Rugby League Cup throughout the year.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Club Competition
The national club competition, called the Lion Red League Nationals for sponsorship reasons, was won by the Northcote Tigers who defeated the Wainuiomata Lions 10-4 in the final.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Club Competition
The Wakatipu Giants (Southland) played Kia Toa (Otago) in a qualifying match with Kia Toa winning through to the main draw.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Northcote Tigers won the Fox Memorial, defeating Mangere East 30-14. They were also minor premiers and won the Stormont Shield. The Roope Rooster was won by the Mangere East Hawks. City-Pt Chevalier won the Sharman Cup while Mt Wellington won the Phelan Shield.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Kelly Shelford of Glenora won the Rothville Trophy as player of the year while Jason Lowrie was the most improved forward and Phil Bancroft topped the points scoring charts. Tawera Nikau of Otahuhu won the Best and Fairest award.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Mike McClennan coached the Northcote Tigers and made an immediate impression. The Tigers included Marty Crequer, captain Brian McClennan, Tony and Paddy Tuimavave, Jason Lowrie and Sean Hoppe. Tea Ropati and George Mann played for Mangere East while Duane Mann, Kelly Shelford, Dean Lonergan, Mike Patton and Phil Bancroft played for Glenora. Dave Watson played for Manukau and Mark Bournville played for Mt Albert while Tawera Nikau, Vaun O'Callaghan, Francis Leota and Dean Clark played for Otahuhu, who were coached by Joe Gwynne. Te Atatu included Iva Ropati, Peter Ropati, Sam Panapa, Mark Horo and Peter Brown and were coached by Ron O'Regan.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Wainuiomata Lions, who only won promotion in 1988, won the Wellington Rugby League championship, defeating Upper Hutt 20-15 in the final.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Lions included all four Lomax brothers, John, David, Arnold and Tony. Morvin Edwards, Sonny Whakarau, Mark Woods, Mike Kuiti and David Ewe played for Upper Hutt while Barry Harvey, George Lajpold and Denvour Johnston played for Randwick. Yogi Rogers, James Leuluai and Charlie McAlister played for Petone.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
The Addington Magpies won the Pat Smith Challenge Trophy, defeating Marist-Western 27-14. It was Marist-Western's sixth grand final loss since 1969.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Addington then defeated Cobden-Kohinoor 16-10 to retain the Thacker Shield for Canterbury.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Addington included Mike Dorreen while Hornby included Wayne Wallace, who had returned from Marist-Western, and Mark Nixon. Whetu Taewa played for Halswell.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Takahiwai Warriors defeated the Moerewa Tigers 26-15 in the Northland Rugby League grand final. The Orowhana Dragons won the Far North title. Jason Mackie played for Takahiwai.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Turangawaewae defeated Ngaruawahia 18-11 to win the Waikato Rugby League grand final. Junior Kiwi Tukere Barlow played for the Hamilton City Tigers. Ngongotaha defeated Pikiao, who included Gary Mercer, 18-14 in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final. Pikiao however won the combined Bay of Plenty-Midlands competition, defeating Putatura 36-34 in that final.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Western Suburbs defeated the Waitara Bears 14-12 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final to win the Adam Lile Shield. The Kaiti Devils defeated the Repongaere Eels 24-14 to win the Gisborne-East Coast Rugby League grand final. Flaxmere defeated Omahu 34-14 to win the Hawkes Bay Rugby League championship.


1989 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Cobden-Kohinoor defeated Waro-rakau in the West Coast Rugby League grand final 36-8. Marist were coached by Tony Coll and included Wayne Dwyer and Brent Stuart. Bernie Green was Runanga's player-coach.


1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles
The New Zealand national rugby union team toured Canada and the Britain and Ireland in October and November 1989, playing test matches against the national teams of Wales and Ireland and tour matches against 12 other sides, including the Barbarians. They went unbeaten on the tour, winning all 14 matches.


1989 Newcastle earthquake
The 1989 Newcastle earthquake  occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December. The shock measured 5.6 on the Richter magnitude scale and was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (or $8.5 billion in 2018, adjusted for inflation), including an insured loss of about $1 billion (or $2.1 billion in 2018, adjusted for inflation).


1989 Newcastle earthquake
The effects were felt over an area of around 200,000 square kilometres (77,000 sq mi) in the state of New South Wales, with isolated reports of movement in areas up to 800 kilometres (500 mi) from Newcastle. Damage to buildings and facilities was reported over an area of 9,000 km2 (3,500 sq mi).


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Death toll and damage to buildings
The highest death toll and damage occurred at the Newcastle Workers Club, where the floor collapsed. Nine people were killed and many more were trapped beneath the rubble. Another three people were crushed to death when masonry from building façades collapsed onto awnings on Beaumont Street, Hamilton, an inner-city suburb of Newcastle. Following the death of a woman in Broadmeadow from earthquake-related shock, the final death toll was raised to 13.


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Death toll and damage to buildings
The earthquake caused damage to over 35,000 homes, 147 schools, and 3,000 commercial and/or other buildings, with significant damage (i.e. damage worth over $1,000; $2,100 in 2018 adjusted for inflation) caused to 10,000 homes and 42 schools (structural damage), within the immediate Newcastle area.


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Death toll and damage to buildings
The number of people in the city on the day of the earthquake was lower than usual, due to a strike by local bus drivers. The earthquake struck in the middle of an interview by a local television station NBN with a union representative.


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Statistics
The names of all 13 victims were published later in Newspapers such as the Maitland Mercury


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Cause
In early 2007, a United States academic claimed that coal mining in the region triggered the earthquake, although earthquake activity has been present in the area at least since European settlement first occurred. That is in addition to the statement by the former head of the earthquake monitoring group at Geoscience Australia, Dr David Denham, that the Newcastle earthquake occurred some distance from mining activity:


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Cause
"The depths of the focus of the earthquake was about 13, 14 kilometres, whereas the ones associated with mining, they're actually right close to the mine, because that's where the stress release takes place."


1989 Newcastle earthquake, Cause
Despite records of previous earthquakes in the area, even the most recent construction codes in Newcastle at the time of the earthquake (issued in 1979) required neither the adoption of earthquake-resistant design nor the strengthening of old buildings, although they did encourage owners to provide more than the minimum strength.


1989 Newfoundland general election
The 1989 Newfoundland general election was held on April 20, 1989 to elect members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party despite polling fewer votes than the Conservatives.


1989 Newfoundland general election
Unusually, however, Liberal leader Clyde Wells was defeated by Lynn Verge in his own riding of Humber East despite having led his party to victory. Consequently, a member of his caucus, Eddie Joyce, resigned shortly after the election, and Wells was acclaimed to office in the riding of Bay of Islands. Seven years later, Verge was the leader of the Progressive Conservatives during the 1996 election, and she also lost Humber East in the election, though her party did not win that election.


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1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.


1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Crotlieve
1985: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP


1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Newry Town
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves IIP


1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Slieve Gullion
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin1985-1989 Change: No change


1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, The Fews
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP


1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, The Mournes
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin, Protestant Unionist leaves DUP


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells
The 1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the 1989 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of the Category 4 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California, in the United States. The men's tournament was played from March 13 through March 20, 1989, while the women's tournament was played from March 6 through March 12, 1989.


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells, Finala, Men's Singles
Miloslav Mečíř defeated  Yannick Noah 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells, Finala, Men's Doubles
Boris Becker /  Jakob Hlasek defeated  Kevin Curren /  David Pate 7–6, 7–5


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells, Finala, Women's Doubles
Hana Mandlíková /  Pam Shriver defeated  Rosalyn Fairbank /  Gretchen Magers 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Boris Becker and Guy Forget were the defending champions but only Becker competed that year with Jakob Hlasek.


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Becker and Hlasek won in the final 7–6, 7–5 against Kevin Curren and David Pate.


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Boris Becker was the two-time defending champion but lost in the third round to Jay Berger.


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Miloslav Mečíř won in the final 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 against Yannick Noah.


1989 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.


1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Antrim Line
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP


1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballyclare
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Independent


1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Doagh Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour '871985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Newtownabbey Labour joins Labour '87


1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Manse Road
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP


1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Shore Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance1985-1989 Change: No change


1989 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1989 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Phil Greco. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were an NCAA Division I-AA Independent. They finished the season 5–6.


1989 Nigerien constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 24 September 1989. The new constitution would make the country a one-party state with the National Movement for the Development of Society as the sole legal party. The government would have a presidential system, as well as the continued involvement of the Armed Forces, which had ruled the country since the military coup in 1974.


1989 Nigerien constitutional referendum
It was approved by 99.3% of voters with a 94.9% turnout. The first elections under the new constitution were held later in the year on 12 December.


1989 Nigerien general election
General elections were held in Niger on 12 December 1989 to elect a President and National Assembly. They were the first elections since 1970, and followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in September, which had made the country a one-party state with the National Movement for the Development of Society as the sole legal party. As a result, its leader, the incumbent president Ali Saibou, was elected unopposed, and the party won all 93 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 95.1%.


1989 Nigerien general election, Results
For the first time, women won seats in the National Assembly, with Roukayatou Abdou Issaka, Bibata Adamou Dakaou, Souna Hadizatou Diallo, Aïssata Karidjo Mounkaïla and Marie Lebihan becoming the country's first female members of parliament.


1989 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 40th season of operation for the league.


1989 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 1989 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 24th through 26th, 1989 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Hawks at the Hartford Civic Center. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1989 tournament, therefore excluding both New Hampshire and Vermont. Siena College gained its only America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Siena was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the second round to Minnesota 80–67, after upsetting #3 Stanford 80–78.


1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels  played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Mack Brown.


1989 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1989 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Rocky Hager, the team compiled a 8–3–1 record.


1989 North Down Borough Council election
Elections to North Down Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four  district electoral areas to elect a total of 24 councillors.


1989 North Down Borough Council election
Prior to the election three Ulster Unionist politicians, including George Green, had defected to the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland. The election saw the Conservative presence in North Down doubling, with the Conservatives emerging as the single largest party on the council.


1989 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Abbey
1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP1989: 2 x UPUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP1985-1989 Change: UPUP and Conservative gain from DUP and UUP


1989 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballyholme and Groomsport
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist1989: 2 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) gain from UUP and Alliance


1989 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Bangor West
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP, 1 x UPUP1989: 2 x Conservative, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent1985-1989 Change: Conservatives (two seats) and Independent gain from Alliance, DUP and UPUP


1989 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Holywood
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP1989: 1 x Alliance, 1 x Conservative, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent1985-1989 Change: Conservative and Independent gain from UUP and Alliance


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average season in annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. An average of five tropical cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Throughout the season, the IMD monitored ten depressions, three of which became cyclonic storms. The strongest storm of the year was Super Cyclonic Storm Gay. Crossing the Malay Peninsula into the Bay of Bengal on November 4, Gay became one of the most powerful systems on record in the basin, attaining an estimated pressure of 930 mbar (hPa; 27.46 inHg). Collectively, the storms were responsible for at least 1,785 fatalities, 1,445 of which were due to the disastrous flooding triggered by the July Cyclonic Storm, and more than $25 million in damage.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
In mid-May, a monsoon trough situated over the Bay of Bengal began showing signs of cyclonic development. By May 20, synoptic data indicated the presence of a weak circulation; however, the system remained disorganized. Following a dramatic increase in convection and organization, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on May 23 and subsequently began monitoring the system as a tropical depression hours later. Initially, the depression tracked slowly towards the north-northwest before abruptly turning westward and slowing due to weak mid-level steering currents. During this time, the storm gradually intensified and was limited by northwesterly wind shear. By May 26, the storm turned northward and accelerated. Later that day, 01B attained its peak intensity with winds of 100 km/h (60 mph) shortly before making landfall in eastern India. The system quickly weakened once inland and was last noted on May 27 as a dissipating low.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
Striking India on May 26, the storm brought wind gusts up to 130 km/h (80 mph) and torrential rains, amounting to 210 mm (8.3 in), which caused widespread damage. The hardest hit area was Midnapore where more than 10,000 homes were destroyed. At least 17 people were killed in the district alone and more than 50,000 were left homeless. Communications across Orissa were severely disrupted as broadcast stations, government buildings, and hundreds of telephone poles were destroyed. Further inland, heavy rains from the storm triggered several landslides that killed at least two people in Darjeeling Hills. Throughout eastern India, 61 people were killed and more than 500,000 were left homeless by the storm.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)
In nearby Bangladesh, strong winds produced by the storm destroyed 500 homes across 11 villages. Areas devastated by a tornado a month prior were severely affected by the cyclone. In Tangail, a powerful tornado spawned by the storm destroyed 2,000 homes and killed 10 people. At least 60 people perished and 2,000 others were injured across the country. Offshore, 150 fishermen went missing during the storm and were feared dead. In the wake of the storm, widespread search and rescue missions took place in cities flattened by the cyclone.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01 (02A)
On June 7, small area of low pressure developed off the west coast of India. Over the following two days, convection associated with the low gradually organized and by June 9, satellite intensity estimates from the JTWC reached 55 km/h (35 mph). A TCFA was subsequently issued for the system before it made landfall in Gujarat early on June 10. Although overland, the low maintained significant convection as it turned westward and through its re-emergence into the Arabian Sea on June 11.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01 (02A)
Once back over water, convection rapidly spread westward in response to an anticyclone over the Arabian Peninsula and Afghanistan. Early on June 12, the cyclone was estimated to have attained tropical storm status based on a ship report near the center of 65 km/h (40 mph) sustained winds and a surface pressure of 998 mbar (hPa; 29.47 inHg). Later that day, strong wind shear stemming from the anticyclone displaced convection from the tropical storm by more than 110 km (70 mi), prompting the final advisory from the JTWC. The remnants of the system were last noted on June 13, dissipating over the Arabian Sea.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm BOB 04
On July 22, the IMD began monitoring a depression over the Bay of Bengal. Tracking west-northwest, the system intensified into a cyclonic storm later that day before making landfall in Andhra Pradesh, just north of Vishakhapatnam. Once onshore the storm accelerated towards the northwest and weakened. By July 24, the remnants of the cyclone were located over the state of Maharashtra. The system was last noted the following day over Gujarat and moving into Pakistan.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm BOB 04
Across Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh heavy rains produced by the storm triggered flash flooding and mudslides that killed at least 414 people. According to Chief Minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, approximately 70,000 homes were destroyed in Andhra Pradesh. While over Maharashtra, the storm produced torrential rainfall, reaching 280 mm (11 in) in 24 hours in Bombay, which caused deadly flash flooding and mudslides. Most of the railway tracks in metropolitan Bombay were left underwater, paralyzing the city and forcing businesses to close for several days. The city's stock exchange remained open, though only sparse trading was observed.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm BOB 04
Flood waters isolated 46 villages in the region, prompting the deployment of the Indian Army for rescue missions. At least 500 people were killed throughout Maharashtra, more than 200 of which took place in the Raigad district. An unknown number of people were killed after a bridge collapsed with two train carriages on it. Additionally, 75 others were reported missing in the district according to local police. Offshore, 500 fishermen went missing in connection to the storm and are believed to have died.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm BOB 04
Flooding rains extended into Pakistan by July 26. Flash floods in the slums outside Karachi killed at least 16 people and washed away 500 huts. An estimated 20,000 people were left homeless in the city. Communication and transportation throughout Karachi was reportedly paralyzed as well due to widespread power outages. Further north in Hyderabad, six others were killed by the storm. Throughout the country, at least 31 people were killed.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Gay
On November 2, a tropical depression, later named Gay, developed in the Gulf of Thailand and favorable atmospheric conditions allowed the system to undergo rapid intensification. By November 3, Gay had intensified to a Category 3-equivalent typhoon before striking Thailand. Crossing the Kra Isthmus in approximately six hours, the system emerged into the Bay of Bengal as a Category 1-equivalent cyclone and assumed a west-northwesterly track towards India. For the next four days, the storm gradually reorganized before reaching a small area favorable for more significant intensification late on November 6.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Gay
Hours before making landfall in India, Gay attained its peak intensity as a Category 5-equivalent cyclone with winds estimated at 260 km/h (160 mph). Additionally, the IMD estimated that the storm had three-minute sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph), classifying Gay as a modern-day Super Cyclonic Storm. The powerful storm soon made landfall near Kavali, India, in Andhra Pradesh before rapidly weakening onshore. The system eventually dissipated over Maharashtra on November 10.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Gay
In Thailand, the storm caused extensive damage both onshore and off, killing 833 people and inflicting approximately ฿11 billion (US$497 million) in damage. Striking India as a powerful cyclone, Gay damaged or destroyed about 20,000 homes in Andhra Pradesh, leaving 100,000 people homeless. In that country, 69 deaths and ₹410 million (US$25.3 million) in damage were attributed to Gay.


1989 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
In addition to the storms listed above, the IMD monitored six other depressions throughout the year.


1989 North Korean local elections
Elections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on November 19, 1989.


1989 North Korean local elections
29,535 provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected.


1989 North Korean local elections
Voter turnout was reported as 99.73%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.


1989 North Star Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 North Star Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held in Chicago, Illinois. The tournament began on March 9, 1989, and ended on March 11, 1989.


1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28-March 3, 1989. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their third ECAC Metro/NEC championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament.


1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a six-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The top two seeds received a bye in the first round.


1989 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
The 1989 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Dave Roberts, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak
The 1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak was a series of tornadoes which caused more than $130 million (1989 USD) in damage across the Northeastern United States on July 10, 1989. The storm system affected five states with severe weather, including hail up to 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) across, thunderstorm winds up to 90 mph (140 km/h), and 17 tornadoes. Several towns in New York and Connecticut were particularly hard-hit. Several homes were leveled in Schoharie, New York and extensive damage occurred in Bantam, Connecticut. A large section of Hamden, Connecticut, including an industrial park and hundreds of homes, was destroyed; and in some places buildings were flattened to the ground.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak
More than 150 people were injured by the tornado outbreak, and one person was killed by straight-line thunderstorm winds. While tornado outbreaks in this area are unusual, this storm was especially rare in that it produced six significant tornadoes, two of which were violent F4s, and featured many tornadoes with tracks of several miles.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details
Storms began causing damage early in the morning on July 10, 1989. A tornado briefly touched down in Ogdensburg, New York at 5AM, injuring one person. Hail up to 1 in (25 mm) wide, wind gusts over 50 mph (60 km/h), and many reports of wind damage were reported in New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts before noon. Severe weather is an unusual occurrence in the morning, and the activity only increased in severity towards the middle of the afternoon.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Schoharie County tornado
The event which devastated areas from Montgomery to Greene County caused $20,000,000 in damage and injured 20 people. While the Storm Prediction Center archives say that it was a single tornado, it was likely three or more tornadoes, each producing F3 to F4 damage. Only damage near Schoharie was at the F4 level, and some sources doubt it even reached that intensity at all.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Schoharie County tornado
The first tornado touched down three miles east of Ames at 1:27PM, moving southeast. It passed near or through the towns of Carlisle, Howe Caverns, Central Bridge, and Schoharie before lifting. Continuing southeast for 10 miles, the storm produced another tornado briefly near Rensselaerville. After another 10 miles, a third tornado touched down between Greenville and Surprise. This final section of the path is plotted as a skipping tornado, but may have been three or more separate tornadoes.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Connecticut tornado family
An hour after the previous event caused destruction in Upstate New York, a new tornado family began producing significant damage in the adjacent state of Connecticut. The first tornado, which may have been three separate tornadoes, started its path of destruction in Cornwall, leveling a virgin forest known as Cathedral Pines. At the nearby Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, every ski lift was destroyed, with some lift chairs found miles away. The tornado continued south-southeast through Milton, leveling hundreds more trees, and destroyed the village of Bantam before dissipating. Strong downburst winds continued to cause damage and level trees after this tornado lifted: it was during this period between tornadoes that a 12-year-old girl was killed by falling trees in Black Rock State Park.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Connecticut tornado family
Soon afterwards, another tornado touched down in Watertown, passing through Oakville and northern Waterbury, damaging or destroying 150 homes.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Connecticut tornado family
The Hamden tornado was by far the most destructive tornado of this family, and possibly the most damaging of the entire outbreak. It touched down at 5:38 pm near the Wilbur Cross Parkway. Industrial cranes and cars were tossed through the air, and rows of houses, as well as an industrial park, were flattened. The tornado lifted just a few minutes later at 5:45. The damage path was only five miles long, stopping just short of the city of New Haven, but it damaged or destroyed almost 400 structures in its path.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Connecticut tornado family
The storm was so intense at this point that an 80 mph (130 km/h) wind gust was measured in downtown New Haven after the tornado dissipated. About the same time, a tornado struck the area between Carmel and Brewster, New York, unroofing a condominium complex. Five people were injured.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Long Island
The storms continued to produce damage after crossing onto Long Island. An F2 tornado caused significant damage in the town of East Moriches. A man was thrown with his trailer across an airfield; he escaped the destroyed trailer with only minor injuries. The tornado was accompanied by 2.5 inch (6.4 cm) hail. Other areas further east also saw straight-line wind damage and hail up to an inch across.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Massachusetts storms
While the destructive tornadoes were affecting Connecticut, this part of the storm produced four brief F1 tornadoes in quick succession north of Worcester, which occurred between 4PM and 4:15PM. These tornadoes each produced damage paths less than 150 feet (45 m) wide, and less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, Massachusetts storms
Moving east-southeast into southern Middlesex County, it continued producing severe winds (gusting up to 90 mph; 145 km/h) and very heavy rain. Another tornado touched down very briefly in Norfolk County, followed by two more brief touchdowns in Plymouth County near 5:30PM. The storm then weakened, but still managed to produce 60 mph (95 km/h) winds on Cape Cod, before finally moving out into the Atlantic and dissipating.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Storm details, New Jersey storms
Around the same time, the last of the activity was affecting areas of northern New Jersey. Two F0s and an F1 tracked through parts of Passaic and Bergen counties, snapping and uprooting trees, and causing $4 million in damage. About 150 houses were damaged in Bergen county alone.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Aftermath
In Waterbury, Connecticut, mayor Joseph Santopietro declared a state of emergency due to extensive damage in the city.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Aftermath
In Hamden, Connecticut, the National Guard was called in to aid in cleanup and keep order, as some looting was reported in the devastated area. President George H. W. Bush declared the area a disaster area on July 18. The damage was so intense that much of the area was without power for a week, and trees were still being cleared a year later.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Aftermath
There was some damage to homes and other structures from this storm, but most damage was confined to wooded areas. Several major roads, including Route 9, Route 12, and Interstate 190, were closed due to flooding or downed trees. The main financial impact was from damage to utilities, which totalled over $2 million in Princeton alone.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Aftermath
Despite the extensive and widespread damage, only one death was reported from the entire severe weather outbreak, and this was due to straight-line winds, not a tornado. Many people, including Connecticut Governor William O'Neill, commented that it was "a miracle" that more people were not seriously injured or killed.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Historic outbreak
This storm event was one of the most extensive ever seen in the Northeastern United States. In all, 17 tornadoes touched down, possibly more. There were 14 instances of measured severe winds (several over 80 mph, 129 km/h), along with 46 reports of straight-line wind damage. There were 10 reports of hail 1 inch (2.5 cm) across or larger, and hail 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) wide fell from one storm, which was producing a tornado at the time. Hail this large is especially rare in this area of the United States.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Historic outbreak
Remarkably, though hundreds of homes and other structures were leveled, no one was killed by tornadoes that day. Tornado damage caused about 140 injuries, mostly minor, and one death and 11 injuries were caused by wind damage. In just five hours, the storms produced more than 12,500 lightning strikes. The airport in Oxford, Connecticut recorded 4.4 inches (112 mm) of rain in just 30 minutes. While the northeastern United States experiences occasional tornadoes, an event of this scale is especially rare. Typical tornadoes in this area are short-lived and not particularly damaging.


1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak, Historic outbreak
This outbreak featured several long-lived tornadoes, produced by storms which also produced destructive straight-line winds over a large area. Since 1950, only six violent tornadoes have occurred in the Northeastern US, two of which were part of this outbreak. It was by far the worst tornado event in the area since May 2, 1983 when six significant tornadoes tore through New York.


1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1989 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fifth year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.


1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 1989 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers offense scored 302 points while the defense allowed 211 points.


1989 Northern Ireland local elections
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1989, with candidates contesting 565 seats.


1989 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
The elections took place after a turbulent period in Northern Irish politics. The signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) in November 1985 had been followed by widespread protests by those in the Unionist community. In November 1985, the 18 Unionist controlled District Councils voted for a policy of adjournment in protest against the AIA and in February 1986 also refused to set the 'rates' (local government taxes). In September 1986 Unionist councillors considered but rejected the option of mass resignations but decided to continue to use council chambers as a forum to protest the agreement.


1989 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
One new development on the Unionist side was the entry into Northern Ireland politics of the Conservative Party which was joined by three sitting Unionist councillors.


1989 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
On the Irish Republican side, the Irish Independence Party had disbanded following poor election results in 1985. Sinn Féin had split in 1986 over the issue of sitting in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, if elected. The dissenting faction had formed Republican Sinn Féin (RSF). Three of the fifty nine councillors elected for Sinn Féin in 1985 joined this  grouping. The Remembrance Day bombing of 1987 had a negative impact on subsequent SF support. Irish Republicanism was also affected by the passing of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 which disqualified candidates who refused to sign a declaration renouncing:


1989 Northern Ireland local elections, Background
RSF refused to sign the declaration and thus their twenty three candidates became ineligible.


1989 Northern Ireland local elections, Results, By council
The results were interpreted as "movement away from the extremes" with the UUP and SDLP increasing their lead over their rivals in the DUP and Sinn Féin respectively. A total of eleven councils saw the two top posts shared by parties from either side of the political/sectarian divide. The number of councils controlled by one party increased from two to six. The DUP retained control of Ballymena, with the UUP retained control of Banbridge and gained control of Antrim and Lisburn. The SDLP gained control of Down and Derry.


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum  was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 4 November 1989. Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments to the constitution. One on putting a limit on spending by the Legislature was approved, whilst the other was rejected.


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
The proposal to amend the constitution to put a limit on spending was an initiative in the Legislature, and was passed by a three quarter majority in both houses. This meant that only a simple majority was required in the referendum.


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
It proposed amending Chapter II, sections 16 and 17 to read:


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
Section 16. Budget Ceiling. There shall be a ceiling on the budget of the legislature.


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
a) Appropriations, or obligations and expenditures, exclusive of the salaries of the members of the legislature, for the operations and activities of the legislature may not exceed two million eight hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year. This ceiling on the legislative budget shall be divided equally between the Senate and the House of Representatives.


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
b) Obligations and expenditures for the operations and activities of the legislature for the period Gctober I through the second Monday in January of a fiscal year in which there is a regular general election, may not exceed seven hundred thousand dollars or the spending authority otherwise available by law, whichever is less. This ceiling shall apply to the various offices and activities in the same proportions as the annual spending authority provided by law. Section 17. Legislative Bureau. There is hereby established a legislative bureau in the Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature. a)


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
The bureau shall be headed by a director to be appointed by the joint leadership of the legislature consisting of the presiding officers, vice presiding officers, floor leaders, and the chairmen of the standing committees.b) The director shall employ all necessary staff, other than personal staff of the members of the legislature, pursuant to budgetary allocations. The staff members shall include legal counsel and other administrative staff.c) The bureau shall provide all required services to the legislature in connection with duties and responsibilities during sessions and committee meetings.


1989 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background
It shall maintain all records, files, library and other documents of the legislature.d) The director may be removed by a rnajority of the members of each house of the legislature with or without cause.e) The bureau shall be free from any political harassment or pressure.f) The legislative bureau shall have a budget sufficient to permit it to fully and adequately perform its duties as specified in this Section. The funds budgeted shall be independent of the budget ceiling established for the legislature under Section 16 of this Article, but in no event shall the funds appropriated exceed eight hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year.


1989 Northumberland County Council election
Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 4 May 1989, resulting in a council with Labour members forming a majority.


1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1989 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.


1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tim O'Brien with 2,218 passing yards, junior running back Bob Christian with 1,291 rushing yards, and Richard Buchanan with 1,115 receiving yards. Buchanan received first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press, and Christian received second-team honors.


1989 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1989 Norwegian Football Cup was the 84th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 22 October 1989. Viking were in their 8th final (3 wins and 4 runners-up), while Molde were in their second final after losing the 1982 final against Brann and therefore had the chance to win the first trophy in the club's history. The match was drawn and was replayed on 29 October 1989 resulting in a win for Viking.


1989 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 1989 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the 84th final of the Norwegian Football Cup. The final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 22 October 1989. Viking were in their 8th final (3 wins and 4 runners-up), while Molde were in their second final after losing the 1982 final against Brann and therefore had the chance to win the first trophy in the club's history.


1989 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The first final between the two teams ended with a 2–2 draw. A replay was played on the following Sunday on 29 October and ended with a 2–1 win for Viking who became Norwegian Champions for the fourth time.


1989 Norwegian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 and 11 September 1989. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 63 of the 165 seats.


1989 Norwegian parliamentary election
The non-socialist parties gained a majority, and Jan P. Syse became prime minister of a coalition minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Centre Party. This cabinet was disbanded a year later after the Centre Party broke with the Conservatives over the Norwegian EU membership issue. Gro Harlem Brundland became prime minister in 1990, forming a minority Labour government until the 1993 election four years later.


1989 Norwich Union Grand Prix
The 1989 Norwich Union Grand Prix was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in November 1989 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.


1989 Norwich Union Grand Prix
Joe Johnson won the tournament beating Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the final.


1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.


1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


1989 Nottinghamshire County Council election
The 1989 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 4 May 1989. The whole council of eighty-eight members was up for election and the result was that the Labour Party retained control of the Council, winning fifty seats. The Conservatives won thirty-four councillors and the Social and Liberal Democrats won four seats.


1989 Nottinghamshire County Council election
Minor boundary changes took place for this election, with the parish of Broadholme being transferred to Lincolnshire and the division of Newstead was enlarged by the addition of Ravenshead which had been transferred to Gedling from Newark and Sherwood in 1987.


1989 Nottinghamshire County Council election, Results by division
Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below.


1989 Nutri-Metics Open
The 1989 Nutri-Metics Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 30 January through 5 February 1989. First-seeded Patty Fendick won the singles title.


1989 Nutri-Metics Open, Finals, Doubles
Patty Fendick /  Jill Hetherington defeated  Elizabeth Smylie /  Janine Thompson 6–4, 6–4


1989 Nutri-Metics Open – Doubles
Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Tremelling.


1989 Nutri-Metics Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1989 Nutri-Metics Open – Singles
Patty Fendick was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Belinda Cordwell.


1989 Nutri-Metics Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1989 OFC Women's Championship
The 1989 OFC Women's Championship was the third OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Brisbane, Australia from 26 March to 1 April 1989. Five teams participated in the tournament, and a total of eleven matches were played.


1989 OFC Women's Championship
Chinese Taipei won the tournament for the second time after beating New Zealand 1–0 in the final. The third place match between Australia and their B-side was cancelled due to waterlogged pitch.


1989 OTB Open
The 1989 OTB Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Schenectady, New York, in the United States that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier V of the 1989 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 17 through July 23, 1989, while the women's tournament was held from July 24 through July 30, 1989. Simon Youl and Laura Gildemeister won the singles titles.


1989 OTB Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Scott Davis /  Broderick Dyke defeated  Brad Pearce /  Byron Talbot 2–6, 6–4, 6–4


1989 OTB Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Michelle Jaggard /  Hu Na defeated  Sandra Birch /  Debbie Graham 6–3, 6–2


1989 OTB Open – Men's Doubles
Alexander Mronz and Greg Van Emburgh were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1989 OTB Open – Men's Doubles
Scott Davis and Broderick Dyke won the title, defeating Brian Garrow and Sven Salumaa 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


1989 OTB Open – Men's Singles
Tim Mayotte was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1989 OTB Open – Men's Singles
Simon Youl won the tournament, beating Scott Davis in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Doubles
Ann Henricksson and Julie Richardson were the defending champions but only Henricksson competed that year with Gretchen Magers.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Doubles
Henricksson and Magers lost in the quarterfinals to Michelle Jaggard and Hu Na.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Doubles
Jaggard and Na won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Sandra Birch and Debbie Graham.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Singles
Gretchen Magers was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Laura Gildemeister.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Singles
Gildemeister won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Marianne Werdel.


1989 OTB Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1989 Oakland Athletics season
The 1989 Oakland Athletics season saw the A's finish in first place in the American League West division, with a record of 99 wins and 63 losses, seven games in front of the Kansas City Royals. It was their second consecutive AL West title, as well as the second straight year in which they finished with the best record in all of baseball. The team defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the ALCS, then swept their cross-Bay rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in an earthquake-marred World Series.


1989 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1989 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1989 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1989 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1989 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts


1989 Oakland Athletics season, World Series
AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL San Francisco Giants (0)


1989 October Revolution Parade
The 1989 October Revolution Parade was a parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on 7 November 1989 to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the socialist revolution in the Russian Empire in 1917. Mikhail Gorbachev (the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) and the Soviet leadership watched the parade from Lenin's Mausoleum. General of the Army and Minister of Defence Dmitry Yazov made his third holiday address to the nation after he inspected seven sets of armed battalions and academies. Col. Gen. Nikolai Kalinin the head of the Moscow Military District was the 1989 parade commander.


1989 October Revolution Parade, Context
The parade was one of the last traditional October Revolution military parades in the USSR's existence. Two days after the parade, the Berlin Wall in East Berlin fell. This would be the last time that Gorbachev would be at the parade in the capacity of General Secretary. Other guests included Nikolai Ryzhkov (the Premier of the Soviet Union) and political prisoner Yuri Fidelgolts. Defense Minister Yazov spoke from the rostrum of the mausoleum about the priority of "universal human interest" and "the unilateral reduction of armaments". International observers noticed the absence of missiles from the Strategic Missile Forces. After the official march past, Massed bands of the Moscow Military District under Major General Nikolai Mikhailov performed an exhibition drill before they marched off Red Square. After the parade, demonstrations of workers from various Soviet jobs and a parade of Soviet peoples and athletes through Red Square.


1989 October Revolution Parade, Other parades in Soviet cities
Revolution Day parades and celebrations were also held in many Soviet cities such as Leningrad's Palace Square. In Leningrad, a 30,000-strong column of opposition forces, took part in a general demonstration under the slogan, "November 7 - the day of national tragedy" and "We will strike with perestroika on communism". The local Militsiya cut off some of the participants, kept them cordoned off for half an hour, avoiding a potential breakout of violence.


1989 October Revolution Parade, Other parades in Soviet cities
The capitals of Soviet republics also held their own parades:


1989 October Revolution Parade, Other parades in Soviet cities
The Government of the Armenian SSR cancelled the parade in on Lenin Square in Yerevan due to protest, officially ending the republic's tradition of military parades. In the Georgian SSR, the parade was cancelled in Tbilisi in the face of protests from the National Independence Party. On the morning of 7 November, a group of 100 people took candles and stood in front of tanks preparing for the parade in Kishinev.


1989 October Revolution Parade, Other parades in Soviet cities
Once supporters of the Popular Front of Moldova arrived at Victory Square, the leaders of Communist Party of Moldova left the central stage immediately, with the mobile column of the parade being cancelled. Protesters in Vilnius blocked the tanks rolling through the central avenue, shortly delaying the mobile column, however the parade continued as planned.


1989 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1989 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–6–1 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 349 to 191.


1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–14, to the Auburn Tigers. Their biggest highlight was their game against Minnesota, in which they trailed 31-0, but came back to stun the Gophers 41-37. This tied the record for the largest comeback win in college football history at the time. It still stands as the biggest comeback win in school history.


1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 1988–89 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 7-9, 1989 on campus sites and at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.


1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Middle Tennessee State defeated Austin Peay in the championship game, 82–79, to win their fifth OVC men's basketball tournament.


1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #13 seed in the Southeast region.


1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by first-year head coach Gary Gibbs. They were ineligible to participate in a bowl game since they were on probation. In addition, the Sooners were not allowed to appear on live television, although all their games were taped delayed and shown late Saturday nights on the SOONER LATER NETWORK and a few on PRIME Cable.


1989 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Postseason, NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.


1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 8 Conference. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head Coach Pat Jones.


1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1989 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1989 Omagh District Council election
Elections to Omagh District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.


1989 Omagh District Council election, Districts results, Mid Tyrone
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP


1989 Omagh District Council election, Districts results, Omagh Town
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Labour1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP


1989 Omagh District Council election, Districts results, West Tyrone
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP1985-1989 Change: No change


1989 Omloop Het Volk
The 1989 Omloop Het Volk was the 43rd edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 4 March 1989. The race started and finished in Sint-Amandsberg. The race was won by Etienne De Wilde.


1989 Open Championship
The 1989 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 118th Open Championship, held from 20–23 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Mark Calcavecchia won his only major championship in a playoff over Greg Norman and Wayne Grady. It was the first playoff at the Open in fourteen years and the first use off the four-hole aggregate playoff, adopted in 1985. The playoff was formerly 18 holes the following day (and 36 holes prior to 1964). Calcavecchia was the first American champion at The Open in six years. Norman shot a course record 64 (−8) in the final round to get into the playoff.


1989 Open Championship, Course
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.


1989 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Claydon (E), Karlsson (+1), Els (+4), Evans (+5), Dodd (+10), Milne (+10), Hare (+11), O'Shea (+11), Noon (+14), Meeks (+17).


1989 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff
The four-hole aggregate playoff was held on holes 1, 2, 17, and 18; three par fours and a par three (#17).


1989 Open Clarins
The 1989 Open Clarins was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Racing Club de France in Paris, France, and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 18 September until 24 September 1989. Fourth-seeded Sandra Cecchini won the singles title and earned $17,000 first-prize money.


1989 Open Clarins, Finals, Doubles
Sandra Cecchini /  Patricia Tarabini defeated  Nathalie Herreman /  Catherine Suire 6–1, 6–1


1989 Orange Bowl
The 1989 Orange Bowl was the 55th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1988–89 bowl game season, it matched the independent and second-ranked Miami Hurricanes and the #6 Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Miami won 23–3.


1989 Orange Bowl
It was a rematch of the 1984 game, in which Miami had won its first national championship. Despite the high rankings of both teams, the game was not determining of the national title since top-ranked and undefeated Notre Dame (which had defeated Miami by a point earlier in the season) convincingly won the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona earlier in the day.


1989 Orange Bowl
This was the first Orange Bowl that had an official corporate sponsor, Federal Express (now FedEx), who continued to sponsor the bowl until 2010.


1989 Orange Bowl, Game summary
The rematch did not turn out to be as close as the 1984 game, and Miami led 20–0 at halftime. Nebraska finally scored with a 50-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Miami responded with its own in the fourth. Hurricanes quarterback Steve Walsh also set a new Orange Bowl record with 44 attempted passes, with 21 completions, and was named the game's MVP on offense.


1989 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
The game was head coach Jimmy Johnson's last with Miami, as he left in February to become the second head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.


1989 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Miami retained its #2 ranking in the final AP poll and Nebraska fell to tenth.


1989 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Nebraska and Miami have since faced off again in the post-season three times, twice in the Orange Bowl in 1992 and 1995, and once in the Rose Bowl in 2002.