* Robert E. Cox ( 1917 – 1989 ) who conducted the " Gleanings for ATMs " column in Sky and Telescope magazine for 21 years.

* Nuclides and Isotopes – 14th Edition, GE Nuclear Energy, 1989.

* 1902 – Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer ( d. 1989 )

* 1989 – Dominic Roco, Filipino actor

* 1989 – Felix Roco, Filipino actor

* 1989 – Jang Wooyoung, South Korean singer ( 2PM )

* 1989 – Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress

* 1989 – Romain Amalfitano, French footballer

* 1911 – Lucille Ball, American actress ( d. 1989 )

* 1989 – Meredith Deane, American actress

* 1989 – Jason Heyward, American baseball player

* 1989 – Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer

Most of Armenia's ethnic Azeri population was deported in 1988 – 1989 and remain refugees, largely in Azerbaijan.

The Australian team of 1989 was comparable to the great Australian teams of the past, and resoundingly defeated England 4 – 0.

After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

Ashes series have generally been played over five Test matches, although there have been four-match series ( 1938 ; 1975 ) and six-match series ( 1970 – 71 ; 1974 – 75 ; 1978 – 79 ; 1981 ; 1985 ; 1989 ; 1993 and 1997 ).

* 1989 – Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restoring democracy for the first time since 1972.

* 1989 – A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.

* 1961 – Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer ( Echo & the Bunnymen ) ( d. 1989 )

* 1989 – Vanes-Mari Du Toit, South African netball player

* 1989 – Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1989 – Brandon Mychal Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer

Laser Mission is a 1989 action movie starring Brandon Lee and Ernest Borgnine.

The case was brought before the House of Lords ( Lord Bridge, Lord Brandon, Lord Oliver, Lord Goff and Lord Jauncey ) on 18 May 1989 which upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal on the grounds that English law did not contain any rule allowing a preliminary injunction against the application of an Act of Parliament.

He served as Mayor of Brandon from 1989 to 1997, was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2007.

Finding it difficult to adjust to life in Toronto, he returned to Brandon in 1989.

He was appointed Professor Emeritus of the University of Manitoba in 1989 and received honorary degrees from Brandon University and the University of Manitoba.

The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon ( Dempsey ) and Glynis Barber ( Makepeace ), who later married each other on 18 November 1989.

* Brandon Fields – The Traveler ( 1988 ), Other Places ( 1989 )

Other appearances in the arts include the American TV special Young Heroes: Louis Braille ( 2010 ); the French TV movie Une lumière dans la nuit ( 2008 ); and the dramatic play Braille: The Early Life of Louis Braille ( 1989 ) by Lola and Coleman Jennings.

After a dip to second place, Rather regained the top spot in 1985 until 1989 when he ceded the ratings peak to rival Peter Jennings at ABC's World News Tonight.

With Jennings as lead anchor, World News Tonight was the most-watched national newscast from February 27, 1989, to November 1, 1996, but from then until February 2007, it was in second place behind its main rival, NBC Nightly News.

* John Jennings, ( 16 )- 1989, 91-93, 95-99, 2001-05

* Paul Jennings ( British author ) ( 1918 – 1989 ), UK humorist

Paul Francis Jennings ( 20 June 1918-26 December 1989 ) was a British humourist.

The band was founded in 1989 by Lee Dorrian ( former singer of grindcore pioneers Napalm Death ), Mark ' Griff ' Griffiths ( a Carcass roadie ) and Garry ' Gaz ' Jennings ( formerly of thrash metal upstarts Acid Reign ).

He appeared in five NHL All-Star games, was named a second team All-Star in 1989, shared the William M. Jennings Trophy in 1996 and was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs in 1997.

A Book of Trout Flies – Jennings ( 1935 ), Streamside Guide to Naturals & Their Imitations – Art Flick ( 1947 ), Matching the Hatch – Schweibert ( 1955 ), Selective Trout-Swisher and Richards ( 1971 ), Nymphs-Schweibert ( 1973 ), Caddisflies-LaFontaine ( 1989 ), Prey-Richards ( 1995 ) are but a few 20th century titles that deal extensively with imitating natural prey.

* Paul Jennings ( UK author ) ( 1918 – 1989 ), English humorist

His career in journalism dates back to 1989, and he is widely known for succeeding Peter Jennings as co-anchor of ABC News ' weekday news broadcast, World News Tonight in December 2005.

He earned the 1989 – 90 NHL season William M. Jennings Trophy for fewest total goals against the team during the regular season, sharing the trophy with his goaltending partner, Reggie Lemelin.