* 1989 – Romain Amalfitano, French footballer

* 1989 – Jules Bianchi, French race car driver

* 1892 – Charles Vanel, French actor and director ( d. 1989 )

* 1989: France celebrated the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, notably with a monumental show on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, directed by French designer Jean-Paul Goude.

South Africa and the French government subsequently forced Denard and his mercenaries to leave the islands in 1989.

France and Comoros signed a mutual security treaty in 1978 ; following the mercenary coup against Abdallah in 1989, French troops restored order and took responsibility for reorganizing and training the Comorian army.

French writer Dominique Noguez imagined Lenin as a member of the Dada group in his tongue-in-cheek Lénine Dada ( 1989 ).

In 1989, French composer Pascal Dusapin ( born 1955 ) wrote a solo piece called In et Out for double bass.

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution, Penguin Books ( 1989 ).

However, a French court ruled, in June 1990, that a special lighting display on the tower in 1989, for the tower's 100th anniversary, was an " original visual creation " protected by copyright.

* 1989 – Amara Baby, French footballer

* 1989 – Gabriel Obertan, French footballer

22, No. 3, Special Issue: The French Revolution in Culture ( Spring, 1989 ), pp. 451 – 468.

The Oxford History of the French Revolution ( 1989 ).

A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution ( 1989 ), 1120pp ; long essays by scholars ; conservative perspective ; stress on history of ideas excerpt and online search from Amazon. com

The Longman Companion to the French Revolution ( 1989 )

A Chronicle of the French Revolution ( 1989 ), highly readable narrative by scholar excerpt and text search

* 1919 – Georges Ulmer, French singer and composer ( d. 1989 )

The Oxford History of the French Revolution ( 1989 ).

A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution ( 1989 ), 1120pp ; long essays by scholars ; conservative perspective ; stress on history of ideas excerpt and online search from Amazon. com

The Longman Companion to the French Revolution ( 1989 )

A Chronicle of the French Revolution ( 1989 ), highly readable narrative by scholar excerpt and text search

* 1989 – Romain Dedola, French footballer

* 1910 – Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator ( d. 1989 )

In 1989, Polgár tied with Boris Gelfand for third in the OHRA Open in Amsterdam.

Disputers of the Tao ( Open Court, 1989 ) ISBN 0-8126-9087-7.

During their time together, the five members of the Traveling Wilburys frequently collaborated on each others ' solo records ; Lynne and Petty worked on Orbison's final album Mystery Girl ( 1988 ), Harrison played on Dylan's Under the Red Sky ( 1990 ), and Petty and Harrison worked on Lynne's Armchair Theatre ( 1990 ); Lynne produced Petty's solo albums Full Moon Fever ( 1989 ) ( which involved all the Wilburys, save for Dylan ) and Highway Companion ( 2006 ), as well as the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album Into the Great Wide Open ( 1991 ).

The dog was introduced in the first episode of the show, the 1989 Christmas special " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ", in which his owner abandons him for finishing last in a greyhound race.

In that episode, " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " ( season one, 1989 ), Homer discovers that he has no money to buy Christmas presents for the family.

Santa's Little Helper's initial appearance on The Simpsons was in the first episode of the series, " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ", which aired on December 17, 1989.

He lost in the first round of the 1989 Australian Open to Christian Saceanu and the first round of Wimbledon to Todd Woodbridge.

* The phrase Rebel without a clue also occurs in the 1989 song I'll Be You by The Replacements, which inspired Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to include it onto their 1991 song Into the Great Wide Open.

* Reluctant Entrepreneurs, Open University Press by Paton, R., 1989.

On September 7, 1989, over 16, 000 fans packed out Nassau Coliseum for Howard Stern's U. S. Open Sores, a live event that featured a tennis match between Stern and his radio show producer, Gary Dell ' Abate.

* Lauren English ( born 1989 ), competitive swimmer who set the United States Open Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke.

* Lauren English ( born 1989 ), swimmer who holds the United States Open Record in the 50m backstroke.

The half-hour series premiered on December 17, 1989 with " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ".

In its original American broadcast, " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " finished thirtieth place in the weekly ratings for the week of December 11 – 17, 1989 with a Nielsen rating of 14. 5 and was viewed in approximately 13. 4 million homes.

Norman had another great chance at a major in 1989, this time at the Open Championship at Royal Troon.

A Critique of the New Testament Record ( Open Court, 1989 ) ISBN 0-8126-9096-6

Madonna has also featured Lempicka's artwork in her music videos for " Open Your Heart " ( 1987 ), " Express Yourself " ( 1989 ), " Vogue " ( 1990 ) and " Drowned World / Substitute for Love " ( 1998 ).

Her winning streak ( unbeaten since the 1989 French Open loss to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ) continued with victories in Tokyo, Amelia Island, and Hamburg.

Early in 1989, Muster became the first Austrian to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open and, shortly after that, the first Austrian to be ranked in the world's top 10.

* New Zealand Open Education Act 1989

At the 1989 US Open, Connors defeated the third seed ( and future two-time champion ), Stefan Edberg, in straight sets in the fourth round and pushed sixth-seeded Andre Agassi to five sets in a quarterfinal.

An ailing back forced him to retire from a five-sets match in the third round of the French Open against Michael Chang, the 1989 champion.

In 1989, Graf and Navratilova met in the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open, with Graf winning both encounters in three sets.

In October 1989, Sybase released additional products, introducing the SYBASE Open Client / Server Interfaces — new software programs that provided generic client / server communication, allowing for greater connectivity within computer networks.

He was the youngest ever male Grand Slam singles champion at ( a record later broken by Michael Chang in 1989, who won the French Open when he was ).