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==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] was named Director of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council.
* [[Condoleezza Rice]] was named Director of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council.
* [[Eric Robert Rudolph]] was discahrged from the Army.
* [[Eric Robert Rudolph]] was discharged from the Army.
* [[Elmer Harris]] became President and CEO of [[Alabama Power]].
* [[Elmer Harris]] became President and CEO of [[Alabama Power]].
* [[Kay Tiption]] was named chair of the [[Vestavia Hills High School]] math department.
* [[Kay Tiption]] was named chair of the [[Vestavia Hills High School]] math department.
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* [[Larry David]] served as president of [[AIA Birmingham]].
* [[Larry David]] served as president of [[AIA Birmingham]].
* [[Hank Hartsfield]] appointed Director of Technical Integration and Analysis for NASA.
* [[Hank Hartsfield]] appointed Director of Technical Integration and Analysis for NASA.
* [[Davey Allison|Davey]] and [[Liz Allison]] married.
* [[James Spann]] returned to the Birmingham market at [[WBRC]].
* [[James Spann]] returned to the Birmingham market at [[WBRC]].
* [[Bill Elder]] became pastor of [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]].
* [[Bill Elder]] became pastor of [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]].
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* [[Birmingham Association of Realtors]] Realtor of the Year: [[Jim Lawrence]]
* [[Birmingham Association of Realtors]] Realtor of the Year: [[Jim Lawrence]]
* [[AHSAA]] girl's basketball Coach of the Year: [[Iola Baylor]]
* [[AHSAA]] girl's basketball Coach of the Year: [[Iola Baylor]]
===Graduations===
* [[Al Sutton]], master's of divinity at Virginia Union College in Richmond, Virginia
===Marriages===
* [[Davey Allison|Davey]] and [[Liz Allison]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===

Revision as of 17:51, 31 October 2010

1989 was the 118th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Sports

See also: 1989 Birmingham Barons, 1989 Iron Bowl

Works

Books

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

  • Al Sutton, master's of divinity at Virginia Union College in Richmond, Virginia

Marriages

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1989

Context

In 1989 the Showa period in Japan ended with the death of Hirohito. George H. W. Bush was sworn in as president. The USSR pulled out of Afghanistan. The first GPS satellite was launched. Author Salman Rushdie went into hiding. Time Inc. merged with Warner Communications. The Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound. The Gameboy debuted in Japan. Disney-MGM studios opened in Orlando. The Chinese government was defied by student protesters in Tiananmen Square. Seinfeld premiered on NBC and The Simpsons debuted on FOX. Pete Rose was banned from baseball. Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina. The Velvet Revolution brought democracy to Czechoslovakia. Notable 1989 births include actors Jake Lloyd and Daniel Radcliffe and golfer Michelle Wie. Notable deaths in 1989 included Emperor Hirohito of Japan, the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, Salvador Dalí, Ted Bundy, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lucille Ball, Sergio Leone, Gilda Radner, Mel Blanc, Laurence Olivier, Irving Berlin, Secretariat, Bette Davis, Alvin Ailey and Samuel Beckett. The Nobel Peace Prize went to the Dalai Lama. I. M. Pei's Louvre pyramid was completed. The top films were Batman, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Driving Miss Daisy was Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Top pop singles included Madonna's "Like a Prayer", Phil Collins "Another Day in Paradise", and Milli Vanilli's "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," "Baby Don't Forget My Number," and "Blame it on the Rain." The Booker Prize for literature went to Kazuo Ishiguro for Remains of the Day.

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