1989 in England
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Events from 1989 in England
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of England
Events
January
- 8 January – The Kegworth air disaster: A British Midland Boeing 737 crashes onto the M1 motorway on the approach to East Midlands Airport, killing 44 people.[1]
- 11 January
- Accident investigators say that the Kegworth air disaster was caused when pilot Kevin Hunt, who survived the crash, accidentally shut down the wrong engine.
- Abbey National building society offers free shares to its 5,500,000 members.
- 14 January – Muslims demonstrate in Bradford against The Satanic Verses, a book written by Salman Rushdie, burning copies of the book in the city streets.
- 25 January – John Cleese wins a libel case after the Daily Mirror described him as having become like his character Basil Fawlty in the sitcom Fawlty Towers.[2]
May
- 26 May - Arsenal defeat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield to win the First Division title in most dramatic conclusion to an English football season. Michael Thomas scores Arsenal's crucial second goal in the last minute of the last game of the season, making Arsenal Champions on goals scored with the teams level on both points and goal difference.[3]
October
See also
References
- ↑ "1989: Dozens die as plane crashes on motorway". BBC News. 8 January 1989. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/history/grahams-glory-years/thomas-strike-seals-title-at-anfield
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