What happened this day in history April 15, 1989

What are the important events that happened on April 15, 1989? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 15, 1989: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 15, 1989 is the 105th day of the year 1989 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 260 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 2, 1989 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 10,143,360 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $1,094.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Snake is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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April 15, 1989 Historical Events

  • 1989
    Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi Final, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
  • 1989
    Upon Hu Yaobang’s death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People’s Republic of China.

Who died on April 15, 1989?

  • 1989
    Hu Yaobang, Chinese politician (b. 1915)
  • 1989
    Nesuhi Ertegün, American record executive (b. 1917)

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