1989 in England

none 1989 Events from 1989 in England Incumbent Politics of England Monarch - Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/8/newsid_2506000/2506665.stm 1989: Dozens die as plane crashes on motorway BBC News 2008-02-12 8 January 1989 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307113834/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/8/newsid_2506000/2506665.stm 7 March 2008 live 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.Penguin Pocket On This Day Penguin Reference Library 0-14-102715-0 2006 February 20 February – IRA bomb the Tern Hill Barracks in Shropshire, injuring 50 soldiers of the Parachute Regiment.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_3417000/3417027.stm 1989: IRA bombs Tern Hill barracks BBC News 2008-02-12 20 February 1989 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307113903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_3417000/3417027.stm 7 March 2008 live 23 February – 27-year-old William Hague wins the Richmond by-election in North Yorkshire for the Conservative Party following the departure of Leon Brittan to the European Commission.http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/william-hague/25550 Rt Hon William Hague 2016-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625103415/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/william-hague/25550 2012-06-25 dead March 4 March – Purley rail crash: two trains collide at Purley, Surrey killing six people.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/4/newsid_2515000/2515219.stm 1989: Six die in Purley rail crash BBC News 2008-02-12 4 March 1989 https://web.archive.org/web/20080226161703/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/4/newsid_2515000/2515219.stm 26 February 2008 live 17 March – The three men convicted of murdering paperboy Carl Bridgewater in Staffordshire 10 years ago have their appeals rejected. A fourth man convicted in connection with the killing died in prison in 1981. April 10 April – Nick Faldo becomes the first English winner of Masters Tournament. 14 April – Ford unveils the latest version of its small Fiesta hatchback, which is being built at the Dagenham plant in England and the Valencia plant in Spain. 15 April – 94 fans are killed in a crush during the FA Cup semi-final at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield during the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest FC and Liverpool F.C. Around 300 others have been hospitalized. Several of those injured are in a serious condition and there are fears that the death toll (already the worst of any sporting disaster in Britain) could rise even higher. The youngest victim is a 10-year-old boy,https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/ Liverpool Echo: Latest Liverpool and Merseyside news, sports and what's on www.liverpoolecho.co.uk the oldest is 67-year-old Gerard Baron, brother of the late former Liverpool player Kevin Baron.http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hillsborough-tribute-gerard-baron-3418501 Gerard Baron Snr, 67 Liverpool Echo 15 April 2009 liverpoolecho 16 April – Denis Howell, a former Labour sports minister, urges for the FA Cup final to go ahead this season despite consideration by The Football Association for it to be cancelled due to the Hillsborough disaster.http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=BOTH&SrchText=hillsborough&DateFromDD=15&DateFromMM=Apr&DateFromYY=1989&DateToDD=30&DateToMM=Apr&DateToYY=1989&ResultListMax=200&head=&byline=&sect=&Caption=&edn=&page=&SortOrder=Asc&SortField=SDate&Submit1=Search&BackDD=Day&BackMM=Month&BackYY=Year&source=thetimes&SortField=Pub&SortOrder=asc&SortField=EDN&SortOrder=asc&SortField=Page&SortOrder=asc&ST=NS&SortSpec=&ResultMaxDocs=200&Site=ALL&Collection=NI&ResultCount=20&summreqd=yes&indexkey=2E5E639843493530055E170&advsrch=0&QueryText=%28hillsborough%29+%3CAND%3E+%28PUB%3DBOTH%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D4%2F15%2F1989%29+%3CAND%3E+%28SDate%3C%3D4%2F30%2F1989%29%29&_P=1August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 17 April – Home Secretary Douglas Hurd announces plans to make all-seater stadiums compulsory for all Football League First Division clubs to reduce the risk of a repeat of the Hillsborough tragedy. 18 April – Tottenham Hotspur remove perimeter fencing from their White Hart Lane stadium as the first step towards avoiding a repeat of the Hillsborough disaster is taken in English football.http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=BOTH&SrchText=hillsborough&edn=&DateFromDD=15&DateFromMM=Apr&DateFromYY=1989&page=&SortOrder=Asc&SortOrder=asc&SortOrder=asc&SortOrder=asc&SortSpec=&DateToDD=30&DateToMM=Apr&ResultListMax=200&Submit1=Search&source=thetimes&DateToYY=1989&byline=&head=&Collection=NI%C2%A7%3D&Caption=&SortField=SDate&SortField=Pub&SortField=EDN&SortField=Page&ST=NS&Site=ALL&ResultCount=20&BackDD=Day&summreqd=yes&QueryText=%28hillsborough%29+%3CAND%3E+%28PUB%3DBOTH%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D4%2F15%2F1989%29+%3CAND%3E+%28SDate%3C%3D4%2F30%2F1989%29%29&BackMM=Month&indexkey=2E5E639843493530055E170&advsrch=0&BackYY=Year&_P=4&ResultMaxDocs=200&August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The Hillsborough disaster claims its 95th victim when 14-year-old Lee Nicol dies in hospital as a result of his injuries. He was visited in hospital by Diana, Princess of Wales, hours before he died.http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hillsborough-tribute-lee-nicol-14-3418542 Lee Nicol, 14 Liverpool Echo 15 April 2009 liverpoolecho 19 April – The Sun newspaper sparks outrage on Merseyside with an article entitled "The Truth", which wrongly claims that spectators robbed injured and dead spectators, and attacked police officers when they were helping the injured and dying. See Hillsborough disaster and The Sun. 20 April - The London Underground is at virtual standstill for a day as most of the workers go on strike in protest against plans for driver-only operated trains. 28 April John Cannan, of Sutton Coldfield, is sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he should never be released after being found guilty of murdering one woman and sexually assaulting two others.http://static.expressandstar.com/days/ Those were the days static.expressandstar.com Fourteen Liverpool fans are convicted of manslaughter and receive prison sentences of up to three years in Brussels, Belgium, in connection with the Heysel disaster at the 1985 European Cup Final in which 39 spectators (most of them Italian) died. A further eleven Liverpool fans are cleared. 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.http://www.arsenal.com/history/grahams-glory-years/thomas-strike-seals-title-at-anfield Thomas strike seals title at Anfield | Graham's Glory Years | History | Arsenal.com 2014-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110423125947/https://www.arsenal.com/history/grahams-glory-years/thomas-strike-seals-title-at-anfield 2011-04-23 dead June July 10 July - House prices in the south of England decrease for the second successive quarter, but continue to rise in Scotland as well as the north of England. 25 July - The Princess of Wales, princess Diana, opens the Landmark Aids Centre, a day centre for people with AIDS, in London. August 1 August - Charlotte Hughes of Marske-by-the-Sea in Cleveland, believed to be the oldest living person in England, celebrates her 112th birthday. 5 August - A train derails near West Ealing station in London, but the passengers escape without serious injuries. 18 August - Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards agrees to sell the club to Michael Knighton for £10million. 20 August - A marchioness disaster occurs in which a pleasure cruiser collides with a barge in the River Thames killing 51 people. 29 August - Stone-throwing youths cause mayhem at the Notting Hill Carnival, London, which causes innocent bystanders to get injured. 30 August - The National Trust’s house at Uppark in West Sussex is severely damaged by fire. 31 August - Buckingham Palace confirms that The Royal Princess and Captain Mark Phillips are separating after 16 years of marriage.The UK in 1989 https://uk1980s.co.uk/the-uk-in-1989/ Births 2 March – Nathalie Emmanuel, actress 13 March – Harry Melling, actor 5 April – Lily James, actress 9 May – Ellen White, footballerEllen White: England profile https://www.thefa.com/england/womens-seniors/squad/ellen-white www.thefa.com 24 July 2021 en 27 June – Matthew Lewis, actor 23 July – Daniel Radcliffe, actor 20 October – Jess Glynne, singer 10 November – Taron Egerton, England born welsh actor 7 December – Nicholas Hoult, actor Unknown date – Roshonara Choudhry, Islamic terrorist convicted of the attempted murder of MP Stephen Timms https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8105516/Stephen-Timms-stabbing-how-internet-sermons-turned-quiet-student-into-fanatic.html Stephen Timms stabbing: how internet sermons turned quiet student into fanatic Gordon Rayner and John Bingham 2 November 2010 www.telegraph.co.uk Deaths 14 April – Elizabeth Mary Aslin (1923–1989), English art historianMorrison Samuel 10.1093/ref:odnb/63945 Aslin, Elizabeth Mary (1923–1989), art historian and administrator 23 September 2004 See also 1989 in Northern Ireland 1989 in Scotland 1989 in Wales References collapsed *England Category:Years of the 20th century in England Category:1980s in England Category:1989 by country Category:1989 in Europe England