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July 20, 1989

On July 20, 1989, burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. The year's #1 song was "Look Away" by Chicago. Jan Blokhuijsen, David Ngog, Christian Vietoris would arrive in the same year.

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1989

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The year in brief

1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade.

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What happened

On July 20, 1989

  1. 1989 Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.

    Country in Southeast Asia

    Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to the northwest, China to the northeast, Laos and Thailand to the east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest.

Arrivals

Born on July 20, 1989

Javier Cortés 1989– Mexican footballer (born 1989)
Cristian Pasquato 1989– Italian footballer (born 1989)

Farewells

Died on July 20, 1989

Forrest H. Anderson American judge (1913–1989)

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The class of 1989

Others born in 1989

Jan Blokhuijsen 1989– Dutch speed skater
David Ngog 1989– French footballer
Christian Vietoris 1989– German racing driver
Charlie Culberson 1989– American baseball player
Torrin Lawrence 1989– American sprinter (died 2014)
Bethan Dainton 1989– Welsh rugby union player

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