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June 28, 1989

On June 28, 1989, on the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. 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 (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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On June 28, 1989

  1. 1989 On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.

    1389 battle between Serbian-led forces and the Ottoman Empire

    The Battle of Kosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad I. It was one of the largest battles of the Late Middle Ages.

Arrivals

Born on June 28, 1989

Jason Clark 1989– Australian rugby league footballer
Andrew Fifita 1989– Australia & Tonga international rugby league footballer (born 1989)
David Fifita 1989– Tonga international rugby league footballer
Julia Zlobina 1989– Russian and Azerbaijani ice dancer (born 1989)
Markiplier 1989– American YouTuber (born 1989)
Nicole Rottmann 1989– Austrian tennis player (born 1989)

Farewells

Died on June 28, 1989

Joris Ivens Dutch documentary filmmaker (1898–1989)

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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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