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November 21, 1989

On November 21, 1989, aeroflot Flight 37577 crashes on approach to Sovetsky Airport, killing 32. 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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Births

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Deaths

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Year

1989

1980s

Around 1989

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 November 21, 1989

  1. 1989 Aeroflot Flight 37577 crashes on approach to Sovetsky Airport, killing 32.

    1989 aviation accident in the Soviet Union

    Aeroflot Flight 37577 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Perm to Sovetsky. On November 21, 1989, the An-24B aircraft crashed near Sovetsky, killing 32 of the 40 people on board.

Arrivals

Born on November 21, 1989

Will Buckley 1989– English footballer
Dárvin Chávez 1989– Mexican footballer (born 1989)
Fabian Delph 1989– English footballer (born 1989)
José Pirela 1989– Venezuelan baseball player (born 1989)
Chris Singleton 1989– American basketball player (born 1989)
Justin Tucker 1989– American football player (born 1989)

Farewells

Died on November 21, 1989

Harvey Hart Television and film director (1928–1989)
Margot Zemach American children's illustrator and writer (1931 – 1989)

Elsewhere that year

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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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