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October 15, 1989

On October 15, 1989, wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. 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 October 15, 1989

  1. 1989 Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.

    Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1961)

    Wayne Douglas Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One", he has been called the greatest ice hockey player ever by the NHL based on surveys of hockey writers, ex-players, general managers and coaches.

Arrivals

Born on October 15, 1989

Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player (born 1989)
Anthony Joshua 1989– British boxer (born 1989)

Farewells

Died on October 15, 1989

Danilo Kiš Serbian and Yugoslav novelist (1935–1989)

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Other moments from 1989

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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