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The year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on a Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, and it was the 10th and last year of 1980's.
Events[]
- January 11
- Lorimar-Telepictures shuts down and Warner acquires the company after shaking off the hostile takeover.
- Lorimar separates from the Telepictures.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 6 - The Accidental Tourist
- February 3 - Her Alibi
- February 24 - Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
- March 3 - Lean on Me
- March 10 - Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
- March 24 - Dead Bang
- April 7 - Dead Calm
- April 14 - See You in the Morning
- April 21 - Checking Out
- May 5 - How to Get Ahead in Advertising
- May 26 - Pink Cadillac
- June 23 - Batman
- July 5 - Lethal Weapon 2 premiered in Los Angeles, California
- July 7 - Lethal Weapon 2
- August 4 - Young Einstein
- August 23 - Cookie
- September 1 - Roger & Me (Telluride Film Festival)
- September 15 - In Country (New York City, New York)
- September 22 - Penn & Teller Get Killed
- September 27 - Roger & Me (New York Film Festival)
- September 29 - In Country
- October 20 - Next of Kin
- November 3 - Second Sight
- December 1 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- December 11 - Driving Miss Daisy premiered in Washington, D.C.
- December 13 - Driving Miss Daisy (limited)
- December 20 - Roger & Me
- December 21 - The Delinquents
- December 22 - Tango & Cash
- March 3 - Hit List
- March 24 - 976-EVIL
- May 5 - Out of the Dark
- June 2 - No Holds Barred
- June 30 - A Sinful Life
- July 28 - Babar: The Movie
- August 11 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- August 30 - Relentless
- November 10 - Communion
Shorts[]
Television[]
- January 7 - 2nd season of ALF: The Animated Series (Lorimar-Telepictures) ends on NBC.
- January 28 - A Man Called Hawk (Warner Bros. Television) debuts on ABC.
- February 15 - Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (Warner Bros. Animation/Warner Bros. Television) airs on CBS.
- March 12 - Dead Man Out (HBO Showcase) airs on HBO.
- April 10 - Nearly Departed (Lorimar) debuts on NBC.
- April 23 - Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- April 28 - The 2nd season of Just the Ten of Us (Warner Bros. Television) ends on ABC.
- May 1 - Nearly Departed (Lorimar) ends on NBC. The other 2 episodes are unaired.
- May 3 - The 4th season of Growing Pains (Warner Bros. Television) ends on ABC.
- May 5
- The 4th season of Perfect Strangers (Warner Bros. Television/Lorimar) ends on ABC.
- The 2nd season of Full House (Lorimar/Warner Bros. Television) ends on ABC.
- May 13 - A Man Called Hawk (Warner Bros. Television) ends on ABC.
- May 21 - I Know My First Name Is Steven (Lorimar-Telepictures) debuts on NBC.
- May 22
- Murphy Brown (Warner Bros. Television) ends with the 1st season on CBS.
- I Know My First Name Is Steven (Lorimar-Telepictures) ends on NBC.
- May 28 - Third Degree Burn (HBO Pictures) is aired on HBO.
- June 10 - The 1st season of Tales from the Crypt (HBO Originals) debuts on HBO.
- June 25 - Traveling Man (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- June 28 - The 1st season of Tales from the Crypt (HBO Originals) ends on HBO.
- July 30 - Time Flies When You're Alive (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- August 20 - Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- September 9 - Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Television/Nelvana/The Geffen Film Company) debuts on ABC with the 1st season.
- September 13 - The 3rd season of Just the Ten of Us debuts on ABC.
- September 16
- The Heist (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- Island Son (Lorimar) debuts on CBS.
- September 18
- Murphy Brown (Warner Bros. Television) debuts with the 2nd season on CBS.
- The People Next Door (Lorimar) debuts on CBS.
- September 20 - The 5th season of Growing Pains (Warner Bros. Television) debuts on ABC.
- September 22
- Family Matters (Lorimar) begins with the 1st season, now debuted on ABC
- The 5th season of Perfect Strangers (Warner Bros. Television/Lorimar) debuts on ABC.
- The 3rd season of Full House (Lorimar/Warner Bros. Television) debuts on ABC.
- October 16 - The People Next Door (Lorimar) ends on CBS. The other 5 episodes are unaired.
- October 28 - Perfect Witness (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- November 25 - Red King, White Knight (HBO Pictures) airs on HBO.
- December 9 - Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Television/Nelvana/The Geffen Film Company) ends on ABC with the 1st season.
- December 16 - Age-Old Friends (HBO Showcase) airs on HBO.
Video games[]
Printed Media[]
Books[]
- June 15 - Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons
Home video releases[]
- January 18 - Hot to Trot (Warner Home Video)
- January 25 - The Dead Pool (Warner Home Video)
- February 8 - Caddyshack II (Warner Home Video)
- March 7 - Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (Warner Bros. Cartoons/MGM/UA Home Video)
- March 8 - Imagine: John Lennon (Warner Home Video)
- March 11 - The Shining (Warner Home Video)
- March 15 - Clean and Sober (Warner Home Video)
- April 5 - Stealing Home (Warner Home Video)
- April 12 - Crossing Delancey (Warner Home Video)
- April 13 - Gorillas in the Mist (MCA/Universal Home Video - USA/Warner Home Video - International)
- April 19 - Running on Empty (Warner Home Video/Lorimar Home Video)
- April 26 - Clara's Heart (Warner Home Video)
- May 24 - Everybody's All-American (Warner Home Video)
- June 7 - A Cry in the Dark (Warner Home Video)
- June 21 - Bird (Warner Home Video)
- June 28 - The Accidental Tourist (Warner Home Video)
- July 12 - Dangerous Liaisons (Warner Home Video)
- July 26 - Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (Warner Home Video)
- August 2 - Tequila Sunrise (Warner Home Video)
- October 18
- October 19 - No Holds Barred (New Line Home Video)
- November 15 - Batman (Warner Home Video/DC Comics)
- December 14 - When Harry Met Sally... (Castle Rock Entertainment)
- December 20 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (New Line Home Video)
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (Warner Home Video)
Theme parks[]
People[]
Births[]
- February 12 - Jason Wishnov (actor, director, video game designer and voice actor)
- March 13 - Harry Melling (actor)
- June 27 - Matthew Lewis (actor)
- July 23 - Daniel Radcliffe (actor)
Deaths[]
- January 3 - Jean Willes (actress)
- January 8 - Kenneth McMillan (actor)
- January 15
- Madeline Fairbanks (actress)
- Jeanne Madden (actress and singer)
- January 19 - Viva Tattersall (actress, playwright and sculptor)
- January 26
- William Forrest (actor)
- Morton DaCosta (director, producer, writer and actor)
- February 11 - George O'Hanlon (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer and director)
- February 18 - John Bailey (actor)
- February 22
- Joan Woodbury (actress)
- Roxanne Arlen (actress and model)
- February 25
- Robert Foulk (actor)
- Ken Champin (animator, director and actor)
- March 6 - Harry Andrews (actor)
- March 11 - William Challee (actor)
- March 12 - Jakob Gimpel (concert pianist and educator)
- March 19 - Juliette Compton (actress)
- March 21 - Milton Frome (actor)
- March 28 - Robert J. Wilke (actor)
- April 1 - Nedda Harrigan (actress)
- April 5 - Marjorie Hoshelle (actress)
- April 11 - Hiram Sherman (actor)
- April 24 - Lee Roberts (actor)
- April 25 - George Coulouris (actor)
- April 26 - Lucille Ball (actress, comedian, producer and studio executive)
- May 1 - Douglass Watson (actor)
- May 3 - William Squire (actor)
- May 19 - Robert Webber (actor)
- May 20 - Gilda Radner (actress and comedian)
- June 1 - Emery Hawkins (animator)
- June 15 - Victor French (actor and director)
- June 17 - John Matuszak (football defensive end and actor)
- June 20 - Dona Drake (singer, dancer and actress)
- July 1 - William Ching (actor)
- July 3 - Jim Backus (voice actor)
- July 4 - Vic Perrin (actor)
- July 10 - Mel Blanc (voice actor, actor, radio personality and recording artist)
- July 11
- Laurence Olivier (actor, director and producer)
- Richard Travis (actor and real estate agent)
- July 20 - Mary Treen (actress)
- July 28 - Jeff Richards (baseball player and actor)
- August 9 - Richard Alexander (actor)
- August 16 - Amanda Blake (actress)
- August 20 - Joseph LaShelle (cinematographer)
- August 27 - Bill Shirley (actor and singer)
- August 29 - Peter Scott (ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman)
- August 30 - Joe De Santis (actor and sculptor)
- September 23 - William Traylor (actor)
- October 6 - Bette Davis (actress)
- October 8 - Edward Woods (actor)
- October 14 - Lucy Doraine (actress)
- October 16 - Cornel Wilde (actor and filmmaker)
- October 20 - Anthony Quayle (actor, theatre director and novelist)
- October 22 - Roland Winters (actor)
- October 23 - Armida Vendrell (actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian)
- November 22 - Gerry Chiniquy (animator)
- November 25 - Frank M. Thomas (actor)
- November 29 - Frank J. Scannell (actor)
- December 6 - John Payne (actor and singer)
- December 15 - Arnold Moss (actor)
- December 16 - Lee Van Cleef (actor)
- December 25 - Betty Garde (actress)
- December 28 - Robert Winkler (actor)
Character debuts[]
In fiction[]
- June
- The Ordinary Wizarding Levels are held for students sorted in 1984, during which Professor Tofty spies on Jacob's sibling under orders from the Ministry of Magic.[1]
- Jacob's sibling, Merula Snyde, Bill Weasley, Patricia Rakepick and a fifth person (either Penny Haywood or Charlie Weasley) enter the Portrait Vault. After Jacob's sibling defeats the Hungarian Horntail guarding the vault, Rakepick reveals her alliance with R and attempts to kill the students. The students attack back and Rakepick escapes. Jacob's sibling enters the vault and reunites with their long-lost brother, but their reunion is brief as Jacob leaves to go after Rakepick.[2]
- The portrait curse is broken.[3]
- September - A statue curse causes a Hogwarts student to be petrified.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, "Ordinary Wizarding Levels" Achievement
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 30 (Into the Vault)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 31 (After the Vault)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 2 (Curses and Prophecies)
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