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Movie history events from 1989
Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell dies aged 45. (54)
Bill and Ted get an 'A' on their history report. (San Demas, California) (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
Evan Treborn experiences blackouts. (The Butterfly Effect)
Nancy Goldruff, a former kindergarten teacher, creates Mooby, The Golden Calf for local network K-REL. (Dogma)
Veronica Sawyer and James Dean (J.D) murder Heather Chandler, Ram Sweeney and Kurt Kelly; J.D commits sucicide. (Westerberg High) (Heathers)
Anthony Swafford recieves training in boot camp. (Maryland) (Jarhead)
John C. McCloy manages a hostile takeover of Biocyte Pharmaceuticals. (Mission: Impossible 2)
Aileen Wuornos meets Selby. (Monster)
The events of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child take place. (A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child)
Janie Briggs' mother dies. (Not Another Teen Movie)
Dance teacher Mr Jonathon gets Best Attitude at some dance awards. (Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance)
Saturday 7th January: Emperor Hirohito dies. (Solntse)
Tuesday 24th January: Ted Bundy is executed. (The Number 23)
Tuesday 14th February: Chris Brander sends fellow sixth-grader Jamie Palamino a dozen red roses. (New Jersey) (Just Friends)
Thursday 23rd February: The body of homecoming queen Laura Palmer is discovered. (Twin Peaks) (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me)
March: Cleveland Indians owner, Rachel Phelps devises a plan to bring in a bunch of has-been & never-will-be players to lose so she can move the team to Miami. (Cleveland, Oh) (Major League)
Sunday 19th March: Jeff Kohlver has a photo session with model Janelle. (Hard Candy)
July: Jordan Tate is crowned Miss July '89. (Under Siege)
August: Dr John Hammond creates an amusement park of genetically-engineered dinosaurs. (nr Costa Rica) (Jurassic Park)
Saturday 5th August: A block in Bed Stuy erupts in violence after Radio Raheem is murdered and Sal's Famous Pizzeria is burned to the ground. (Do the Right Thing)
Wednesday 23rd August: Seven strangers hide in a farmhouse as the bodies of the recent dead reactivate and attempt eat them. (nr Evens City, PA) (Night of the Living Dead)
September: The Cleveland Indians win a 1-game play-off against the New York Yankees and clinch the A.L. East title, thereby thwarting owner Rachel Phelps' plan to move the team. (Cleveland, Oh) (Major League)
October: The prologue of Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood takes place. (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood)
October: The Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians for the A.L. Pennant. (Cleveland, Oh / Chicago, Ill) (Major League II)
Wednesday 18th October: Time magazine publishes Vicki Vale's photos of the war in Corto Maltese. (Gotham City, USA) (Batman)
Friday 20th October: Adam Tallis allegedly raped someone. (Killing Me Softly)
Thursday 9th November: The Berlin Wall comes down. (Germany) (The Lives of Others)
Friday 24th November: Harvey Dent is elected DA of Gotham City and vows to "shed the light of the law on that nest of vipers". (Gotham City, USA) (Batman)
December: Maureen Johnson protests at losing her performance space. (New York) (Rent)
Sunday 24th December: Mark begins his film. (Los Angeles) (Rent)
Monday 25th December: Maureen Johnson protests at losing her performance space. (East Village, New York City, New York) (Rent)
Sunday 31st December: The Titanic arrives, finally. (New York) (Ghostbusters 2)