At A Glance
30 March 1989 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 March 1989 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Living Years” by Mike + the Mechanics.
- Top Film of 1989
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1989 was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- Bestselling Novel of 1989
- “Clear and Present Danger” by Tom Clancy was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1989.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Cosby Show” (NBC) and “Roseanne” (ABC) were joint No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1989–90 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 March 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 March 1989 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 30 March
- 1972 Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
- 1976 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.
- 1982 Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
- 2002 The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
- 2006 Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
Famous people born on March 30
- Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
- Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1968)
- Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945)
- Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (1853–1890)
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Events of 1989 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 24 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of oil after running aground.
- March 29 – The 61st Academy Awards, the first since 1971 with no official host are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with Barry Levinson's Rain Man winning four awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- April 19 – Trisha Meili is attacked while jogging in New York City's Central Park; as her identity remains secret for years, she becomes known as the "Central Park Jogger."
Life in the US in 1989
President
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.00
Loaf of Bread
$0.73
Average House
$107,600
Weekly Wage
$390
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