On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: A Federal drug enforcement agent was shot and killed last night during a meeting with an underworld drug contact in a car on Staten Island.
LEAD: A loosely organized street gang with fewer than 60 members and a name inspired by a cartoon has taken on near-mythical status among high school students in New York City, the police and school officials say.
LEAD: President Bush held a series of meetings today with uncommitted Democratic senators but apparently failed to produce any new votes for the nomination of John G. Tower as Secretary of Defense.
LEAD: New England Monthly, an award-winning magazine and one of the most prominent new consumer publications of the last five years, is being sold to Telemedia Inc., Canada's largest publisher of consumer magazines.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 1, 1989, covering March 1, 1989.
Bobby Brown
Guns N' Roses
Debbie Gibson
Traveling Wilburys
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
1989Tenille Dashwood, Australian professional wrestler[†]
Tenille Averil Dashwood is an Australian professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the ring name Emma. She is also known for her time in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Impact Wrestling, where she performed under her real name.
1989Daniella Monet, American actress[†]
Daniella Monet Gardner is an American actress, entrepreneur, singer and television personality. Her early roles include Megan Kleinman on the CBS sitcom Listen Up (2004–2005), Rebecca Martin on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 (2006–2007), and Inga Veinshtein in the mystery film Nancy Drew (2007). She had her breakthrough playing Trina Vega on Nickelodeon's Victorious (2010–2013), and continued to work extensively with the network, voicing Mitzi on Winx Club (2012) and playing Bertha in the Fred films and TV series (2011–2012). Her other film appearances include the independent features Taking Five (2007) and Aloha Surf Hotel (2020).
1989Emeraude Toubia, Canadian-American actress[†]
Emeraude Toubia is an American actress. From 2016 to 2019, she portrayed Isabelle Lightwood on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters. Toubia has been starring as Lily Diaz on the Amazon Prime Video romantic comedy series With Love since 2021.
1989Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer[†]
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican former footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder.
1989Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician, 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1917)[†]
Vasantrao Banduji Patil was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtrian politics.
In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]