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October 15, 1989

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Headlines from October 15, 1989

Supervisor Campaigns Under Way in 17 Towns

By Milena Jovanovitch

LEAD: FROM Pelham to Pound Ridge, more than half of the 17 races for town supervisor this year are dominated by Republican incumbents seeking re-election. Democrats, meanwhile, are mounting strong challenges in several contests and are trying to remain in power in Mamaroneck and New Castle, where the incumbent

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Congress Skirts And May Revise Law on Deficit

By David E. Rosenbaum, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Just as Congress completes one of its most embarrassing failures to meet the requirements of the deficit-reduction law, lawmakers in both parties appear to be focusing seriously on ways to change the statute.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 11, 1989, covering October 15, 1989.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue

    Dr. Feelgood

    Motley Crue

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul

    Forever Your Girl

    Paula Abdul

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    65
  3. 3
    Album cover for Steel Wheels by The Rolling Stones

    Steel Wheels

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli

    Girl You Know It's True

    Milli Vanilli

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hangin' Tough by New Kids on the Block

    Hangin' Tough

    New Kids on the Block

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    60

Notable Births

Blaine Gabbert

1989Blaine Gabbert, American football player[†]

Blaine Williamson Gabbert is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers before leaving early for the 2011 NFL draft after his junior year. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round with the 10th overall pick. He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Kansas City Chiefs. He won Super Bowl LV as a backup with the Buccaneers and Super Bowl LVIII as a backup with the Chiefs.

Anthony Joshua

1989Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer[†]

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua is a British professional boxer. He held the unified world heavyweight championship twice between 2016 and 2021. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016.

1989Leandro Antonio Martínez, Argentinian-Italian footballer[†]

Leandro Antonio Martínez is an Argentine-Italian footballer who most recently played as a forward for Borgo San Donnino FC.

Notable Deaths

Danilo Kiš

1989Danilo Kiš, Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. (born 1935)[†]

Danilo Kiš was a Yugoslav and Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include Hourglass, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead.

Historical Events

Wayne Gretzky

1989Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.[†]

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. Gretzky is the leading career point scorer and assist producer in NHL history and has more assists than any other player has total career points. He is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, Gretzky tallied over 100 points in 15 professional seasons. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 All-Star records.

Historical Context for October 15, 1989

In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]