Historical Events
- "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 12 performances
Famous Deaths
- Benjamin "Bull Moose" Jackson, American R&B saxophone player and singer ("Hurry, Hurry"), dies at 70
Emilio G. Segrè (1905-1989)
Italian physicist and Nobel laureate (discovered the elements technetium, astatine and the sub-atomic antiparticle antiproton), dies at 84 of a heart attack
Died in 1989 1989 Highlights
About April 22, 1989
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 35 years and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Like A Prayer - Madonna
- #1 Song: Eternal Flame - Bangles