Historical Events
- Boeing V-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight
- Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova & S Ponomarenko (USSR)
- Ice Pairs World Championship at Paris won by Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov (USSR)
Sports History
Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
PGA Players Championship
PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tom Kite wins the title in gusty conditions, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Chip Beck
- Wales beats England, 12-9 at Cardiff Arms Park to allow France to claim it's 9th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship
- Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)
Famous Deaths
- Alan Civil, British horn player (played solo on Beatles "For No One"), dies of liver and kidney failure at 59
Died in 1989 1989 Highlights
About March 19, 1989
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 35 years, 1 month and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
- #1 Song: The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics
- #1 Song: Like A Prayer - Madonna