Timeline Sunday 1 January 1989

Events on Sunday 1 January 1989 7

• 1989 1989: Alain Prost McLaren Prost won his third title amid one of F1's most controversial moments — he and Senna collided at Suzuka, handing the championship to Prost. Their feud reached its peak.
• 1989 – 1993 Chip 'n Dale and KARR Voiced Monterey Jack in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989-1990) and the villainous KARR in Knight Rider, adding to his roster of beloved animated characters.
• 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Played the ruthless Nazi Colonel Ernst Vogel in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, memorably meeting his end in a confrontation with a tank.
• 1989 – 1993 International Revival A 1989 retrospective at the Center for International Contemporary Arts in New York, organised by Alexandra Munroe, sparked a revival of international interest in her work. In 1993, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale with a dazzling mirrored room filled with pumpkin sculptures, re-establishing her on the world stage.
• 1989 Steel Magnolias and White Limozeen Starred as Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias alongside Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts. Also released White Limozeen, which returned her to the top of the country charts.
• 1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Played the terrifying gangster Albert Spica in Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover.
• 1989 Touba and the Meaning of Night Published Touba and the Meaning of Night, a sweeping novel written after her years in prison that explored a century of Iranian history through a woman's life. The book established her as a major voice in Persian literature.