Timeline March 1989

Events in March 1989 6

• 1946 – 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) Died 9 March 1989, aged 42 Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer known for his stark black-and-white portraits, flowers, and explicit imagery. A posthumous exhibition of his work triggered a major US debate over public arts funding and censorship. He died of complications from AIDS.
• 1989 Iditarod 1989 Winner: Joe Runyan — 11 days 5h Joe Runyan broke Susan Butcher's three-year winning streak to claim the 1989 Iditarod title.
• 1989 – 2016 Anton Yelchin (1989-2016) Died 19 June 2016, aged 27 Yelchin was an actor known for playing Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek film series. He also appeared in films including Star Trek Beyond, released weeks after his death. He died in a freak accident involving his own car at his home.
• 1989 World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee at CERN The first proposal for the Web was written at CERN by Tim Berners-Lee.
• 1989 – 2014 Peaches Geldof (1989-2014) Died 7 April 2014, aged 25 Peaches Geldof, English television presenter and journalist, and daughter of musician Bob Geldof, died suddenly at her home in Kent from a heroin overdose. Her death echoed the accidental drug-related death of her mother, Paula Yates, in 2000. She left behind two young sons.
• 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill Tanker spill devastates Alaska's Prince William Sound The oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef and spilled roughly 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska. The spill killed hundreds of thousands of seabirds and marine mammals and became one of the most studied environmental disasters in history. It prompted the US Oil Pollution Act of 1990.