Historical Events
- 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL
- 1st US private commercial rocket makes suborbital test flight at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico
Academy Awards
61st Academy Awards: "Rain Man" - Best Picture, Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Director (Barry Levinson) and Screenwriting; and Jodie Foster win
- 9th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Cocktail" wins
Louvre Pyramid
I. M. Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris
- Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in NY for racketeering
Famous Birthdays
- Michelle Zauner, American musician and writer (Japanese Breakfast), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Deaths
- Bernard Blier, French character actor (Les Miserables; Women & War), dies at 73
About March 29, 1989
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 34 years, 5 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Eternal Flame - The Bangles
#1 Song: Like A Prayer - Madonna
