What Happened on October 12, 1989

Historical Events

Sports History

Dallas running back Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Minnesota Vikings for 5 players and 6 future draft picks including future stars Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson

Musical "Buddy" with Paul Hipp premieres in London

Famous Deaths

Carmen Cavallaro, American actor and pianist (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe), dies from prostate cancer at 76
Franco Luambo [Makiadi], Congolese jazz and rumba guitarist, composer, and bandleader (TPOK Jazz), dies from AIDS at 51
Jay Ward, American cartoonist (Rocky & His Friends, Bullwinkle), dies of kidney cancer at 69