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Birthdays in History in 1989

  • Jan 6 Baby lion-tailed macaques, at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, Washington)
  • Jan 14 29-year-old Marie Claude Adam gives birth to sextuplets by Caesarean section in Port Royale, France
  • Feb 9 Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
  • Feb 19 L A Baby orangutan, at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, Washington)
  • Feb 22 Alia Sabur, American college educator, born in NYC, New York
  • Mar 13 Peaches Geldof, English columnist and daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, born in London (d. 2014)
  • Mar 14 Oliver Bernsen, son of Corbin Bernsen & Amanda Pays
  • Mar 25 Chicken Kentucky, 1st partial birth in space (chicken)

Person of interestGedhun Choekyi Nyima

Apr 25 Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, 11th Panchen Lama, born in Lhari County, Tibet, China

11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
11th Panchen Lama
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
  • Jun 2 Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer
  • Jul 22 Caroline Giuliani, daughter of NY mayor Rudy Giuliani, born in NYC, New York
  • Oct 4 Dakota Johnson, American actress and daughter of Melanie Griffith & Don Johnson, born in Austin, Texas

Person of interestAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Oct 13 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician (REP - D New York 2018-), born in New York City

US Congresswoman and Activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
US Congresswoman and Activist
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • Nov 6 Jozy Altidore, American footballer, born in Livingston, New Jersey
  • Dec 20 Virgilio Falco, Italian politician

About 1989

How Old? 31 or 32 years old
Generation: Millennial

Chinese Zodiac: Dragon (Jan 1 - Feb 5), Snake (Feb 6 - Dec 31)


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