The following events occurred in June 1989:
June 1, 1989 (Thursday) Pope John Paul II began a 10-day trip to Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. He arrived in Norway on June 1 and left on June 3, visiting Oslo, Trondheim and Tromsø. Cold War: A farmer discovered the burned remains of German security hacker Karl Koch in a forest near Celle, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Despite the unusual circumstances, Koch, who had sold computer data from military and aerospace companies to the KGB, was determined to have committed suicide by self-immolation on May 23. During the night of June 1–2, American serial killer Oba Chandler raped 36-year-old Joan Rogers and her 17- and 14-year-old daughters Michelle and Christe and then murdered them by throwing them, alive, into Tampa Bay, Florida, weighted with concrete blocks. Born: Hadiza Aliyu, Nigerian actress and filmmaker; in Libreville, Gabon Nataliya Goncharova, Russian Olympic volleyball player; in Skole, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan long-distance runner Died: Irena Dubiska, 89, Polish violinist Aurelio Lampredi, 71, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer Martin Zoborosky (a.k.a. Martin Edwards), 72, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman; played one game in the National Hockey League
June 2, 1989 (Friday) Sōsuke Uno succeeded Noboru Takeshita as Prime Minister of Japan. 18-year-old Tina Bell disappeared in Billingham, England. Her remains would be found in April 1990 on wasteland at ICI Billingham. , Bell's murder would remain unsolved. The Uniroyal Chemical Co. announced a voluntary halt to sales in the United States of the chemical Alar, used to improve the shelf life and color of apples. Studies had linked Alar with tumor development in lab animals. Born: Freddy Adu, American soccer player; in Tema, Ghana Liviu Antal, Romanian footballer; in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania Davide Appollonio, Italian professional road bicycle racer; in Isernia, Molise, Italy Dean Burmester, South African professional golfer; in Mutare, Zimbabwe Austin Davis, National Football League quarterback and coach; in Meridian, Mississippi Cooper Helfet, National Football League tight end; in Kentfield, California Alex Love, American flyweight boxer; in Monroe, Washington Willy Moon (born William George Sinclair), New Zealand musician, singer and songwriter; in Wellington, New Zealand Kilakone Siphonexay, Laotian Olympic sprinter; in Vientiane, Laos Steve Smith, Australian cricketer; in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Darius van Driel, Dutch professional golfer; in Leidschendam, Netherlands Shane Yarran, Australian rules footballer; in Seville Grove, Western Australia (d. 2018, suicide) Nanda Zulmi, Indonesian footballer (d. 2017) Died: Ted à Beckett, 81, Australian cricketer, Australian rules footballer and solicitor Guido Agosti, 87, Italian pianist and piano teacher Dick Mayer (born Alvin Richard Mayer), 64, American professional golfer Takeo Watanabe, 56, Japanese musician and composer, cancer
June 3, 1989 (Saturday) The world's first high-definition television (test) broadcasts commenced in Japan, in analogue. Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Fergana massacre began in the Fergana Valley, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. By the time the massacre ended on June 12, at least 97 Meskhetian Turks had been killed and over 1000 wounded by Uzbek extremists. Pope John Paul II arrived in Iceland, visiting Reykjavík and Þingvellir before leaving on June 4. The SkyDome, the world's first retractable roof stadium, opened in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Born: Nicole Della Monica, Italian Olympic pair skater; in Trescore Balneario, Province of Bergamo, Italy Megumi Han, Japanese actress; in Tokyo, Japan Katie Hoff, American Olympic swimmer; in Abingdon, Maryland Artem Kravets, Ukrainian footballer; in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union Imogen Poots, British actress; in London, England Viengsavanh Sayyaboun, Laotian footballer; in Vientiane, Laos Anthony Taugourdeau, French footballer; in Marseille, France Daniela Vega, Chilean actress and opera singer; in San Miguel, Santiago Province, Chile Died: Jack Belden (born Alfred Goodwin Belden), 79, American war correspondent, lung cancer Ruhollah Khomeini, 86 or 89, Iranian philosopher, politician, revolutionary and Shia Muslim religious leader, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, surgical complications and heart failure