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See also: | 1988–89 in English football 1989–90 in English football 1989 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1989 |
Events from 1989 in England
10 July - House prices in the south of England decrease for the second successive quarter, but continue to rise in Scotland as well as the north of England.
25 July - The Princess of Wales, princess Diana, opens the Landmark Aids Centre, a day centre for people with AIDS, in London.
1 August - Charlotte Hughes of Marske-by-the-Sea in Cleveland, believed to be the oldest living person in England, celebrates her 112th birthday.
5 August - A train derails near West Ealing station in London, but the passengers escape without serious injuries.
18 August - Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards agrees to sell the club to Michael Knighton for £10million.
20 August - A marchioness disaster occurs in which a pleasure cruiser collides with a barge in the River Thames killing 51 people.
29 August - Stone-throwing youths cause mayhem at the Notting Hill Carnival, London, which causes innocent bystanders to get injured.
30 August - The National Trust’s house at Uppark in West Sussex is severely damaged by fire.
31 August - Buckingham Palace confirms that The Royal Princess and Captain Mark Phillips are separating after 16 years of marriage. [13]