May 20th, 1989
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre. event on May 20, 1989. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around May 20, 1989
| May 22nd, 1989 | Death | Steven DeGroote, South African classical pianist (born in 1953) |
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