989

• Halley's Comet is sighted by observers across the globe.

These people were born in 989:

• English king Edmund Ironside.
• Chinese poet, administrator, and military strategist Fan Zhongyan.

These people died in 989:

• Cearbhall, king of Naas and Leinster in Ireland.
• Gerberge, Countess Of Burgundy.

988 - 989 - 990

10th century

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