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1989 in Croatia

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Incumbents

  • President of Presidency - Ivo Latin
  • Chairman of the Executive Council - Antun Milović

    • Events

    The Croatian musical group Riva won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989.

    Contents

    Sport

  • Davor Šuker was the highest scoring player in Yugoslavia's First Federal League, with 18 goals for NK Osijek.
  • RK Zagreb was champion of Yugoslavia in handball.
  • Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč, Dino Rađa, Stojko Vranković, Zoran Čutura, Zdravko Radulović were members of the Yugoslavian team which won EuroBasket 1989.
  • HAVK Mladost became champion of Yugoslavia in water polo.

    • Births

  • 29 April - Domagoj Vida, footballer
  • 3 June - Martina Zubčić, taekwondo athlete

    • Deaths

  • 15 April - Ante Kaštelančić, painter (born 1911)
  • 24 April - Dinko Štambak, historian (born 1912)
  • 4 October - Lavoslav Horvat, architect (born 1901)
  • 9 November - Nenad Petrović, chess problemist (born 1907)
  • 15 December - Vanja Sutlić, philosopher (born 1925)

    • References

    1989 in Croatia Wikipedia
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