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Mad Cow Disease (BSE, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy ) is identified and described in Britain
Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki's opera The Black Mask is premiered in Salzburg
English poets John Fuller and James Fenton collaborate in a volume of satirical poems, Partingtime Hall
Talking Heads, a series of dramatic monologues by English author Alan Bennett, is broadcast on British TV
Sylvie Guillem and Laurent Hilaire dance in the Paris premiere of William Forsythe's In the middle somewhat elevated
British golfer Nick Faldo wins the first of three victories in six years in the British Open
Ayatollah Khomeini declares a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his Satanic Verses
British physicist Stephen Hawking explains the cosmos for the general reader in A Brief History of Time: from the Big Bang to Black Holes
The Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announces that Soviet troops will leave Afghanistan, handing victory to the mujaheddin
English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage's first opera, Greek, is premiered in Munich
English conceptual artist Damien Hirst organizes the first exhibition of the 'Young British Artists', also known as the Britpack
A terrorist bomb brings down flight Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland
The USSR completes the phased withdrawal of its troops from Aghanistan
Rupert Murdoch launches Sky, a satellite television channel, in the UK
in the Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield 96 Liverpool fans are crushed to death during a match against Nottingham Forest
Slobodan Milosevic is elected president of Serbia
Elections in Poland bring Solidarnośc nation-wide success, and the party is soon at the head of a coalition government
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher introduces an extremely unpopluar poll tax, last used in the Middle Ages
French ballerina Sylvie Guillem moves from Paris to join the Royal Ballet in London
Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife are captured and executed in a Romanian uprising
Racing Demon launches a trilogy on the British establishment by English playwright David Hare
British primatologist Jane Goodall publishes Through a Window, exposing violence and brutality in chimpanzees
Namibia becomes independent with Sam Nujoma as president
The Conservative government's poll tax is greeted with violent riots in London and a campaign of non-payment
Gérard Depardieu plays the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, based on the play by Edmond Rostand
