Unix Timestamp: 630374400
Saturday, December 23. 1989, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Romanian leader Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena are executed by military troops after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.

Bank of Japan governors announce a major interest rate hike, eventually leading to the peak and fall of the "bubble economy".

Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu are captured in Târgoviște.