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The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The year 1991 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1991 in architecture involved some significant events Events 14 April - In the Netherlands, thieves steal 20 paintings worth $500 million from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1991: Events January January 16 - Eastern Air Lines is The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Industry milestones Movie releases The following movies were released on video on the following dates Arachnophobia The year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Forward Poetry Prize created Dana Gioia, writing in The Atlantic Monthly suggests (in an article titled "Can See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels See also 1990 in country music, 1991 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1991. Events June events June - The Tōhoku Shinkansen in Japan is extended from Ueno Station to Tokyo Station. The year 1991 in radio involved some significant events Events January 18 - Brian Beirne became one of the few The year 1991 in Science and Technology involved many significant events some listed below || 8 January, 005301 GMT || Delta II 7925|| LC-17B, Cape Canaveral || McDonnell Douglas || NATO-4A Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR The year 1991 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1991. Events Notable releases Namco releases Star Blade, Super World Stadium, Solvalou See also 1990 in Australia, other events of 1991, 1992 in Australia ---- See also 1990 in Canada, other events of 1991, 1992 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. See also 1990 in India, other events of 1991, 1992 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January 1 - Limerick City celebrates 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick 1991 in Malaysia 34 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 3516000 Increase since 31/12/1990 40900 (1 Events Rjukanbanen railway line closes (opened in 1909) Arts and literature Births January to June See also 1990 in Pakistan other events of 1991, 1992 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1990 in Singapore | Other events of 1991 | 1992 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore ---- Events See also 1990 in South Africa, other events of 1991, 1992 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - John Major, Conservative Events General elections were held in March 1990 In July the government lifted the 25-year old State of emergency. States With Wide Recognition A - Republic of Afghanistan Socialist People's Republic of Albania (to Africa Algeria - President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria ( 1979 - 1992) 1990 religious leaders - Events of 1991 - 1992 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

The year 1991 is designated in the Chinese calendar the Year of the Sheep (from the start of the Chinese new year: Feb 15 1991, to Feb 03 1992). The Sheep ( 羊) (also known as Goat or Ram) is the eighth sign of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac Any 1991 dates before February 15th are within the year of the horse

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Events of 1991 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing Births Deaths Nobel prizes Ship events See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1991

January

• January 1 - The Colorado Buffaloes claim college football's national championship with a 10-9 win over Notre Dame in the 1991 Orange Bowl. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The University of Colorado at Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the varsity sports teams of the University of Notre Dame. The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Controversy reigns as Colorado wins the AP poll, but Georgia Tech, the nation's only unbeaten team (with one tie), edges Colorado to win the UPI national championship by one point. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in
• January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn
• January 11 - Soviet forces storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• January 12 - Gulf War: The Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
• January 13 - Soviet troops assault the Vilnius TV tower in Lithuania and kill 14 unarmed civilians; many more are injured. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks The Vilnius TV Tower (Vilniaus televizijos bokštas is a 3265 metre-high (1071 ft building in the Karoliniškės Microdistrict of Vilnius, Lithuania
• January 13 - A fight and stampede at a pre-season exhibition match between South African football teams Chiefs and Pirates in the town of Orkney near Johannesburg, South Africa leaves 42 dead. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Orkney is a Gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp District of the North West Province, South Africa. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• January 14 - Three PLO guerilla chiefs are assassinated in Tunis. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis
• January 15 - The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• January 16 - U.S. serial killer Aileen Wuornos confesses to the murders of six men. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Aileen Carol Wuornos (born Aileen Carol Pittman February 29 1956 – October 9 2002 was an American Serial killer who killed seven men in Florida
• January 16 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
• January 17 - Gulf War: Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries
• January 17 - Harald V of Norway becomes king on the death of his father, Olav V. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death
• January 18 - Eastern Air Lines shuts down after 62 years, citing financial problems. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Eastern Air Lines was a major United States Airline that existed from the late 1920s until 1991
• January 19 - Twenty-nine people are injured by a SCUD attack on Tel Aviv. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel
• January 19 - The Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola is founded in Luanda, Angola. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Party of the Alliance of Youth Workers and Farmers of Angola or ( Pajoca, abbreviation of Partido da Aliança Juventude Operários e Camponeses de Angola) is an opposition For the mystic of the Han Dynasty see Luan Da. Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central
• January 22 - Three SCUDs and one Patriot missile hit Ramat Gan in Israel, injuring 96 people. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries Ramat Gan (רָמַת גַּן is a city in the Tel Aviv district of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Three elderly people die of heart attacks.
• January 25 - The dynasty of the San Francisco 49ers comes to an end as the New York Giants defeat the 49ers, 15-13, in the 1990 NFC Championship Game in San Francisco. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The NFC Championship Game is one of the two Semi-final matches of the National Football League the largest professional American football league in the United The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Giants win despite not scoring a touchdown, prevailing on five field goals by Matt Bahr. Matthew David Bahr (born July 6, 1956 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football Placekicker in
• January 26 - Somalia President Siad Barre flees his compound in Mogadishu. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Mohamed Siad Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre محمّد سياد بري) (b Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū
• January 27 - The New York Giants defeat the Buffalo Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb Super Bowl XXV was an American football game played on January 27 1991 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide the National Football League Tampa Stadium (known as Houlihan's Stadium from 1996 to 1998 and nicknamed "The Big Sombrero ") was a Sports venue located at Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
• January 29 - Siad Barre is succeeded by Ali Mahdi Muhammad in Somalia. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. See also Somali Civil War, United Somali Congress Ali Mahdi Muhammad ( Cali Mahdi Maxamed, علي مهدي محمد (born 1938 was president of

February

• February 1 - A USAir Boeing 737-300, Flight 1493 collides with a Skywest Fairchild Metroliner, Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport killing 34. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen US Airways Inc is the fifth largest Airline in the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout USAir Flight 1493 was a flight from Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York to Los Angeles International Airport, California via WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Los Angeles International Airport is the primary Airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of
• February 5 - A Michigan court bars Dr. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides. Jack Kevorkian (kɛˈvɔrkiːɛn (born on May 26, 1928) is an Armenian-American
• February 7
  • Haiti's first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15 1953 is a former Roman Catholic Priest who was President of Haiti in 1991 again from 1994 to 1996 and then
  • The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the

• February 9 - Voters in Lithuania support independence. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
• February 11 - UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organization, forms in The Hague, Netherlands. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization ( UNPO) formed in 1991 is a democratic International organization. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• February 13 - Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy an underground bunker in Baghdad, killing hundreds of Iraqis. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous United States military intelligence claimed it was a military facility but Iraqi officials identified it as a bomb shelter. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the general article about fortified structures see Bunker.
• February 15 - The Visegrad Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The Visegrad Group, also called the Visegrad Four or V4, is an alliance of four Central European states &ndash the Czech Republic, A market economy is a realized Social system based on the Division of labour in which the prices of Goods and Services are determined in a Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• February 18 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes bombs in the early morning at both Paddington station and Victoria station in London. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster.
• February 22 - Gulf War: Iraq accepts a Russian-proposed cease fire agreement. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The U. S. rejects the agreement, but said that retreating Iraqi forces would not be attacked if they left Kuwait within 24 hours.
• February 23
  • The One Meridian Plaza fire kills three firefighters and destroys eight floors of the building. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The fire at One Meridian Plaza was the worst high-rise fire in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania history as well as the costliest in United States history Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed
  • Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Kuwait, thus starting the ground phase of the war. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi
• February 23 - In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong deposes Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan in a bloodless coup d'état. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj General Sunthorn Kongsompong (1931 - 1999 was the de facto head of government of Thailand from 1991 - 1992 following a military Coup d'etat General Chatichai Choonhavan (ชาติชาย ชุณหะวัณ 5 April 1920 &mdash 6 May 1998) was the Prime Minister of Thailand
• February 25 - Gulf War: Part of an Iraqi Scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 29 and injuring 99 U. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Scud is a series of Tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries This article is about Dhahran the city For the Saudi Aramco residential compound see Dhahran Aramco Camp. S. soldiers. It is the single, most devastating attack on U. S. forces during that war.
• February 26 - Gulf War: On Baghdad radio, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Iraqi soldiers set fire to Kuwaiti oil fields as they retreat.

March

• March-April - Iraqi forces suppress rebellions in the southern and northern parts of the country, creating a humanitarian disaster on the borders of Turkey and Iran. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
• March 1
  • The ballistic missile submarine USS-ex-Sam Houston SSBN-609 is deactivated. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Ship/Submarine Recycling Program (SRP is the process the United States Navy uses to dispose of decommissioned nuclear vessels.
  • Clayton Keith Yeutter finishes as the United States Secretary of Agriculture. Clayton Keith Yeutter (born December 10, 1930) in Eustis Nebraska.
• March 3
  • An investigative journalism piece airs on 60 Minutes about Werner Erhard, in which family members alleged physical and sexual abuse. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Investigative journalism is a type of reporting in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest often involving crime Political corruption, or some other Scandal Not to be confused with the BBC news magazine program Sixty Minutes (TV series. Werner Hans Erhard The general public associates his name primarily with the programs he created the " est Training " (1971 – 1983 Erhard had left the United States prior to the broadcast.
  • An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles, California police officers. Rodney Glen King April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) --> (born April 2, 1965 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
  • Latvia and Estonia vote for independence from the Soviet Union. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• March 9 - Massive demonstrations are held against Slobodan Milošević in Belgrade; 2 people are killed and tanks are in the streets. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. March 9th protest refers to a mass rally on the streets of Belgrade that turned into a riot featuring vicious clashes between the protesters and police Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical
• March 10 - Gulf War: Operation Phase Echo - 540,000 American troops begin to leave the Persian Gulf. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Phase Echo was an operation in Gulf War I in 1991 to withdraw all of the American troops from Iraq as quickly and safely as possible The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the
• March 11 - A curfew is imposed on black townships in South Africa after fighting between rival political gangs kills 49. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• March 13 - The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Exxon is a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil. History Exxon formally replaced the Esso, Enco, Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent
• March 14 - After 16 years in prison for allegedly bombing a pub in an Irish Republican Army attack, the "Birmingham Six" are freed when a court determines that the police fabricated evidence. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who The Birmingham Six were six men — Hugh Callaghan Patrick Joseph Hill Gerard Hunter Richard McIlkenny William Power and John Walker — sentenced to Life imprisonment in
• March 15
  • Four Los Angeles, California police officers are indicted for the videotaped March 3 beating of motorist Rodney King during an arrest. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian
  • Germany formally regains complete independence after the 4 post-World War II occupying powers (France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union) relinquish all remaining rights. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Belligerent military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• March 27 - First GSM-phonecall rang in Finland, Carly Hicks day
• March 30 - Northern Michigan University wins the NCAA Division I title in hockey, 8-7 in the third overtime against Boston University. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Northern Michigan University is a four-year Public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA.
• March 31 - Albania has its first multi-party elections. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.
• March 31 - Georgia votes for independence from the Soviet Union in the Georgian independence referendum, 1991. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between A Referendum was held in the Republic of Georgia on March 31, 1991, on the question of Georgia's independence from the Soviet

April

• April 3 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The U. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U N. Security Council passes the Cease Fire Agreement, Resolution 687. The resolution calls for the destruction or removal of all of Iraq's chemical and biological weapons, all stocks of agents and components, and all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities for ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km and production facilities; and for an end to its support for international terrorism. Iraq accepts the terms of the resolution on April 6. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
• April 4
  • Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over Merion, Pennsylvania. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Henry John Heinz III (October 23 1938 – April 4 1991 was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Merion is a community in Pennsylvania state of the United States.
  • William Kennedy Smith, a nephew of U. William Kennedy Smith (born September 4, 1960) is an American Physician whose work focuses on landmines and the rehabilitation S. Senator Edward Kennedy, is identified as a suspect in an alleged Palm Beach, Florida sexual assault. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Palm Beach is an upscale Incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
• April 5 - Former Senator John Tower and 22 others are killed in an airplane crash in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop John Goodwin Tower ( September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 suffered an uncontrolled collision with terrain during a flight from Atlanta Georgia to Brunswick Georgia on April 5 1991 Brunswick (ˌbrʌnswɪk is a city in the US state of Georgia and the County seat of Glynn County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• April 9 - The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia declares independence. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between
• April 10
  • A South Atlantic tropical cyclone develops in the Southern Hemisphere off the coast of Angola (the first of its kind to be documented by weather satellites). Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama A South Atlantic Tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central A weather satellite is a type of Satellite that is primarily used to monitor the Weather and Climate of the Earth.
  • Italian ferry Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest "Leghorn" redirects here For the breed of chicken see Leghorn chicken.
• April 14 - In the Netherlands, thieves steal 20 paintings worth $500 million from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Van Gogh Museum is a Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Less than an hour later they are found in an abandoned car near the museum.
• April 17 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,000 for the first time ever, at 3,004. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 46.
• April 18 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq declares some of its chemical weapons and materials to the UN, as required by Resolution 687, and claims that it does not have a biological weapons program. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
• April 26 - 70 tornadoes break out in the central United States, killing 17. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. The most notable tornado of the day strikes Andover, Kansas. Andover is a city in Butler County, in the Wichita metropolitan area Kansas, United States.
• April 29 - A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 138,000 people. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially

May

• May 15 - Édith Cresson becomes France's first female premier. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Édith Cresson (born on 27 January 1934 as Édith Campion in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris) is a French politician. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries
• May 21
  • In Madras, India, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː born in Bombay, (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 the elder son of Indira and Feroze
  • Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Mengistu Haile Mariam (መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም məngɨstu hi lə maryam (born 1937 a repression campaign against the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991, as established by the Communist NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991 began on September 12, 1974 when the Marxist Derg staged a Coup d'état against Emperor Haile Selassie
• May 24 - Authorised by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Operation Solomon commences. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead (יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר born Icchak Jaziernicki on 15 October 1915 was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992 Operation Solomon was a 1991 covert Israeli military operation to take Ethiopian Jews to Israel
• May 26 - In Thailand, a Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashes near Bangkok, killing all 223 people on-board. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Lauda Air is an Airline based in Vienna, Austria. It operates scheduled leisure flights and charters to holiday destinations in Europe, WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest
• May 28 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in Game 6 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Minnesota North Stars were a professional Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL for 26 seasons from 1967 to 1993. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
• May 29 - In Bari, Red Star Belgrade wins European Cup in football. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

June

• June 3 - Mount Unzen erupts, killing 43 people as a result of pyroclastic flow. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Mount Unzen ( jp 雲仙岳 Unzendake) is an active volcanic complex of several overlapping Stratovolcanoes also known as a Composite volcano A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current) is a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions.
• June 9 - A major collapse of ground at the Emaswati Colliery in Swaziland traps 26 miners 65 m below the surface. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits The Kingdom of Swaziland is a country located in Southern Africa centred at approximately 26o49'S 31o38'E The men have access to a safe refuge chamber and are all rescued by a drill hole 30 hours after the rescue unit was first alerted.
• June 12 - Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russia, the largest and most populous of the fifteen Soviet republics. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Republics of the Soviet Union were according to the Article 76 of the 1977 Soviet Constitution, Sovereign Soviet Socialist states that had united with other
• June 12 - The Chicago Bulls win their 1st NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 1. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
• June 13 - A spectator is killed by lightning at the U.S. Open. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US
• June 15
  • In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in what would be the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century; the final death toll would be over three hundred. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Mount Pinatubo is an active Stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon
  • Nagano, Japan is chose as host city of 1998 Winter Olympics. the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers on the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998
• June 17 - Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act, which had required racial classification of all South Africans at birth. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Population Registration Act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics
• June 17 - U. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness; no trace of arsenic is found. Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Arsenic (ˈɑrsənɪk is a Chemical element that has the symbol As and Atomic number of 33
• June 23-June 28 - Iraq disarmament crisis: U. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. N. inspection teams attempt to intercept Iraqi vehicles carrying nuclear related equipment. Iraqi soldiers fire warning shots in the air to prevent inspectors from approaching the vehicles.
• June 25 -Collapse of Yugoslavia: Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:
• June 30 - Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Brazil on the final by 4-2, after penalty shoot out, in Lisbon, Portugal. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of Association football for male players under the age of |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.

July

• July 1 - The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was an organization of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• July 7 - The Brioni Agreement ends the 10-day war in Slovenia. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The Brioni Agreement (Brionska deklaracija Brijunska deklaracija is a document signed on the Brijuni islands near Pula, Croatia, on 7 July 1991 by representatives
• July 10 - Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected president of Russia. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
• July 11 - Solar Eclipse of record totality occurs. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
• July 22 - Boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with raping, three days earlier, Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington in Indianapolis, Indiana. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The Miss Black America pageant is a competition for young African American women in areas such as speech talent style and poise &mdash essentially the black version Desiree Washington (born 1973 a native of Coventry Rhode Island, was an eighteen-year-old Miss Black America Beauty pageant contestant representing her The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union
• July 22 - Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21 1960—November 28 1994 was an American Serial killer. Police soon found out that he is involved in 6 more murders.
• July 24 - The government of India announces its New Industrial Policy, marking the start of India's economic reforms. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• July 26 - Actor Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) is arrested in a Sarasota, Florida theater for publicly masturbating. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States.

August

• August 6 - Tim Berners-Lee releases an article describing his idea for the "World Wide Web. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. " on the alt. hypertext network.
• August 7 - on reading the Tim Berners-Lee article Martin Nolan writes a short paper describing his plans for the WWW. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited

Shapour Bakhtiar, former prime minister of Iran, is assassinated. Shapour Bakhtiar ( (also Shapur Bakhtiar) ( Persian: شاپور بختیار Shāpūr Bakhtīār) (born 1914 or 1915 - August For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.

• August 8 - The Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built, collapses. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The Warsaw radio mast was the world's tallest structure until its collapse on 8 August, 1991.
• August 13 - The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or "Super Nintendo" is released in the United States. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was
• August 17 - Strathfield Massacre: In Sydney, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli The Strathfield massacre was a shooting rampage in Sydney, Australia on Saturday August 17, 1991. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• August 19 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is put under house arrest while vacationing in the Crimea during a coup. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым The attempted coup, led by Vice President Gennady Yanayev and seven hard-liners, collapses in less than 72 hours. The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ( August 19 - August 21, 1991) also known as the August Putsch or August Coup was a three-day Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev ( Янаев Геннадий Иванович in Russian) (born August 26, 1937) Russian Politician
• August 20 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Estonia declares its independence from the Soviet Union, and more than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup that deposed President Mikhail Gorbachev. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• August 21 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Latvia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• August 24 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Ukraine declares independence from Soviet Union. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
• August 25
  • Student Linus Torvalds posts messages to a Usenet newsgroup comp. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Linus Benedict Torvalds ( ˈtuːrvalds born December 28 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer Usenet, a Portmanteau of "user" and "network" is a world-wide distributed Internet discussion system os. minix about the new operating system kernel he has been developing. Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and
  • Michael Schumacher makes his Formula 1 debut in the Belgian Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula The 1991 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 25, 1991.
  • Collapse of the Soviet Union: Belarus declares independence from Soviet Union. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east
• August 27 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Moldova declares independence from the Soviet Union. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania
• August 29 - Maronite general Michel Aoun leaves Lebanon via a French ship into exile. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Michel Naim Aoun ( Arabic: ميشال عون (born 19 february 1935 in Haret Hreik, Lebanon) is a former Lebanese Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• August 30 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South
• August 31 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan declare independence from the Soviet Union. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly

September

• September 2 - The United States recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
• September 3 - In Hamlet, North Carolina, a grease fire breaks out at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant, killing 25 people. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The Hamlet chicken processing plant fire was an Industrial disaster that took place at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina
• September 5-September 7 - At the 35th Annual Tailhook Symposium in Las Vegas, 83 women and seven men are assaulted. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Tailhook Association is a US based Fraternal, Non-profit organization supporting the interests of sea-based Aviation, with emphasis on The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6
• September 6
  • The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic States. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the
  • The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second-largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• September 8 - The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz The Republic of Macedonia (Република
• September 17 - North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean The Federated States of Micronesia is an Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• September 19 - Ötzi the Iceman is found in the Alps. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Ötzi the Iceman ( pronounced) Frozen Fritz, and Similaun Man are modern nicknames of a well-preserved natural Mummy of a man
• September 20-September 21 - In Sandy, Utah several patients are held hostage and a nurse is killed in the Alta View Hospital hostage incident. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Sandy (also known as Sandy City) is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, and a suburb of Salt Lake City. The Alta View Hospital hostage incident began the night of September 20, 1991 when Richard Worthington armed with a shotgun a handgun and sticks of Dynamite
• September 21 - Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani
• September 21-September 30 - Iraq disarmament crisis: IAEA inspectors discover files on Iraq's hidden nuclear weapons program. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Iraqi officials confiscate documents from UN weapons inspectors, refusing to allow them to leave the site without turning over other documents. A 4-day standoff ensues. Iraq permits the team to leave with the documents after the UN Security Council threatens enforcement actions.
• September 22 - The Huntington Library makes the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians The Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (or The Huntington) is an educational and research institution established by Henry E The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of roughly 1000 documents including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1979 in eleven Caves
• September 30 - Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed from power. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15 1953 is a former Roman Catholic Priest who was President of Haiti in 1991 again from 1994 to 1996 and then
• September 30 - A twister destroys parts of Itu, a city in southeastern Brazil, killing 16 and leaving 176 injured. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus This article is about the location For the article on the UN Specialised Agency, see ITU ( International Telecommunication Union) for the university see Istanbul |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

October

• October 2 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton announces he will seek the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• October 5 - The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
• October 11
  • In Russia, the KGB is replaced by the SVR. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Foreign Intelligence Service ( Russian: Служба Внешней Разведки (or SVR) is Russia 's primary external intelligence agency
  • Iraq disarmament crisis: The U. N. Security Council passes Resolution 715, which demands that Iraq "accept unconditionally the inspectors and all other personnel designated by the Special Commission". Iraq rejects the resolution, calling it "unlawful".
• October 11-October 13 - The U. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleges that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked for him. Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Anita Faye Hill (born) is a professor of social policy law and women's studies at Brandeis University at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and
• October 12 - Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by its Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Askar Akayevich Akayev ( Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born 10 November 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as the The President of Kyrgyzstan is the Head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in
• October 14 - Bulgarian right wing opposition celebrates the end of the rule of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Bulgarian Communist Party (Българска комунистическа партия / Balgarska Komunisticheska Partiya) was the ruling party of the People's Republic
• October 15 - United States Senate votes 52-48 to confirm Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• October 16 - George Hennard guns down 24 people in Killeen, Texas before killing himself. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The Luby's massacre was a Mass murder that took place on October 16, 1991, in Killeen, Texas, United States when Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 112434 at the 2000 census.
• October 20
  • The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony The Oakland Firestorm of 1991 was a large urban fire that occurred on the hillsides of northern Oakland California and southeastern Berkeley on Sunday October
  • The Harare Declaration lays down the membership criteria for the Commonwealth of Nations. The Harare Commonwealth Declaration was a declaration of the Commonwealth of Nations, setting out the Commonwealth's core principles and values detailing the Commonwealth's Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria are the corpus of requirements that members and prospective members must meet to be allowed to participate in the Commonwealth of Nations
• October 27
  • The first free parliamentary elections are held in Poland. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
  • Turkmenistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia.
  • The Minnesota Twins win the World Series. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• October 29 - The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Galileo was an Unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the Planet Jupiter and its moons Named after the Astronomer TemplateInfobox Planet. --> 951 Gaspra (ˈɡæsprə is an S-type Asteroid that orbits very Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but

November

• November 2 - Australia beats England 12-6 at Twickenham Stadium to win the Rugby World Cup. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a Stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition
• November 5
  • The body of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell is found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor
  • David Duke, a white supremacist running as a Republican, loses the Louisiana Governor's race to Democratic candidate Edwin Edwards, by an overwhelming margin. David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) served as the Democratic Governor of Louisiana for four non-consecutive terms (1972–1980 1984–1988
• November 6 - The KGB officially stops operations. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty
• November 7
  • Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV, effectively ending his career in the NBA. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • The last oil well fire in Kuwait is extinguished.
  • The first report on Carbon nanotubes is published by Sumio Iijima in the journal Nature. See also Graphene, Buckypaper Carbon nanotubes (CNTs are Allotropes of carbon with a nanostructure that can have a length-to-diameter Sumio Iijima (飯島 澄男 Iijima Sumio, born May 2, 1939) is a Japanese Physicist, often cited as the discoverer of Carbon nanotubes Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869
• November 9 - JET fusion reactor generated 1. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all JET, the Joint European Torus, is the largest Nuclear fusion experimental reactor yet built 5 MW output power.

• November 14
  • American and British authorities announce indictments against 2 Libyan intelligence officials, in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
  • Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after 13 years of exile. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Names and titles Since his abdication Sihanouk's official Cambodian title (short version the most-widely used is Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital
• November 18
  • Kidnappers in Lebanon set Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland free. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches Terry Waite CBE (born May 31 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author See also Thomas Sutherland (banker. Thomas Sutherland, former Dean of Agriculture at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon was kidnapped
  • Serb troops take Vukovar after an 87-day siege and commit the worst massacre in Croatian history. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest River Port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day Siege of the Croatian city of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA supported by various Serbian The Vukovar massacre was a war crime that took place between November 18 and November 21 1991 near the city of Vukovar, a mixed Croat
• November 27 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution opening the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace

December

• December 1 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Ukrainians vote overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union in a referendum. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Referendum took place in Ukraine on December 1, 1991. The only question of the Referendum was "Do you support the Act of
• December 4
  • Journalist C Pecho Samere Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years' captivity as a hostage in Beirut (he was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon). "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Terry A Anderson (b October 27 1947, Lorain Ohio) is the best known and longest held hostage of a group of Americans believed to be Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
  • Pan American World Airways ends operations.
• December 8
  • Leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine meet and sign an agreement ending the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha Nature Reserve in Belarus. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belaveskaya Pushcha (Белавеская пушча or Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus
  • A referendum on the constitution of Romania is accepted as valid. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• December 12 - The Russian SFSR ceases to be a part of the Soviet Union. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
• December 15 - The Egyptian ferry Salem Express sinks in the Red Sea, killing more than 450. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.
• December 19 - Paul Keating replaces Bob Hawke as the new prime minister of Australia. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• December 20 - A Missouri court passes the death sentence on Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Zein Isa (died February 17, 1997) was a Palestinian immigrant living in St An honor killing or honour killing is generally the Murder of a family or clan member most often females when they (and maybe the wider community believe
• December 22 - One month after Freddie Mercury's death, Queen's re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody returns to the top of the British singles charts, 16 years after the original version. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist is a Song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album ''A Night at the Opera''. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• December 25 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union, from which most republics have already disbanded; the 73-year-old state is now expected to dissolve completely. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
• December 26 - The Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.
• December 31 - The Soviet Union officially ceases to exist. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.

Undated

• University of South Australia is founded. The University of South Australia, or UniSA, is a Public university in the Australian state of South Australia.
• Impostor James Hogue exposed in Princeton University
• Ely Petrol Riots. An impostor or imposter is a person who pretends to be somebody else often to try to gain financial or social advantages through Social engineering, but just as often James Arthur Hogue (born October 22, 1959) is a US Impostor who most famously entered Princeton University by posing as Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The Cardiff Ely Bread Riots or Petrol Riots refer to the outbreak of racially motivated Violence that occurred in the council Suburb of Ely in

Ongoing

• Cold War. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the
• Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

1991 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1991 MCMXCI
Ab urbe condita	2744
Armenian calendar	1440 ԹՎ ՌՆԽ
Bahá'í calendar	147 – 148
Berber calendar	2941
Buddhist calendar	2535
Burmese calendar	1353
Chinese calendar	4627/4687-11-16 (庚午年十一月十六日) — to — 4628/4688-11-26 (辛未年十一月廿六日)
Coptic calendar	1707 – 1708
Ethiopian calendar	1983 – 1984
Hebrew calendar	5751 – 5752
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2046 – 2047
- Shaka Samvat	1913 – 1914
- Kali Yuga	5092 – 5093
Holocene calendar	11991
Iranian calendar	1369 – 1370
Islamic calendar	1411 – 1412
Japanese calendar	Heisei 3 (平成3年)
Korean calendar	4324
Thai solar calendar	2534
Unix time	662688000 – 694223999
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Births

January-June

• January 1 - Kathleen Herles, American Voice Actress
• January 15 - Rubab Raza, Pakistan swimmer
• January 16 - Julie Dubela, American singer
• January 19 - Erin Sanders, American actress
• January 21 - Paige and Ryanne Kettner, American actresses
• January 21 - Brittany Tiplady, Canadian actress
• February 10 - Emma Roberts, American actress
• February 16 - Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
• February 17 - Bonnie Wright, English actress
• February 18 - Malese Jow, American actress
• February 25 - Gerran Howell, Welsh actor
• February 28 - Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
• March 4 - Diandra Newlin, American actress, singer, and model
• March 8 - Devon Werkheiser, American actor
• March 11 - Qian Lin, Chinese singer
• March 16 - Wolfgang Van Halen, American musician
• March 23 - George William Carnegie, British noble
• March 26 - Brittney Wilson, Canadian actress
• March 28 - Amy Bruckner, American actress
• April 4 - Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress
• April 10 - Amanda Michalka, American singer and actress
• April 10 - Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
• April 18 - Joey Gaydos, American actor and guitarist
• April 20 - Thomas Curtis, American actor
• April 27 - Rebecca Ryan, British actress
• April 28 - Aleisha Allen, American actress
• May 17 - Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor
• May 19 - Jordan Pruitt, American singer
• May 21 - Sarah Ramos, American actress
• May 24 - Erika Umeda, Japanese singer
• May 26 - Julianna Rose Mauriello, American stage actress
• May 29 - Kristen Alderson, American actress
• June 4 - Jordan Hinson, American actress
• June 18 - Willa Holland, American model and actress
• June 27 - Madylin Sweeten, American actress

July-December

• July 5 - Jason Dolley, American actor
• July 6 - Victoire Thivisol, French actress
• July 7 - Devon Alan, American actor
• July 9 - Mitchel Musso, American actor
• July 9 - Spencer Elden
• July 10- Maeda Atsuko, Japanese singer
• July 12 - Erik Per Sullivan, American actor
• July 14 - Lewis McGibbon, British actor
• July 20 - William Tomlin, British actor
• July 29 - Miki Ishikawa, American actress and singer
• August 16 - Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
• August 16 - Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Canadian actress
• August 21 - Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer and actress
• August 28 - Kyle Massey, American actor
• September 4 - Carter Jenkins, American actor
• September 5 - Skandar Keynes, British actor
• September 12 - Kristin Klabunde, American actress
• September 20 - Spencer Locke, American Actress
• September 21 - Zoe Weizenbaum, American actress
• September 25 - Emmy Clarke, American actress
• October 4 - Nicolai Kielstrup, Danish singer
• October 19 - Christopher Gerse, American actor
• October 23 - Sophie Tamiko Oda, Japanese American actress
• October 31 - Jordan-Claire Green, American actress
• November 6 - Camila Finn, Brazilian model
• November 11 - Christa B. Allen, American actress
• November 22 - Saki Shimizu, Japanese singer
• November 30 - Carnell Breeding, American singer
• December 9 - Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este, Belgian prince
• December 12 - Daniel Magder, Canadian actor
• December 13 - Jay Greenberg, American music composer
• December 19 - Declan Galbraith, British singer

Deaths

January-March

• January 5 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslavian poet (b. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths On the 18 of Cheshvan in 5751 Rabbi Meir Kahane Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990) is an American voice actress, best known for the voice of Dora in Dora the Explorer Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Rubab Raza (born January 15, 1991) is a Pakistani swimmer from Lahore. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Julie Dubela (born on January 16, 1991 in Jupiter, Florida)is an American singer living in Stratham, Rockingham Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Erin Zariah Sanders (born January 19, 1991 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Paige and Ryanne Lee Kettner (born January 21, 1991) are two American child actresses Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Brittany Alexandra Tiplady (born January 21 1991) is a Canadian child actress best known for her role as Jordan Black in the television series Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) is an American Child actress and pop singer the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and the Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg ( Given names: Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine; born 16 February 1991) is the fourth Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Bonnie Kathleen Wright (born 17 February 1991 is an English actress, best known for her role in the Harry Potter films as Ginny Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Elizabeth Melise "Malese" Jow (born February 18, 1991) is an American actress, Singer and Song writer. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Gerran Lyn Howell (born February 25 1991) He is best known for playing Vladimir Dracula in Young Dracula, a CBBC tv series that Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress who became famous in 2002 when she starred in In America with her sister Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Diandra Newlin (born March 4, 1991 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American actress singer and fashion model Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Devon Joseph Werkheiser (born March 8, 1991) is an American actor best known for his starring role as Ned Bigby Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Qian Lin ( born March 11, 1991 in Hangzhou, China) better known in Japan as, is one of the two latest members of all-girl Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The line of succession to the British Throne is a partial list of the people in line to succeed to the throne Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Brittney Meriah Wilson (born March 26, 1991 in Chilliwack British Columbia) is a Canadian Actress. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Amelia Ellen Bruckner (born March 28, 1991) known as Amy Bruckner is an American Actress noted for her roles in the Disney Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4 1991 is an American actress Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Amanda Joy Michalka, (born April 10, 1991 in Torrance, California) often credited as AJ, is an American Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Sergiusz Żymełka (born April 10, 1991 in Łódź, Poland) is a former Polish Child actor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Joseph " Joey " Gaydos (born April 18, 1991) is an American musician and actor from Michigan. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Thomas Wayne Curtis (born 20 April, 1991) is an American Actor. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Rebecca Ryan (born April 27 1991) is an English actress from Manchester. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Aleisha LaNaé Allen (born April 28, 1991) is an American actress Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Daniel Curtis Lee (born May 17, 1991 in Clinton Mississippi) is an American Actor who had a starring role in Nickelodeon Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Jordan Lynne Pruitt (born on May 19 1991 in Loganville, Georgia) is an American pop Singer-songwriter signed to Hollywood Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Sarah Ramos may also refer to the 34-year-old Babysitter, who was a victim of the Beltway sniper attacks. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned is a member of the J-pop group °C-ute, under Hello! Project. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Julianna Rose Mauriello (born May 26 1991 is an American Actress. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Kristen Alderson (born May 29 1991 in Bucks County Pennsylvania) is an American actress. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Jordan Daniele Hinson (born June 4, 1991 in El Paso Texas) is an American actress. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Willa Joanna Chance Holland (born June 18, 1991) is an American model and actress Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Madylin Anne Michele Sweeten (born June 27, 1991) is an American actress Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Jason Scott Dolley (born July 5, 1991 in Simi Valley California) is an American actor. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Victoire Thivisol (born July 6, 1991 in France) is a French Film Actress. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Devon Alan (born July 7, 1991) is an American Actor. Career Alan was born in Los Angeles California. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Mitchel Tate Musso Mitchel is now on a nationwide tour visiting several states Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. CEvin Key The Dragon Experience (Spencer Eldenjpg|right|200px|thumb|2003 Elden at age 12 on the cover of cEvin Key’s The Dragon Experience ]] Spencer Elden (born Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 TeamA Her nickname is Acchan Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Erik Per Sullivan (born July 12, 1991) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his role as Dewey, the younger brother to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Lewis Owen McGibbon (born in Cheshire, 14 July 1991) is an English actor whose first movie performance was the critically praised role of Anthony Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold William Tomlin ( 20 July 1991) is a British Child actor known for playing Michael in The Story Of Tracy Beaker Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Miki Ishikawa (born July 29, 1991) is an American actress and singer born in Denver, Colorado. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Evanna Lynch (born 16 August 1991 is an Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse (born August 16, 1991) is a Québécoise actress known for her role of Sunny Capaduca in 15/Love. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Tess Gaerthé (born on August 21, 1991 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) better known as just Tess, was the Dutch representative at the Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Kyle Orlando Massey (born August 28, 1991 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American actor and Rapper. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Carter Mark Jenkins (born September 4, 1991) is an American Actor. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Skandar Amin Casper Keynes (born 5 September 1991) is an English Actor. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Kristin Danielle Klabunde (born September 12 1991, in New Jersey) is an American actress Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Spencer Locke (born September 20, 1991) is an American Actress who has had various appearances as the role of "Candida" on Disney Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Zoe Weizenbaum (born September 21, 1991) is an American child actress. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Mary Elizabeth Clarke (born 25 September, 1991 in Mineola New York) better known as Emmy Clarke, is an American Actress Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Nicolai Kielstrup ( Vejle, Jutland, Denmark, 4 October 1991) is a young singer who participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Christopher Ryan Gerse (born October 19, 1991 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Sophie Tamiko Oda is a Japanese American actress born on October 23, 1991, in San Francisco, California Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Jordan-Claire Green (born on October 31, 1991 in Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal) is an American actress a musician and singer Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Camila Caroline Finn (born November 6 1991 in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian fashion model. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Christa Brittany Allen (born November 11, 1991 in Wildomar California) is an American Actress who played the role of the younger "Jenna Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran is a Japanese pop singer Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats B5 is an R&B Boy band originating from St Petersburg Florida and later relocating to Atlanta Georgia. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Ancestry Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Daniel Magder (born December 12, 1991 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Jay "Bluejay" Greenberg (born December 13[[ 991]] New Haven Connecticut) is an American Composer who entered the Juilliard School Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Declan John Galbraith (born December 19 1991 in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent) is an English Singer of Scottish and Irish origin Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Vasko Popa ( Serbian Cyrillic: Васко Попа ( June 29, 1922 - January 5, 1991) was a Yugoslav poet of Romanian 1922)
• January 8 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Stephen Maynard Clark ( April 23, 1960 – January 8, 1991) was one of the co-lead guitarists for British Hard rock 1960)
• January 11 - Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Carl David Anderson ( 3 September 1905 &ndash 11 January 1991) was an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1905)
• January 17 - King Olav V of Norway (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death 1903)
• January 29
  • Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Yasushi Inoue (井上 靖 Inoue Yasushi, May 6, 1907 &ndash January 29, 1991) was a Japanese Writer whose range 1907)
  • John McIntire, American actor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the fictional character see Trapper John McIntyre. For the Scottish radiologist see John Macintyre. 1907)
• January 30
  • John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain John Bardeen ( May 23 1908 – January 30 1991) was an American Physicist and Electrical engineer, who won The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1908)
  • Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Clifton Cedric "Cliff" Edom ( February 12, 1907 in Baylis Illinois - January 30, 1991 in Branson Missouri 1907)
• February 2 - Pete Axthelm, sportswriter (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Pete Axthelm ( August 27, 1943, in New York City NY - February 2, 1991) worked as a sportswriter and columnist for the New York 1943)
• February 5 - Dean Jagger, American actor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Dean Jagger ( 7 November, 1903 &ndash 5 February, 1991) was an Academy Award -winning and a Daytime Emmy Award winning 1903)
• February 6
  • Salvador Luria, Italian-born biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Salvador Edward Luria ( August 13, 1912 &ndash February 6, 1991) was an Italian -born American microbiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1912)
  • Danny Thomas, American singer, comedian, and actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Danny Thomas ( January 6, 1912 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub Comedian and television and film 1914)
• February 7 - Amos Yarkoni, legendary Israeli soldier (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Lieutenant Colonel Amos Yarkoni (עמוס ירקוני born 1920 died 7 February 1991) was a legendary officer in the Israel Defense For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. 1920)
• February 14 - John McCone, American Central Intelligence Agency director (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all 1902)
• February 21
  • John Sherman Cooper, a U.S. Republican senator
  • Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland John Sherman Cooper (August 23 1901 – February 21 1991 was a liberal Republican United States Senator from Kentucky who served a total of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "Dame Margot" redirects here For the medieval trouvère see Dames Margot and Maroie. 1919)
• February 24
  • John Charles Daly, South African-born journalist and game show host (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly,(generally known by John Charles Daly or simply John Daly, February 20, 1914 &ndash February 24 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 1914)
  • George Gobel, American comedian (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Leslie Gobel ( May 20, 1919 - February 24, 1991) was an American Comedian, best known as the star of his own weekly NBC 1919)
• March 1 - Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid instant camera (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Edwin Herbert Land ( May 7 1909  &ndash March 1 1991) was an American Scientist and inventor. 1909)
• March 2 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and 1928)
• March 3 - Arthur Murray, American dancer and dance instructor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Arthur Murray ( April 4, 1895 &ndash March 3, 1991) was a Dance instructor and Businessman, whose name is most often associated 1895)
• March 12 - Ragnar Granit, Finnish neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Ragnar Arthur Granit ( October 30, 1900, Vantaa, Finland &ndash March 12, 1991, Stockholm, Sweden The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1900)
• March 14
  • Howard Ashman, American lyricist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Howard Ashman ( May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist 1950)
  • Doc Pomus, American composer (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doc Pomus ( June 27 1925 - March 14 1991) was a twentieth century American Blues Singer and Songwriter 1925)
• March 21 - Leo Fender, instrument maker (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Clarence Leonidas Fender ( August 10, 1909 - March 21, 1991) also known as Leo Fender, was an American inventor who 1909)
• March 25 - Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Roman Catholic bishop who fought for Catholic Tradition (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Marcel-François Lefebvre ( November 29 1905 – March 25 1991) better known as Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, was a French A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Traditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics, or people who identify as Roman Catholics who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical 1905)
• March 29 - Lee Atwater, American Presidential advisor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Harvey Leroy "Lee" Atwater ( February 27, 1951 &ndash March 29, 1991) was an 1951)

April-June

• April 1 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne See also Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 &ndash April 1, 1991) was an American Dancer and Choreographer 1894)
• April 3 - Charles Goren, American bridge player, writer, and columnist (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Charles Henry Goren ( March 4, 1901 &ndash April 3, 1991) was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling 1901)
• April 3 - Graham Greene, English writer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories 1904)
• April 4
  • Max Frisch, Swiss writer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Max Frisch ( May 15, 1911 &ndash April 4, 1991) was a Swiss Architect, Playwright and Novelist, regarded 1911)
  • H. John Heinz III, U. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henry John Heinz III (October 23 1938 – April 4 1991 was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States S. Senator (plane crash) (b. 1938)
  • Forrest Towns, American runner (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Forrest "Spec" Towns ( February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. 1914)
  • Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edmund Adamkiewicz ( April 21, 1920 in Hamburg &ndash April 4, 1991) was a German footballer Adamkiewicz's 1920)
• April 5 - John Tower, former Republican Senator from Texas (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop John Goodwin Tower ( September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas 1929)
• April 8 - Per "Dead" Yngve Ohlin, vocalist for Mayhem/Morbid (suicide) (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Per Yngve Ohlin ( January 16 1969 – April 8 1991) better known by his stage name Dead, was a Swedish Black Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly 1969)
• April 10 - Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Natalie Schafer ( &ndash) was an American actress. Early life and career Born to a Jewish family in Red Bank New Jersey, Schafer 1900)
• April 19 - Stanley Hawes, British-born Australian film producer, director and administrator (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Stanley Gilbert Hawes ( 19 January[[ 905]] - 19 April[[ 991]] was a British-born Documentary film producer and director who spent most of his career in Australia 1905)
• April 20 - Steve Marriott, English musician (house fire) (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Stephen Peter Marriott ( January 30 1947 - April 20 1991) popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 1947)
• April 26 - Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Carmine Coppola ( June 11, 1910 - April 26, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning as well as BAFTA 1910)
• April 28
  • Ken Curtis, American actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Ken Curtis ( July 2, 1916 - April 28, 1991) was an American singer and Actor best known for his role as " Festus Haggen 1916)
  • Johnny Eck, American sideshow performer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt Jr ( August 27, 1911, Baltimore Maryland &ndash April 28, In America a sideshow is an extra secondary production associated with a circus, carnival fair or other such attraction 1911)
• May 3 - Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer and composer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Mohammed Abdel Wahab ( Arabic: محمد عبد الوهاب) also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab ( 1907 - May 3, 1907)
• May 8
  • Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Jean Langlais (15 February 1907 &ndash 8 May 1991 was a French Composer of Modern classical music, Organist, and Improviser. 1907)
  • Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rudolf Serkin ( March 28, 1903 &ndash May 8, 1991) was a Bohemian-born Pianist. 1903)
• May 14 - Jiang Qing, Chinese radical revolutionary (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Jiang Qing ( March 14, 1914 May 14, 1991) is the Pseudonym that was used by Chinese leader Mao Zedong 's last wife 1914)
• May 15 - Andreas Floer, German mathematician (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Andreas Floer ( August 23, 1956 – May 15, 1991) was a German Mathematician who made important seminal contributions 1956)
• May 21 - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː born in Bombay, (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 the elder son of Indira and Feroze The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive 1944)
• May 22 - Derrick Henry Lehmer, American mathematician (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Derrick Henry "Dick" Lehmer ( February 23 1905 &ndash May 22 1991) was an American mathematician who refined Edouard Lucas 1905)
• May 24 - Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff ( November 25, 1895 &ndash May 23, 1991) was a world-renowned German Virtuoso Pianist 1895)
• May 27 - Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Leopold Nowak ( Vienna, Austria, 17 August, 1904 &ndash May 27, 1991) was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the 1904)
• June 1 - David Ruffin, American singer, The Temptations
• June 3 - Maurice Krafft, (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected David Ruffin (Davis Eli Ruffin ( January 18, 1941 &ndash June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Katia Krafft ( Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband Maurice Krafft ( Guebwiller, 25 1946) and Katia Krafft (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katia Krafft ( Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband Maurice Krafft ( Guebwiller, 25 1942), volcanologists
• June 5 - Sylvia Field Porter, American economist and journalist (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Sylvia Field Porter ( 18 June, 1913 - 5 June, 1991) was an American Economist and Journalist. 1913)
• June 9 - Claudio Arrau, Chilean-born pianist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Claudio Arrau León ( February 6, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1991) was a Chilean Pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations 1903)
• June 11 - Cromwell Everson, South African composer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Cromwell Everson was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime 1925)
• June 14 - Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English 1907)
• June 15 - Arthur Lewis, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Sir William Arthur Lewis ( January 23, 1915 June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1915)
• June 19 - Jean Arthur, American actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Jean Arthur ( 17 October &ndash 19 June) was an Oscar -nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s 1900)

July-September

• July 1 - Michael Landon, American actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Michael Landon ( October 31 1936 - July 1 1991) was an American Actor, writer director, and producer 1936)
• July 4 - Victor Chang, Australian physician (murdered) (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Doctor Victor Peter Chang AC ( Chang Yam Him 21 November, 1936 &ndash 4 July, 1991) was a Chinese-Australian 1936)
• July 15 - Bert Convy, American game show host, actor, and singer (brain tumor) (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Bernard Whalen "Bert" Convy ( July 23, 1933 &ndash July 15, 1991) was an American Game show host and panelist 1933)
• July 16 - Robert Motherwell, American painter (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Robert Motherwell ( January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter and 1915)
• July 18 - André Cools, Belgian politician (assassinated) (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, André HP Cools ( August 1, 1927 &ndash July 18, 1991) was a Belgian socialist Politician who was 1927)
• July 24 - Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-born Yiddish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• July 31 - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער (November 21 1902 (see notes below – July 24 1991 was a Nobel Prize -winning Polish -born The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – 1930)
• August 1 - Chris Short, American baseball pitcher (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Christopher Joseph "Style" Short ( September 19 1937 - August 1 1991) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for 1937)
• August 3 - Ali Sabri, Prime Minister of Egypt
• August 4 - Evgeny Dragunov, Russian weapons designer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Ali Sabri ( (1920 – August 3, 1991) was an Egyptian politician Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Yevgeny Fyodorovich Dragunov (Евгений Фёдорович Драгунов ( February 20, 1920, Izhevsk - August 4, 1991) was 1920)
• August 5 - Paul Brown, American football coach (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development 1908)
• August 8 - James Irwin, astronaut (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. James Benson Irwin ( March 17, 1930 &ndash August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut 1930)
• August 11 - J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation John Delphus McDuffie ( December 5, 1938 - August 11, 1991) was a NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series driver 1938)
• August 13 - James Roosevelt, American businessman and politician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. James Roosevelt (December 23 1907 – August 13 1991 was the oldest son of President Franklin D 1907)
• August 14 - Richard A. Snelling, Governor of Vermont (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Richard Arkwright Snelling ( February 18, 1927 in Allentown Pennsylvania August 13, 1991 in Shelburne Vermont) was the 1927)
• August 30 - Jean Tinguely, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Jean Tinguely ( 22 May 1925 in Fribourg, Switzerland – 30 August, 1991 in Bern) was a Swiss painter 1925)
• August 30 - Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Cyril Barry Knowles (13 July 1944 in Fitzwilliam West Yorkshire – 30 August 1991 in Middlesbrough North Yorkshire) was a footballer who played full-back 1944)
• September 2 - Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Alfonso García Robles ( 20 March 1911 &ndash 2 September 1991) was a Mexican Diplomat and Politician who in The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1911)
• September 3 - Dottie West, famous country music singer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Dottie West (born October 11, 1932 &ndash September 4, 1991) was an American Country music singer and was one of Country 1932)
• September 3 - Frank Capra, Italian-born film director (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film 1897)
• September 7 - Edwin McMillan, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Edwin Mattison McMillan ( September 18, 1907 &ndash September 7, 1991) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate credited with being The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1907)
• September 8 - Brad Davis, American actor (AIDS) (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Brad Davis ( November 6, 1949 - September 8, 1991) was an American actor best known for his role in the 1978 film Midnight 1949)
• September 14- Russell Lynes, American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Russell Lynes ( Joseph Russell Lynes Jr) December 2, 1910 &ndash September 14, 1991) was an American Art historian, 1910)
• September 17 - Zino Francescatti, French violinist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec René-Charles Francescatti, known as Zino Francescatti ( August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French Virtuoso 1902)
• September 24 - Dr. Seuss, American children's author (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name 1904)
• September 28 - Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. 1926)

October-December

• October 6 - Igor Talkov, Russian singer, poet and composer, author of many anti-soviet songs (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Igor Vladimirovich Talkov (Игорь Владимирович Тальков ( November 4, 1956 &ndash October 6, 1991) was a Russian 1956)
• October 11 - Redd Foxx, American comedian and star of the television show Sanford and Son (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Redd Foxx ( December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991) born John Elroy Sanford, His father an Electrician, left the family Sanford and Son is an American Sitcom that premiered on the NBC Television network on January 14 1972, and was broadcast for 1922)
• October 17 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Ernest Jennings Ford ( February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991) better known by the Stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was 1919)
• October 22 - Leonora Knatchbull, daughter of Lord Romsey (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Leonora Louise Marie Elizabeth Knatchbull ( June 25, 1986 – October 22, 1991) was the youngest of the three children of the 8th Baron Brabourne 1986)
• October 24 - Gene Roddenberry, American television producer, creator of Star Trek (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. 1921)
• November 5 - Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born media entrepreneur (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor 1923)
• November 18 - Gustáv Husák, Czechoslovakian president (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Gustáv Husák ( January 10, 1913 - November 18, 1991) was a Slovak politician president of Czechoslovakia and a long-term 1913)
• November 24 - Eric Carr, American drummer (Kiss) (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Paul Charles Caravello ( July 12 1950 - November 24 1991) better known as Eric Carr, was an American musician best known as Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 1950)
• November 24 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist 1946)

Contents 1 Events of 1991 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-June 2.2 July-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January-March 3.2 April-June 3.3 July-September 3.4 October-December 4 Ship events 5 Nobel prizes 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links

• December 1 - George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican George Joseph Stigler ( January 17, 1911 December 1, 1991) was a U The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1911)
• December 6 - Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone ( August 30, 1913 December 6, 1991) was an eminent British economist who in 1984 received The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1913)
• December 10 - Greta Kempton, American artist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Greta Kempton ( March 22, 1901 - December 10, 1991) born Martha Greta Kempton 1901)
• December 15 - Vasily Zaitsev, Russian World War II hero (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Captain Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев vʌˈsʲilʲɪj grʲɪˈgorʲjevʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf ( March 23, 1915)
• December 16 - Horatio Luro, Argentine-born racehorse trainer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Horatio A Luro ( February 27, 1901 - December 16, 1991) was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States. 1901)
• December 18 - George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the George Abecassis DFC (born in Chertsey, Surrey, March 21, 1913 - died in Ibstone, Nr 1913)
• December 28 - Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Cassandra Harris ( December 15, 1948 &ndash December 28, 1991) was an Australian Actress. 1941)
• December 31 - Tony An, 1991

Ship events

• List of ship decommissionings in 1991
• List of shipwrecks in 1991

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
• Chemistry - Richard R. Ernst
• Medicine - Erwin Neher, Bert Sakmann
• Literature - Nadine Gordimer
• Peace - Aung San Suu Kyi
• Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - Ronald Coase

See also

• 20th century

Notes

External links

• 1991 Coin Pictures

Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Tony An (토니안 (born on June 7, 1978) is a South Korean singer best known for being part of the popular K-pop Boy band H The list of ship decommissionings in 1991 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1991. The list of shipwrecks in 1991 includes all Ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1991. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ( October 24, 1932 in Paris &ndash May 18, 2007 in Orsay) was a French Physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Richard Robert Ernst (born August 14, 1933) is a Swiss Physical chemist and Nobel Laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Erwin Neher (born March 20, 1944 in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria) is a German biophysicist. Bert Sakmann (born June 12, 1942) is a German cell Physiologist. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Nadine Gordimer (born 20 November 1923 is a South African Writer, Political activist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Ronald Harry Coase (born December 29, 1910) is a British Economist and the Clifton R The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

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