Page 10: Historical Events In 1991

Apr 17   Dow Jones closes for inaugural time over 3000   

Apr 17   Jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97.   

Apr 17   Railroad workers go on strike in the US.   

Apr 18   Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike.   

Apr 19   Battle of the Ages-Heavyweight champ Evander Hollyfield beats 42 year old George Foreman   

Apr 19   Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990.   

Apr 20   Don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78   

Apr 20   Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million.   

Apr 21   Richard Bolling, (Rep-D-Missouri), dies at 74   

Apr 22   In this year, Intel releases the 486SX chip.   

Apr 22   Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show.   

Apr 22   Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn and Queens   

Apr 23   Peter Bailey, Graphic designer/calligrapher, dies.   

Apr 24   Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138866 people.   

Apr 24   J de Graaf, ethicus/president church and peace, dies   

Apr 25   Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23).   

Apr 25   Frank Hamilton, actor (Subterraneans), dies at 66   

Apr 25   Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL NE Patriots for sexual harassment   

Apr 25   The Interprovincial Pipeline mothballed; Quebec refiners can buy oil cheaper offshore; Sarnia to Montreal 832 km line built in 1974 energy crisis   

Apr 26   "Dinosaurs" premiers on ABC-TV.   

Apr 26   Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies.   

Apr 26   Vice-Admiral Charles Thomas steps down, warns defense cuts will threaten sovereignty and endanger lives of military personnel.   

Apr 27   Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, Calif Gold Rush), dies at 74.   

Apr 28   Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies   

Apr 28   Ken Curtis actor (Gunsmoke), dies at 74.   

Apr 28   Ken Curtis, American actor is born   

Apr 28   Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched   

Apr 29   Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138866 people.   

Apr 29   Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies.   

Apr 29   Denison Mines to close uranium plant in Elliot Lake, putting 1000 out of work yup I owned the stock not a plan   

Apr 29   Environment Minister Jean Charest announces $100 million program to clean up toxic sites and contaminated waste dumps in the Arctic, most are from the US and Canadian military   

Apr 30   Cyclone results in the deaths of 125000 in Bangladesh   

Apr 30   George Sperti Sperti, inventor (Preparation H), dies at 91.   

May 01   A's Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal (vs Yankees).   

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Jan 01   Charles B Timmer, Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history renato Rascel, actor (7 Hills of Rome), dies of heart failure at 78   

Jan 04   Berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1991 john Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82   

Jan 06   On this day in history ada Moore, entertainer, dies of cancer at 64   

Jan 07   On this day in history joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64   

Jan 08   On this day in history steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30   

Jan 10   Dimitris Myrat, dies of cancer at 62 on this day in history.