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HomePage 12: Historical Events In 1991
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
May 13 South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks. 
May 14 42 die in a train collision is Japan
May 14 Angry truckers blockade Parliament Hill; say they can't compete due to higher Canadian taxes than US.
May 14 Ast Fonteyne, Flemish lecture artist, dies.
May 14 Robert M Gates is recorded as becoming head of CIA
May 14 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal.
May 14 World's Largest Burrito created at 1126 lbs.
May 15 Angry independent truckers close down 20 km of Highway 401 near Toronto; cause huge traffic jams
May 15 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84
May 15 Edith Cresson is recorded as becoming France's inaugural female premier.
May 15 In this year, Defense releases docs claiming Noriega was "CIA's man in Panama".
May 15 In this year, Manchester United claims 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam.
May 15 Nepal premier Bhattarai steps down.
May 16 Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies
May 16 Queen Elizabeth II is recorded as becoming the inaugural British monarch to address the U S Congress
May 17 Tim Berners-Lee announce the official launch of the inaugural website.
May 18 Edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86
May 18 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
May 18 USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station.
May 19 Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies
May 19 Willy T Ribbs is recorded as becoming inaugural black driver to make Indianapolis 500
May 20 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP.
May 20 Julian Orbon De Soto, composer, dies at 65.
May 20 Soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad.
May 20 The Soviet government begins allowing citizens to leave the country if they wished
May 21 Bobby Dale, dies at 92
May 21 Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) steps down.
May 22 In this year, Inter Milan claims 20th UEFA Cup at Rome.
May 22 Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
May 22 NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
May 22 Roh Jai Bong steps down as premier of South Korea
May 23 Jean van Houte, Belgian premier, dies.
May 23 Last Cubans troops leave Angola
May 23 US Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion
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