Page 12: Historical Events In 1991
Saturday, 04 July 2026
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 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 


May 24 Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49 


May 25 "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35. 


May 25 Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies 


May 25 Israel evacuates 14000 Ethiopian Jews 


May 26 All 223 passengers aboard a Laudia Air Boeing 767 are killed when the plane crashes in Thailand. 


May 26 Presidential elections, after the collapse of the USSR, are held in Georgia 


May 26 Tom Cassidy, anchor (CNN), dies of AIDs at 41 


May 27 Austrian Boeing 767-300 explodes at Bangkok, 223 die. 


May 27 Ed Dodd, cartoonist (Mark Trail), dies at 88 


May 28 Brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies. 


May 28 Ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa 


May 29 Coral Browne, Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77. 


May 29 In this year, Crevena Zvezda claims 36th Europe Cup I 


May 30 In this year, 64th National Spelling Bee Joanne Lagatta claims spelling antipyretic. 


May 30 Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74 


May 30 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable. 


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