Page 16: Historical Events In 1991

Aug 08   Brad Davis, actor (Sybil, Midnight Express), dies of AIDS at 41.   

Aug 09   Corrie Hartong, dance pioneer, dies   

Aug 10   Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies.   

Aug 11   Jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89.   

Aug 12   Creditors vote to support Greyhound Bus reorganization plan.   

Aug 12   Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St Justice), dies.   

Aug 13   Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65   

Aug 14   Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

Aug 15   750000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park   

Aug 15   Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74   

Aug 16   Pres Bush declares the recession is near an end.   

Aug 16   Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43.   

Aug 17   Don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63.   

Aug 17   Wade Frankum runs amok with automatic rifle and knife at Strathfield in Sydney, killing seven people and himself   

Aug 18   Pan Am games closes in Havana   

Aug 18   Vaughn Shoemaker, US cartoonist (John Q Public, Pulitzer), dies   

Aug 19   A coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

Aug 19   Coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev.   

Aug 20   Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86   

Aug 21   Attempted coup against Mikial Gorbachev stopped by Boris Yeltsin   

Aug 21   Communist coup is crushed in USSR in 2 days   

Aug 21   Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 101.   

Aug 22   Boris Pugo, USSR minister of Interior (1990), commits suicide.   

Aug 23   Florence B Seibert, bio-chemist (TB), dies at 93.   

Aug 24   Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99   

Aug 24   Gorbachev steps down as head of USSR Communist Party   

Aug 24   Ukraine declares independence from the USSR   

Aug 25   Carl Lewis runs 100m in 9.86 seconds.   

Aug 25   Don Nute, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56   

Aug 26   Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0   

Aug 28   5 die in a NYC subway's 3rd worst accident   

Aug 28   Christian Anders, actor/composer (Death Stone, Love Cult), dies   

Aug 28   Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher.   

Aug 29   Dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies   

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Jan 01   Charles b timmer: Dutch writer (russia black on white),    

Jan 02   Renato rascel: Actor (7 hills of rome),    

Jan 04   Berry kroeger: Actor (demon seed),    

Jan 05   John eckhardt: Actor born without legs (freaks),    

Jan 06   Ada moore: Entertainer,   

Jan 07   Joe hicks: Baseball coach,    

Jan 08   Steve clark: Guitarist (def leppard-hysteria),    

Jan 10   Dimitris myrat: