Historical Events In 1991

Mar 13   On this day in history exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill (Prince William Sound, Alaska)  

Mar 14   British Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Emir of Kuwait returns to Kuwait City, after the Iraqis leave in the year 1991.  

Mar 14   Howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   World Ice Dance Championship in Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (France) on this day in history.  

Mar 15   4 Los Angeles police are charged with beating Rodney King in the year 1991.  

Mar 15   In the year 1991 budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84  

Mar 15   Sergei Bubka pole vaults record 20¼' in the year 1991.  

Mar 15   In the year 1991 territories of Amapa and Roraima become states in Brazil  

Mar 16   7 members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash on this day in history.  

Mar 16   In the year 1991 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash  

Mar 16   New York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner (#s are 18-21-32-33-35-38) on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1991 former Australian governor-general Sir John Kerr, who dismissed the Whitlam Labor government in 1975, dies in Sydney aged 76.  

Mar 17   Irish Lesbians and Gays march in St Patrick Day parade on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history new Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70%  

Mar 17   On this day in history uSSR holds a referendum to determine if they should stay together; 9 of 15 Soviet representatives officially approve new union treaty  

Mar 18   Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round  

Mar 18   More than 70,000 people mass in the streets of several east German cities demanding an end to economic woes on this day in history.  

Mar 19   In the year 1991 john Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies  

Mar 19   On this day in history kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers  

Mar 19   NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses in the year 1991.  

Mar 19   St Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season in the year 1991.  

Mar 20   Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton's son, falls out of 53rd floor window at 5 on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Consumer and Corporate Affairs reports that personal and business bankruptcies reached their highest level ever; up 68% from 1990 on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in contract violation suit against Disney on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Michael Jackson signs $65M six album deal with Sony records in the year 1991.  

Mar 20   In the year 1991 uS forgives $2 billion in loans to Poland  

Mar 21   27 lost at sea when 2 US Navy anti-submarine planes collide in the year 1991.  

Mar 21   On this day in history a Saudi transport plane trying to land in bad weather and heavy smoke from burning Kuwaiti oil wells crashes, killing 92 Senegalese soldiers and six Saudi crew.  

Mar 21   Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome in the year 1991.  

Mar 21   In the year 1991 leo Fender, inventor (Fender guitar), dies  

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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   Renato Rascel, actor (7 Hills of Rome), dies of heart failure at 78 in the year 1991.  

Jan 04   In the year 1991 berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at 78  

Jan 05   John Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82 in the year 1991.  

Jan 06   Ada Moore, entertainer, dies of cancer at 64 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1991 joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64  

Jan 08   Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1991 dimitris Myrat, dies of cancer at 62