1991
Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)
Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years: 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 - 1991 - 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
This year like 2002 is a palindrome. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31.
Events
- January 16 - Operation Desert Storm begins
- February 11 - UNPO, the Unrepresented Nations & People Organization forms in the Hague, Netherlands.
- Linus Torvalds releases the Linux kernel
- Carbon Nanotubes discovered by Sumio Iijima
- December 25 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union.
- December 26 - Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the USSR.
Births
Deaths
- January 17 - King Olav V of Norway.
- February 11 - Oscar Nitzchke, German architect.
- September 28 - Miles Davis, musician.
Sport
- January 27 - Super Bowl XXV New York Giants (20) def. Buffalo Bills (19)