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1991 in the United States

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1991
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the United States

Decades:
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Events from the year 1991 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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State governments

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Events

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January

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January 17: First air strikes on Iraq in the Gulf War

February

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c. February: Gulf War: Retreating Iraqi forces set the Kuwaiti oil fires

March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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July 31: START I

August

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September

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October

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October 15: The Senate confirms Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court

November

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December

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December 25: The resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev marked one of the final acts in the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Ongoing

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Births
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December · Date unknown

January

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Alex Wood
Willa Fitzgerald
Ciara Hanna

February

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Emma Roberts
Malese Jow
Jeremy Allen White
O'Shea Jackson Jr.

March

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Tyler, the Creator
Devon Werkheiser
Ramy Youssef

April

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Jamie Lynn Spears
Conor Leslie
AJ Michalka
Britt Baker
Travis Scott

May

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Abraham Hamadeh
Farrah Abraham
Azealia Banks

June

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Zazie Beetz
Emily Ratajkowski
Willa Holland

July

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Mitchel Musso
Alexandra Shipp

August

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Lakeith Stanfield
Alexa Bliss
Young Thug

September

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Carter Jenkins
Kelsey Asbille
Hunter Hayes

October

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Nicole Jung
Zohran Mamdani
Tyler Posey

November

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Anthony Ramos
Shailene Woodley

December

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Charlie Puth
Jillian Rose Reed
DaBaby
Chloe Bridges

Full date unknown

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Deaths

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January

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Carl David Anderson

February

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Danny Thomas

March

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Vilma Bánky
Lee Atwater

April

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Forrest Towns

May

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June

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David Ruffin
Jean Arthur

July

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Michael Landon

August

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James Irwin
Colleen Dewhurst

September

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Frank Capra
Dr. Seuss
Miles Davis

October

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Gene Roddenberry

November

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Gene Tierney
Ralph Bellamy

December

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See also

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References

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