What Happened In September 1991 In History

Historical Events for September, 1991

• 1st » Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
• 5th » The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
• 6th » The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 8th » The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
• 9th » Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
• 17th » Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia e.g Micronesia join the United Nations.
• 17th » The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
• 18th » Yugoslavia begins a naval blockade of seven Adriatic port cities.
• 19th » Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists.
• 21st » Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union.
• 22nd » The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1991

• 4th » Carter Jenkins, American actor
• 5th » Skandar Keynes, English actor
• 6th » Lauren Froderman, American dancer
• 7th » Amar Garibović, Serbian skier (d. 2010)
• 7th » Jennifer Veal, English actress
• 8th » Ignacio González Espinoza called Ignacio González, Mexican footballer
• 9th » Oscar (footballer, born 1991) known as Oscar, Brazilian footballer
• 9th » Kelsey Chow, American actress
• 9th » Hunter Hayes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 9th » Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira, Bissauan-Portuguese footballer
• 9th » Yevgeni Ponyatovskiy, Russian footballer
• 10th » Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Ghanaian footballer
• 10th » Adam Nichols (musician) or Adam Nichols, English singer and guitarist (Miranda Chartrand and Adam Nichols)
• 11th » Jordan Ayew, Ghanan footballer
• 11th » Anastasia Rybachenko, Russian activist
• 12th » Scott Wootton, English footballer
• 13th » Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast
• 14th » Dee Milliner, American football player
• 15th » Lee Jung-shin, South Korean rapper, bass player, and actor (CN Blue)
• 15th » Phil Ofosu-Ayeh, German-Ghanaian footballer
• 16th » Diāna Bukājeva, Latvian tennis player
• 16th » Alexandra Paul (figure skater) called Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater
• 16th » Kyle Smith (motorcyclist) or Kyle Smith, English motorcycle racer
• 17th » Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
• 17th » Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
• 17th » Minako Kotobuki, Japanese voice actress and singer (Sphere (Japanese band) or Sphere)
• 19th » Colin Grafton, American figure skater
• 19th » Oliver Merkel, German footballer
• 19th » Demelza Reveley, Australian model
• 20th » Génesis Carmona, Venezuelan model (d. 2014)
• 20th » Isaac Cofie, Ghanaian footballer
• 20th » Spencer Locke, American actress
• 23rd » Key (singer) named Key, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Shinee and Toheart (band) known as Toheart)
• 23rd » Melanie Oudin, American tennis player
• 24th » Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer
• 25th » Emmy Clarke, American actress
• 25th » Alessandro Crescenzi, Italian footballer
• 26th » Alma Jodorowsky, French model, actress, and singer
• 26th » Dan Preston, English footballer
• 27th » Ousmane Barry, Guinean footballer
• 27th » Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player
• 29th » Adem Ljajić, Serbian footballer

Famous Deaths for September 1991

• 1st » Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (b. 1922)
• 2nd » Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 3rd » Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
• 4th » Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1913)
• 4th » Tom Tryon, American actor and author (b. 1926)
• 4th » Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1932)
• 5th » Sharad Joshi, Indian author and poet (b. 1931)
• 6th » Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
• 7th » Edwin McMillan, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 7th » Ben Piazza, American actor (b. 1933)
• 8th » Brad Davis (actor) or Brad Davis, American actor (b. 1949)
• 8th » Alex North, American composer (b. 1910)
• 10th » Jack Crawford (tennis) named Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (b. 1908)
• 11th » Ernst Herbeck, Austrian-German poet (b. 1920)
• 13th » Robert Irving (conductor) called Robert Irving, English conductor (b. 1913)
• 13th » Metin Oktay, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1936)
• 13th » Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American production manager and producer (b. 1901)
• 14th » Julie Bovasso, American actress (b. 1930)
• 14th » Russell Lynes, American historian, photographer, and author (b. 1910)
• 15th » John Hoyt, American actor (b. 1904)
• 15th » Warner Troyer, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1932)
• 16th » Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (b. 1895)
• 16th » Carol White, English-American actress (b. 1943)
• 17th » Zino Francescatti, French violinist (b. 1902)
• 17th » Rob Tyner, American musician (MC5) (b. 1944)
• 21st » Gordon Bashford, English engineer (b. 1916)
• 24th » Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (The Young Tradition) (b. 1944)
• 24th » Dr. Seuss, American author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)
• 25th » Klaus Barbie, German captain (b. 1913)
• 25th » Viviane Romance, French actress and producer (b. 1912)
• 26th » Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (The Hilltoppers (band) known as The Hilltoppers) (b. 1919)
• 27th » Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1904)
• 28th » Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (Miles Davis Quintet) (b. 1926)
• 30th » Toma Zdravković, Serbian singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

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