The almanac
The 1991 Edition
Limited to about 138 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1991. About 121 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1991
- The Web software went publicTim Berners-Lee shared his World Wide Web software on internet newsgroups.August · Source: CERN
- The first email from spaceShuttle Atlantis astronauts used a Mac Portable to send greetings to Earth.August 9 · Source: Computer History Museum
- Hikers found Otzi the IcemanA 5,000-year-old man turned up in a glacier in the Alps between Italy and Austria.September 19 · Source: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
- Beauty and the Beast reached theatersDisney's musical fairy tale opened in November and became a holiday favorite.November · Source: The Numbers
- USA won the first Women's World CupThe Americans beat Norway 2 to 1 in the final in Guangzhou, China.November 30 · Source: RSSSF
- Black or White reached No. 1Michael Jackson's single topped the Billboard Hot 100 in its third week.December 7 · Source: Billboard
Famous people born in 1991
- Antoine GriezmannFrench footballer · born March 21
- Ed SheeranEnglish singer-songwriter · born February 17
- Kevin De BruyneBelgian association football player · born June 28
- Eden HazardBelgian footballer · born January 7
- James RodríguezColombian association football player · born July 12
- Riyad MahrezAlgerian footballer · born February 21
- N'Golo KantéFrench footballer · born March 29
- Lena Meyer-LandrutGerman singer · born May 23
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1991
- Justify My LoveMadonna · first week at No. 1: January 5, 1991
- Love Will Never Do (Without You)Janet Jackson · first week at No. 1: January 19, 1991
- The First TimeSurface · first week at No. 1: January 26, 1991
- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)C+C Music Factory · first week at No. 1: February 9, 1991
- All The Man That I NeedWhitney Houston · first week at No. 1: February 23, 1991
- SomedayMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: March 9, 1991
- One More TryTimmy T. · first week at No. 1: March 23, 1991
- Coming Out Of The DarkGloria Estefan · first week at No. 1: March 30, 1991
- I've Been Thinking About YouLondonbeat · first week at No. 1: April 13, 1991
- You're In LoveWilson Phillips · first week at No. 1: April 20, 1991
- Baby BabyAmy Grant · first week at No. 1: April 27, 1991
- JoyrideRoxette · first week at No. 1: May 11, 1991
- I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)Hi-Five · first week at No. 1: May 18, 1991
- I Don't Wanna CryMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: May 25, 1991
- More Than WordsExtreme · first week at No. 1: June 8, 1991
- Rush RushPaula Abdul · first week at No. 1: June 15, 1991
- UnbelievableEMF · first week at No. 1: July 20, 1991
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For YouBryan Adams · first week at No. 1: July 27, 1991
- The Promise Of A New DayPaula Abdul · first week at No. 1: September 14, 1991
- I Adore Mi AmorColor Me Badd · first week at No. 1: September 21, 1991
- Good VibrationsMarky Mark & The Funky Bunch Featuring Loleatta Holloway · first week at No. 1: October 5, 1991
- EmotionsMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: October 12, 1991
- RomanticKaryn White · first week at No. 1: November 2, 1991
- CreamPrince And The N.P.G. · first week at No. 1: November 9, 1991
- When A Man Loves A WomanMichael Bolton · first week at No. 1: November 23, 1991
- Set Adrift On Memory BlissP.M. Dawn · first week at No. 1: November 30, 1991
- Black Or WhiteMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: December 7, 1991
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1991. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1991
- Older than the text messageThe first text message (SMS) was sent: "Merry Christmas" on December 3, 1992.
- Older than FriendsFriends premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994.
- Older than the PlayStationSony's PlayStation console went on sale in Japan (US launch: September 9, 1995) on December 3, 1994.
- Older than AmazonAmazon.com opened as an online bookseller (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 1995.
- Younger than the Hubble telescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990.
- Younger than The SimpsonsThe Simpsons premiered as a TV series on Fox on December 17, 1989.
- Younger than The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show began airing nationally in the US on September 8, 1986.