April 1991 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1991.
The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on April 1991: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 1991?
Events
- 01 Apr 1991 Warsaw Pact officially dissolves
- 02 Apr 1991 Rotterdam Daily Newspaper begins publishing
- 03 Apr 1991 12th Emmy Sports Award presentation
- 04 Apr 1991 H. John Heinz III, American politician (Senator-Republican-Pennsylvania), dies in a plane crash, at age 52 (born 1938). Six others are also killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over Merion, Pennsylvania.
- 05 Apr 1991 Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan
- 06 Apr 1991 Former child actor Adam Rich arrested for breaking into a pharmacy
- 07 Apr 1991 Big Love closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 41 performances
- 08 Apr 1991 I Hate Hamlet opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 88 performances
- 09 Apr 1991 Georgia SSR votes to secede from USSR
- 10 Apr 1991 Boat rams a tanker in Livorno Italy fog, killing about 138
- 11 Apr 1991 Miss Saigon, opens at Broadway Theater, New York City
- 12 Apr 1991 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs on US TV.
- 13 Apr 1991 BPAA US Open won by Pete Weber.
- 14 Apr 1991 Mule Bone closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC after 67 performances
- 15 Apr 1991 Secret Garden opens at St. James Theater NYC for 706 performances
- 17 Apr 1991 Railroad workers go on strike in the US.
- 18 Apr 1991 John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136.
- 19 Apr 1991 Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
- 20 Apr 1991 Les Miserables, opens at Odense Teater, Odense
- 21 Apr 1991 Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pittsburgh Pirates score 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Chicago Cubs lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th.
- 22 Apr 1991 Earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, kills 95
- 23 Apr 1991 USSR grants republics right to secede under certain conditions.
- 24 Apr 1991 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins.
- 25 Apr 1991 Grand Hotel closes at Beck Theater NYC after 1018 performances
- 26 Apr 1991 Dinosaurs premieres on ABC-TV
- 27 Apr 1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio.
- 28 Apr 1991 Gypsy opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 105 performances
- 29 Apr 1991 Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die / 10 million homeless
- 30 Apr 1991 In Bangladesh a cyclone killed over 131,000 and left 9 million homeless
- 04 Apr 1991 Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in April 1991?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only
- James - Sit Down
- The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon
- Rod Stewart - Rhythm Of My Heart
- Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in April 1991?