Monday 5 August 1991
It was Monday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Chris Gaskell and Esteban Gutiérrez.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams.
In UK (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams was in the top 5 hits.
Double Impact, directed by Sheldon Lettich, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1991
while The Kitchen God'S Wife by Amy Tan was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Joking Apart.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stone or Divine Sealing.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 5 August 1991 ?
Holidays:
- St. Memmius
- Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 5 saints: St. Oswald
- St. Afra and her companions
- Burkina Faso - Independence Day
- Croatia - Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day
Famous Birthdays:
- Chris Gaskell: Dancer.
- Esteban Gutiérrez: Mexican race car driver.
- Konrad Hurrell: New Zealand rugby league player.
- Andreas Weimann: Austrian footballer.
Famous Deaths:
- Soichiro Hondo: CEO and founder (Honda), dies of liver cancer at age 84.
- Paul Brown: American NFL founder and coach (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), dies at age 82 (born 1908).
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 1991 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
- Rythm Syndicate - P.A.S.S.I.O.N.
- Amy Grant - Every Heartbeat
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime
- Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Til It's Over
- Corina - Temptation
- Roxette - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
- The Escape Club - I'll Be There
- Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
- Scorpions - Wind Of Change
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1991?
- Time: Photomontage of Kuwait's burning oil fields by Christopher Morris-Black Star & Hussein by Susan
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9288
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.77
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Jurassic Park
From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Wonderful .
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The Plains Of Passage
Jean M. Auel’s enthralling Earth’s Children® series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M.
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Four Past Midnight
The #1 New York Times bestseller—four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will “grab you and not let go” (The Washington Post).One Past Midnight: “The Langoliers” takes a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston into a most unfriendly sky.
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The Witching Hour
Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding stoyrtelling, Anne Rice makes real a family of witches--a family given to poetry and incest, to murder and philsophy, a family that is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous and seductive being."Unfolds
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