Sunday March 17, 1991, St. Patrick's Day
US date format: 3/17/1991, UK date format: 17/3/1991
It was Sunday, under the sign of Pisces (see birth chart on March 17, 1991). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Cordarrelle Patterson and Thomas Robinson.
In that special week of March people in US were listening to Someday by Mariah Carey.
In UK Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash was in the top 5 hits.
Career Opportunities, directed by Bryan Gordon, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1991
while The New Russians by Hedrick Smith was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Get the Picture.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing The Atlas or The Berlin Wall.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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What the sky looked like on March 17, 1991
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Movies
Which were the most popular movies released in those months ?
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Career Opportunities
Directed by: Bryan Gordon
Starring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney
The Unborn
Directed by: Rodman Flender
Starring: Brooke Adams, Jeff Hayenga, James Karen, K Callan
Defending Your Life
Directed by: Albert Brooks
Starring: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Michael Durrell
'Merci la vie'
Directed by: Bertrand Blier
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anouk Grinberg, Michel Blanc, Jean Carmet
Guilty by Suspicion
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Starring: Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, George Wendt, Patricia Wettig
Historical Events
Which were the important events of March 17, 1991?
- Ancient Rome - the second day of the Bacchanalia in honor of Bacchus
- Ancient Rome - the Liberalia in honor of Liber
- St. Agricola
- St. Joseph of Arimathea
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Holidays
- 9 of 15 Soviet reps officially approve new union treaty
- Irish Lesbians and Gays march in St. Patrick Day parade
- New Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70%
- Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International.
Events
- Cordarrelle Patterson: Football Player.
- Thomas Robinson: Basketball Player.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of March 1991?
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Mariah Carey - Someday
- Timmy T - One More Try
- Styx - Show Me The Way
- Gloria Estefan - Coming Out Of The Dark
- Sting - All This Time
- Tracie Spencer - This House
- Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need
- Oleta Adams - Get Here
- Celine Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now
- Tara Kemp - Hold You Tight
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
- The Stonk - Hale & Pace & The Stonkers
- The Simpsons - Do The Bartman
- Madonna - Crazy For You
- Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Written All Over Your Face - The Rude Boys
- Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)
- Don't Let Me Down - The O'Jays
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Mariah Carey - Someday
- Alexander O'Neal - All True Man
- All Season - Levert
- Freddie Jackson - Do Me Again
- Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need
- Tara Kemp - Hold You Tight
- Johnny Gill - Wrap My Body Tight
Top #10 R&B songs
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in those months ?
Get the Picture
Directed by: Cathy Pearson
Eggshells
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
All Together Now
Directed by: Alexander Mirecki
The Baby-Sitters Club
Directed by: Melanie Mayron
The Diamond Brothers
Written by: Anthony Horowitz
Starring: Dursley McLinden, Colin Dale, Monique van de Ven, Jenny Agutter
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in March 1991?
- LIFE: Desert Storm Soldier
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Kuwait Is Liberated -- Mar. 11, 1991
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9267
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.57
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
The New Russians
By: Hedrick Smith
The bestselling author of The Russians and The Power Game takes the reader inside Russia today--a country in the throes of dramatic change.
The Stories Of Eva Luna
By: Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is one of the world's most beloved authors. In 1988, she introduced the world to Eva Luna in a novel of the same name that recounted the adventurous life
Patrimony
By: Philip Roth
Patrimony, a true story, touches the emotions as strongly as anything Philip Roth has ever written. Roth watches as his eighty-six-year-old father—famous for his vigor, charm, and his repertoire of Newark
Cold Fire
By: Dean R. Koontz
'There is an Enemy. It is coming. It is relentless.' Schoolteacher Jim Ironheart flies on an impulse to Portland, Oregon. There he risks his life to save a child from being
Iron John
By: Robert Bly
In this deeply learned book, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it is to be a man.Bly's
Videogames
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