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), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
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 Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Get the Picture.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Conquests of the Longbow or The Brainies.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays
- 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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Events
- 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.
Famous Birthday
- Cordarrelle Patterson: Football Player.
- Thomas Robinson: Basketball Player.
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
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of March 17, 1991?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- The Rude Boys - Written All Over Your Face
- Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)
- The O'Jays - Don't Let Me Down
- Mariah Carey - Someday
- Alexander O'Neal - All True Man
- Levert - All Season
- Freddie Jackson - Do Me Again
- Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need
- Tara Kemp - Hold You Tight
- Johnny Gill - Wrap My Body Tight
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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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
Days to next March 17
If March 17, 1991 is your birthday you're 29 years, 4 months, 28 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 7 months, 3 days.
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?
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The Plains of Passage
By: Jean M. Auel
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.
Possession
By: A. S. Byatt
National Bestseller Winner of England’s Booker Prize and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and triumphant love
The Next Century
By: David Halberstam
A stirring examination of global competition and power in the twentieth century What can we learn from the events of twentieth century?
The Japan That Can Say No
By: Shintaro Ishihara
Asserts that Japan has overtaken the United States economically, technologically, and politically.
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
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
The Atlas
Conquests of the Longbow
Fastest 1
Alice: An Interactive Museum
The Brainies
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