Sunday August 18, 1991
US date format: 8/18/1991, UK date format: 18/8/1991
It was Sunday, under the sign of Leo (see birth chart on August 18, 1991). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Liz Cambage and Richard Harmon.
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.
The Man in the Moon, directed by Robert Mulligan, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1991
while Iron John by Robert Bly was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Roc.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Acrobat Mission or Castle of Dr. Brain.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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What the sky looked like on August 18, 1991
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Movies
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The Man in the Moon
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland, Reese Witherspoon
Country: United States of America
Dead Again
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Andy Garcia, Derek Jacobi
Johnny Suede
Directed by: Tom DiCillo
Starring: Brad Pitt, Richard Boes, Cheryl Costa, Michael Luciano
Child's Play 3
Directed by: Jack Bender
Starring: Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves, Jeremy Sylvers, Travis Fine
Country: United States of America
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 18, 1991?
- RC saints - Saint Helena of Constantinople,Saint Alberto Hurtado
- Buhe in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Holidays
- Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Northgate Computer Golf Classic
- Hurricane Bob hits NC with 115 mph wind
- Pan Am games close in Havana, Cuba.
Events
- Liz Cambage
- Richard Harmon: TV Actor.
- Austin Butler: Actor.
Famous Birthday
- Vaughn Shoemaker: US cartoonist (John Q Public, Pulitzer).
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 1991?
- Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
- Amy Grant - Every Heartbeat
- Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Til It's Over
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime
- Roxette - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
- Corina - Temptation
- Rythm Syndicate - P.A.S.S.I.O.N.
- The Escape Club - I'll Be There
- Scorpions - Wind Of Change
- The KLF - 3 A.M. Eternal
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Peabo Bryson - Can You Stop The Rain
- Gladys Knight - Men
- D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime
- Hi-Five - I Can't Wait Another Minute
- BeBe & CeCe Winans - Addictive Love
- Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam - Let The Beat Hit 'Em
- Shirley Murdock - In Your Eyes
- Vesta - Special
- Heavy D & The Boyz - Now That We Found Love
- Optimistic - The Sounds Of Blackness
Top #10 R&B songs
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in those months ?
Roc
Directed by: Not specifed
Luv und Lee
Directed by: Hans-Joachim Hildebrandt
The Hidden Room
Directed by: Sinister Cinema
The House of Eliott
What Would You Do?
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1991?
- LIFE: Sharks
- Time: Busybodies & Crybabies
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9289
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.79
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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
Mamista
By: Len Deighton
Deep in Marxist Guerilla territory a hopeless war is being fought.The Berlin Wall is demolished. Marx is dead. Try telling that to Ramon and his desperate men hiding in the jungle
As The Crow Flies
By: Jeffrey Archer
Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow.
Boss Of Bosses
By: Joseph F. O'Brien and Andris Kurins
Paul Castellano headed New York's immensely powerful Gambino crime family for more than ten years. On December 16, 1985, he was gunned down in a spectacular shooting on Manhattan's fashionable
When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It'S Time To Go Home
By: Erma Bombeck
America's favorite housewife takes a witty look at family vacations, describing her escapades in Istanbul, the Galapagos Islands, and other locales
Videogames
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