What happened on Saturday March 23, 1991?

About March 23rd, 1991, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), supported by Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, launches an invasion of Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow President Joseph Saidu Momoh. This event marks the beginning of a brutal 11-year civil war that would devastate the country.
  • Day of the week: March 23rd, 1991 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: One More Try by Timmy T
  • #1 UK song: Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash
  • Popular movie: Joker directed by Todd Phillips

More about March 23rd, 1991? See below for more news and curiosities on March 23rd, 1991.

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March 23, 1991: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 23, 1991:

  • Start of Sierra Leone Civil War The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), supported by Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, launches an invasion of Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow President Joseph Saidu Momoh. This event marks the beginning of a brutal 11-year civil war that would devastate the country.
  • Violent Protests in Mali Pro-democracy demonstrations in Bamako, Mali, turn deadly when military troops open fire on protesters, killing at least 22 people and highlighting the political tensions in the country.
  • Sergei Bubka Sets Indoor Pole Vault World Record Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergei Bubka breaks the indoor world record with an impressive jump of 6.12 meters, further cementing his status as a legendary athlete.
  • Deadly Tornado Outbreak in Tennessee A severe tornado outbreak strikes Tennessee, resulting in five fatalities and significant destruction across the state.
  • World League of American Football International Matches First World League of American Football games held internationally, with London defeating Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beating Raleigh-Durham 9-3, and Montreal winning against Birmingham 20-5.
  • George William Carnegie, British Noble Brief mention of George William Carnegie, a member of the British nobility.

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March 23, 1991: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 23, 1991?


March 23, 1991 was a Saturday and it was the 82nd day of the year 1991 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 23, 1991 can also be written as 3/23/1991 in the US and as 23/3/1991 in UK and Europe.

March 23, 1991 in March 1991 calendar

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Who was born on March 23, 1991?


Famous people born on March 23, 1991:

  • Fernando Alarza
  • Jorge Bazán
  • Facundo Campazzo
  • Stefan Deák
  • María Escoto
  • Pierre Hampton
  • Erik Haula
  • Milan Heča
  • Robert Hovhannisyan
  • Anton Kravčenko
  • Miguel Martínez
  • Paulius Petrilevičius
  • Juan David Pérez
  • Rubén Rochina
  • Song Chaoqing
  • Bensu Soral
  • Gregg Wylde
  • Alin Petru Zaharia
  • Małgorzata Misiuk
  • Mike Mutyaba

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March 23, 1991: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 23, 1991:

  • Margaret Atwood Judson

    American historian and author (b. 1899).

  • Parkash Singh

    Indian soldier, recipient the victoria cross (born 1913).

  • Elisaveta Bagrjana
  • Susumu Fujita
  • Innozenz Stangl
  • Felice Tantardini
  • Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt

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March 23, 1991: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 23, 1991 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 18th and March 24th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 23, 1991: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 23, 1991 was One More Try by Timmy T, according to the music chart for the week March 18th and March 24th.

  1. - One More Try youtube
  2. - Someday youtube
  3. - Coming Out Of The Dark youtube
  4. - This House youtube
  5. - Get Here youtube

March 23, 1991: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 23, 1991 was Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash, according to the music chart for the week March 18th and March 24th.

  1. - Should I Stay Or Should I Go youtube
  2. - The Stonk youtube
  3. - Do The Bartman youtube
  4. - Crazy For You youtube
  5. - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion youtube

March 23, 1991: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 23, 1991 was I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) by Hi-Five, according to the music chart for the week March 18th and March 24th.

  1. - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) youtube
  2. - Don't Let Me Down
  3. - Someday youtube
  4. - Do Me Again
  5. - All True Man
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March 23, 1991: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 23rd is Aries.

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March 23, 1991: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 23, 1991 is Goat and the associated element is Metal.

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March 23, 1991: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 23, 1991 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 23, 1991 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 23, 1991 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 62% full, rising at 10:55 am and setting at 02:30 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 28, 1991 while the next full moon would come on Mar 30, 1991.

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How old is someone born on March 23, 1991?


Someone born on March 23, 1991 is:

34 years 1 month old,

or 409 months and 21 days old,

or 1781 weeks and 4 days old,

or 12471 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 23, 1991?

There are 313 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday March 23rd 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 23, 1991?

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