February 1991 calendar

Events

• 01 Feb 1991 Afghanistan / Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
• 02 Feb 1991 Aravinda De Silva scores 267 versus New Zealand at Wellington.
• 03 Feb 1991 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21.
• 04 Feb 1991 US postage raises from 25 cents to 29 cents
• 05 Feb 1991 Joni Mitchell inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame.
• 06 Feb 1991 Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights.
• 07 Feb 1991 Haiti's first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
• 09 Feb 1991 This Is Ponderous by 2nu peaks at #46
• 10 Feb 1991 Lithuania votes for independence from USSR
• 12 Feb 1991 North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition.
• 13 Feb 1991 US bombs Iraqi air raid shelter, killing 334
• 14 Feb 1991 Mule Bone opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 67 performances
• 15 Feb 1991 Troy State sets NCAA Division II record with 103 points in second half routing DeVry Institute 187-117.
• 16 Feb 1991 Dutch PPR, Political Party Radicals, disbands.
• 17 Feb 1991 US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge.
• 18 Feb 1991 Edmonton Oilers' goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0.
• 20 Feb 1991 Taking Steps opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 78 performances
• 21 Feb 1991 Lost in Yonkers opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 780 performances
• 22 Feb 1991 Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32).
• 23 Feb 1991 Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested
• 24 Feb 1991 Those Were The Days closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances
• 25 Feb 1991 US, barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by scud missile, kills 28
• 26 Feb 1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital.
• 27 Feb 1991 Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated and Kuwait is liberated
• 28 Feb 1991 Les Miserables opens at Theatre Carre, Amsterdam

Famous Birthday

• Ed Sheeran

  English signer.

• Emma Roberts

  American actress.

• Bonnie Wright

  Movie Actress.

• CL (singer)

  South Korean singer/rapper (2NE1).

• Emily Didonato
• Vianney (singer)
• Malese Jow

  American actress and singer.

• Christofer Drew

  Rock Singer.

• Pauline Ado
• Shanina Shaik

  Model.

• Sarah Bolger

  TV Actress.

• Taryn Davidson
• Casey Abrams

  Musician.

• Rachel Clark
• Jean-Marc Doussain
• O'Shea Jackson Jr
• Camelia Hristea
• Genzebe Dibaba

  Athlete.

• Jasmine Tookes

  Model.

• Eliaquim Mangala

  French footballer.

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Famous Deaths

• Robert Wagner

  American actor, probably best known as "Jonathan Hart" on the long-running TV series "Hart to Hart," 1979.

• Margot Fonteyn

  British dancer, one of the world's outstanding ballerinas for 45 years.

• John Daly

  American golfer, a member of the PGA Tour.

• Dean Jagger

  US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about age 87 (born 1903).

• George Gobel of Chicago

  Illinois, American comedian (George Gobel Show), dies after surgery at age 71 (born 1919).

• Marcella Markham

  Dies of breast cancer at 68.

• Edward A Blatt

  Director (Between 2 Worlds), dies at 88.

• James G MacDonald

  cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at age 84.

• Enrique Bermudez

  Commandant (Contra).

• H J van Ommeren-Averink

  Dutch Member of Parliament (CPN), dies.

• Pedro Arrupe

  Spanish priest/Jesuit, dies at age 83.

• Marten Levendig

  Dutch TV correspondent to Moscow, dies.

• Gladys LaVerne

  dies of heart problems at age 87.

• Oscar Nitzchke

  German architect (Alcoa building), dies at age 90.

• John A McCone

  head of US Central Intelligence Agency (1961-65), dies (born 1902).

• Amos Yarkoni

  Israeli soldier, Medal of Distinguished Service recipient (Born 1920).

• Arno Breker

  German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at age 90.

• Gary Gears

  Chicago disk jockey, dies at age 46 of a heart attack.

• H J of Royen

  Dutch manager (Concertgebouw Orchestra), dies at age 52.

• Bernard Sauer

  Yiddish actor, dies of heart attack at age 67.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Surface - The First Time
2. C & C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
3. Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need
4. Mariah Carey - Someday
5. Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You)

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Enigma - Sadness Part 1
2. The KLF featuring The Children Of The Revolution - 3AM Eternal
3. Seal - Crazy
4. The Simpsons - Do The Bartman
5. Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter