The 1990s

1991 35 years ago

The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of…

The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Euroz…

The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of…

1991 35 years ago

Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer

Lorenzo Insigne is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left winger, attacking midfielder or forward for Serie C club Pescara. He is known in particular for his creati…

Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer

1991 35 years ago

Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player

Matt McIlwrick is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker and lock.

Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player

1991 35 years ago

Ben Stokes, New Zealand-English cricketer

Benjamin Andrew Stokes is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team. Stokes has played for England in all three formats. Stokes is regarded as …

Ben Stokes, New Zealand-English cricketer

1991 35 years ago

Rajiv van La Parra, Dutch footballer

Rajiv Ramon van La Parra is a Dutch professional footballer. A winger, he can also play as a striker for Beerschot. At the international level, he has represented the Netherlands U…

Rajiv van La Parra, Dutch footballer

1991 35 years ago

George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.

The Luby's shooting, also known as the Luby's massacre, was a mass shooting that took place on October 16, 1991 at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, United States. The perpetra…

George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.

1991 35 years ago

The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is boun…

The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

1991 35 years ago

A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.

The moment magnitude scale is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude based on its seismic moment. Mw was defined in a 1979 paper by Thomas C. Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori. Before Hanks…

A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.

1991 35 years ago

A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more…

A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the l…

A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more…

1991 35 years ago

Signing of the Paris Peace Accords which ends the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

The Paris Peace Agreements, officially the Comprehensive Cambodian Peace Agreements, was signed on 23 October 1991 and marked the official end of the Cambodian–Vietnamese War and t…

Signing of the Paris Peace Accords which ends the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

1991 35 years ago

Sören Bertram, German footballer

Sören Bertram is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Sören Bertram, German footballer

1991 35 years ago

Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen, Danish politician

Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing. A member of the Red–Green Alliance, he has represented South Jutland since March 2026.

Rasmus Vestergaard Madsen, Danish politician

1991 35 years ago

Emily Ratajkowski, American model and actress

Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski, known occasionally as EmRata, is an American model and actress. Born in London, England, to American parents and raised in Encinitas, California, United S…

Emily Ratajkowski, American model and actress

1991 35 years ago

Aaron M

Aaron Michael Johnson is an American jazz saxophonist, writer and performance artist.

Aaron M

1991 35 years ago

Alexa Scimeca Knierim, American figure skater

Alexa Paige Knierim is an American former competitive pair skater. With her skating partner, Brandon Frazier, she is the 2022 World champion, the 2023 World silver medalist, a 2022…

Alexa Scimeca Knierim, American figure skater

1991 35 years ago

Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of…

The Ten-Day War, or the Slovenian War of Independence, was a brief armed conflict that followed Slovenia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. It was fough…

Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of…

1991 35 years ago

Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.

Turkmenistan, formely known as Turkmenia, is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sou…

Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.

1991 35 years ago

The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.

Galileo was an American robotic space probe that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as the asteroids Gaspra and Ida. Named after the Italian astronomer Galileo Galil…

The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.

1991 35 years ago

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between…

Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspe…

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between…

1991 35 years ago

Nolan Arenado, American baseball player

Nolan James Arenado is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Arenado is widely recognized as one of the best …

Nolan Arenado, American baseball player

1991 35 years ago

Kyle Troup, American bowler

Kyle Troup is an American professional ten-pin bowler originally from Taylorsville, North Carolina. He uses the two-handed shovel-style delivery with a dominant right hand. Troup s…

Kyle Troup, American bowler

1991 35 years ago

Avisaíl García, Venezuelan baseball player

Avisaíl Antonio García Yaguarin is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Tamp…

Avisaíl García, Venezuelan baseball player

1991 35 years ago

Ryan Mason, English footballer

Ryan Glen Mason is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Ryan Mason, English footballer

1991 35 years ago

Kang Si-ra, South Korean singer

Kang Si-ra, is a South Korean singer. She was a contestant on Produce 101. She released her first EP, Sira, on January 19, 2017.

Kang Si-ra, South Korean singer