At A Glance
1 March 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 March 1991 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “All the Man That I Need” by Whitney Houston.
- Top Film of 1991
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1991 was Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- Bestselling Novel of 1991
- “Scarlett” by Alexandra Ripley was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1991.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “60 Minutes” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1991–92 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 March 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 March 1991 was Full Moon.
On this day: 1 March
- 1981 Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.
- 1990 Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
- 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 1998 Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
- 2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
Famous people born on March 1
- Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer (born 1969)
- Tyreek Hill, American football player (born 1994)
- Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
- Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress (born 1983)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1991 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1991 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 27 – Gulf War (1990–1991) ends: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated".
- March 25 – The 63rd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves wins seven awards out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The telecast garners nearly 43 million viewers.
- August 11 – Nickelodeon introduces its series of Nicktoons, with Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show the first three to air.
Life in the US in 1991
President
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.14
Loaf of Bread
$0.80
Average House
$120,000
Weekly Wage
$422
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