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13 February 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 February 1991 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” by C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams.
- 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 13 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 1991 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 February 1991 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 13 February
- 1979 An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
- 1981 A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.
- 1984 Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1996 The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
- 2004 The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
Famous people born on February 13
- Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
- Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
- Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
- Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)
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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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