A Look Back At
Born in 1991
What Was Life Like in 1991?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£1.15
Loaf of Bread
57p
Petrol (per litre)
42p
Average House
£56,565
Weekly Wage
£290.00
Value of Money
£1 in 1991 would be worth approximately £2.50 in today's money.
Events of 1991 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1991 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – The UK expels all Iraqi diplomats from the country due to the Iraqi government's illegal annexation of Kuwait five months earlier.
- 7 February – The Provisional Irish Republican Army launch a mortar attack against 10 Downing Street in London, blowing in all the windows of the cabinet room, during a session of the War Cabinet, but there are no injuries.
- 8 March – Ribble Valley, the tenth safest Conservative constituency in Britain, is won by the Liberal Democrats in a by-election (caused by the departure of David Waddington to the House of Lords).
- 18 May – Helen Sharman becomes the first British person in space, flying with the Soyuz TM-12 mission.
- 15 July – 17th G7 summit held in London.
- 26 August – One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in London becomes the tallest building in the UK.
- 3 September – Premiere of the BBC One television comedy 2point4 Children which stars Belinda Lang and Gary Olsen.
- 22–23 November – The Communist Party of Great Britain votes to abandon its Marxist–Leninist constitution and reform itself as Democratic Left.
Popular Toys & Games
- Super Soaker
- Super Nintendo
- WWF Action Figures
UK No. 1 on 1 January 1991
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
Iron Maiden