What Happened In April 1991 In History

Historical Events for April, 1991

• 2nd » Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier (Canada) called Premier of a province (Canada) or Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
• 4th » Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.
• 5th » An Atlantic Southeast Airlines ASA Embraer EMB 120 EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including John Tower Sen. John Tower and Sonny Carter Astronaut Sonny Carter.
• 9th » Georgia (country) e.g Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union
• 10th » Italian ferry ship MS Moby Prince 6 collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
• 10th » A South Atlantic tropical cyclone rare tropical cyclone tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by weather satellite satellites.
• 14th » The Georgia (country) or Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President of Georgia e.g President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
• 29th » A 1991 Bangladesh cyclone cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around convert 155 mph kph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1991

• 2nd » Paulina Schippers, Guatemalan tennis player
• 3rd » Stanislav Engovatov, Russian footballer
• 3rd » Hayley Kiyoko, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 4th » Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer
• 7th » Luka Milivojević, Serbian footballer
• 8th » Melanie Ríos, Colombian porn actress and model
• 8th » Minami Takahashi, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 and no3b)
• 9th » Ryan Kelly (basketball) named Ryan Kelly, American basketball player
• 10th » AJ Michalka, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (78violet)
• 10th » Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
• 11th » Thiago Alcântara, Spanish footballer
• 11th » Andreea Grigore, Romanian gymnast
• 11th » James Magnussen, Australian swimmer
• 11th » Erina Mano, Japanese singer and actress (Ongaku Gatas and Petitmoni)
• 11th » James Roberts (swimmer) called James Roberts, Australian swimmer
• 12th » Torey Krug, American ice hockey player
• 12th » Oliver Norwood, Irish footballer
• 12th » Magnus Pääjärvi, Swedish ice hockey player
• 12th » Jazz Richards, Welsh footballer
• 13th » Akeem Adams, Trinidadian footballer (d. 2013)
• 13th » Ulises Dávila, Mexican footballer
• 13th » Josh Gordon, American football player
• 15th » Daiki Arioka, Japanese actor and singer (Hey! Say! JUMP)
• 16th » Kim Kyung-Jung, South Korean footballer
• 16th » Nolan Arenado, American baseball player
• 17th » Tessa James, Australian actress
• 19th » Steve Cook (footballer) known as Steve Cook, English footballer
• 19th » Kelly Olynyk, Canadian basketball player
• 20th » Thomas Curtis (actor) named Thomas Curtis, American actor
• 20th » Marissa King, English gymnast
• 20th » Ondřej Kraják, Czech footballer
• 20th » Allie Will, American tennis player
• 20th » Luke Kuechly, American football linebacker
• 23rd » Nathan Baker (footballer) called Nathan Baker, English footballer
• 23rd » Caleb Johnson (singer) known as Caleb Johnson, American singer
• 24th » Sigrid Agren, French-Swedish model
• 26th » Shahira Barry, Irish model
• 26th » Ignacio Lores Varela, Uruguayan footballer
• 27th » Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer
• 28th » Jordan Robinson, English footballer
• 29th » Oviya, Indian model and actress
• 29th » Adam Smith (footballer born 1991) called Adam Smith, English footballer
• 30th » Chris Kreider, American hockey player
• 30th » Kaarel Nurmsalu, Estonian ski jumper

Famous Deaths for April 1991

• 1st » Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1894)
• 1st » Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
• 3rd » Charles Goren, American bridge player and author (b. 1901)
• 3rd » Graham Greene, English author, playwright, and critic (b. 1904)
• 4th » Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b. 1920)
• 4th » Max Frisch, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1911)
• 4th » H. John Heinz III, American politician (b. 1938)
• 4th » Graham Ingels, American illustrator (b. 1915)
• 5th » Sonny Carter, American soccer player, physician, and astronaut (b. 1947)
• 5th » John Tower, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1925)
• 8th » Per "Dead" Ohlin, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mayhem (band) known as Mayhem and Morbid (band) called Morbid) (b. 1969)
• 9th » Forrest Towns, American hurdler (b. 1914)
• 10th » Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
• 10th » Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (The Invisible Girls) (b. 1948)
• 10th » Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)
• 11th » Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)
• 11th » Bruno Hoffmann. German glass harp player (b. 1913)
• 16th » David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 19th » Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (b. 1905)
• 20th » Steve Marriott, English singer, songwriter, producer, and actor (Small Faces called The Small Faces and Humble Pie (band) or Humble Pie) (b. 1947)
• 20th » Don Siegel, American director and producer (b. 1912)
• 21st » Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)
• 23rd » Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers) (b. 1952)
• 26th » Leo Arnaud, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1904)
• 26th » Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)
• 26th » A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American author and screenwriter (b. 1901)
• 26th » Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1931)
• 26th » Emily McLaughlin, American actress (b. 1928)
• 28th » Steve Broidy, American film producer (b. 1905)
• 28th » Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (Sons of the Pioneers) (b. 1916)

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