35 notable events from 1891 — murders, rail accidents and riots.
- H. H. Holmes
Jan 1, 1891–Jan 1, 1894 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Ōtsu incident
May 11, 1891 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Fourmies massacre
May 1, 1891 · France · Massacre
- 1891 New Orleans lynchings
Mar 14, 1891 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Lizzie Halliday
Jan 1, 1891–Jan 1, 1906 · Murder & homicide
- 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
Oct 28, 1891 · Japan · Earthquake
- Tobacco Protest
1891 · Iran · Riot & unrest
- Frederick Bailey Deeming
Jan 1, 1891–Jan 1, 1892 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- John and Sarah Makin
Nov 1, 1891–Jun 1, 1892 · Murder & homicide
- Baltimore crisis
Jan 1, 1891 · Paraguay · Crisis
- Münchenstein rail disaster
Jun 14, 1891 · Switzerland · Rail accident
- 31 January 1891 revolt
Jan 31, 1891 · Portugal · Riot & unrest
- Clichy affair
May 1, 1891 · France · Scandal & controversy
- Uchimura Kanzo lèse-majesté incident
Jan 9, 1891 · Japan · Incident
- Tomochic Rebellion
Jan 1, 1891 · Mexico · War & armed conflict
- Jindandao incident
Dec 1, 1891 · China · War & armed conflict
- Lo Cañas massacre
Aug 17, 1891 · Chile · Massacre
- Morewood massacre
May 26, 1891 · United States · Massacre
- Itata incident
Jun 4, 1891 · Kiribati · War & armed conflict
- Mammoth Mine disaster
Jan 27, 1891 · United States · Industrial & structural disaster
- Railway accident on the Bostian Bridge
Aug 27, 1891 · United States · Rail accident
- Great East Thompson Train Wreck
Dec 4, 1891 · United States · Rail accident
- Norwood Junction rail accident
May 1, 1891 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- 1891 attempted assassination of Itagaki Taisuke
Oct 20, 1891 · Murder & homicide
- Frank Almy
Jul 17, 1891 · Murder & homicide
- Courbevoie massacre
Jan 12, 1891 · France · Murder & homicide
- 1891 Port Waikato earthquake
Jun 23, 1891 · New Zealand · Earthquake
- Kirchlengern rail accident
May 22, 1891 · Germany · Rail accident
- Zollikofen rail accident
Aug 17, 1891 · Switzerland · Rail accident
- Anti-missionary riot in Wuhu
May 12, 1891 · Riot & unrest
- Saint-Mandé rail accident
Jul 26, 1891 · France · Rail accident
- Hehe revolt
Jul 1891–Jul 1898 · Tanzania · Riot & unrest
- 1891 Berlin Banking Scandal
1891 · Crisis
- Kipton rail accident
Apr 18, 1891 · United States · Rail accident
- 1891 San Salvador earthquake
Sep 9, 1891 · El Salvador · Earthquake