383 notable events from 1991 — murders, wars and massacres. Page 1 of 4.
- Bernie Madoff
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders
Dec 6, 1991 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Omar Raddad Affair
Jun 23, 1991 · France · Murder & homicide
- 1991 Soviet coup attempt
Aug 19, 1991–Aug 21, 1991 · Russian Federation · War & armed conflict
- Lauda Air Flight 004
May 26, 1991 · Thailand · Aviation accident
- Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard
Jun 10, 1991–Aug 26, 2009 · United States · Kidnapping & hostage
- Akku Yadav
Jan 1, 1991–Aug 7, 2004 · India · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Somali Civil War
from Jan 26, 1991 · Somalia · War & armed conflict
- MTS Oceanos
until 1991 · South Africa · Maritime disaster
- Alexander Spesivtsev
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1996 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
May 21, 1991 · India · Terrorism
- Guy Georges
Jan 24, 1991–Nov 16, 1997 · Attack (other)
- Disappearance of Ben Needham
Jul 24, 1991 · Greece · Disappearance
- Shigaraki train disaster
May 14, 1991 · Japan · Rail accident
- Killing of Latasha Harlins
Mar 16, 1991 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Luby's shooting
Oct 16, 1991 · United States · Shooting
- Highway of Death
Feb 27, 1991 · Kuwait · War & armed conflict
- Beverley Allitt
Feb 1, 1991–Apr 1, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- Peter Tobin
Feb 10, 1991–Sep 26, 2006 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Patrick Bruel affair
Jan 1, 1991 · Crime & justice
- 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
Apr 2, 1991–Sep 2, 1991 · Philippines · Natural disaster
- Frog Boys
Mar 26, 1991 · South Korea · Scandal & controversy
- United Airlines Flight 585
Mar 3, 1991 · United States · Aviation accident
- Kuwaiti oil fires
1991 · Kuwait · Fire
- 1991 Perfect Storm
Oct 28, 1991–Nov 2, 1991 · Canada · Natural disaster
- Battle of Vukovar
Aug 25, 1991–Nov 18, 1991 · Croatia · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Joe Cole
Dec 19, 1991 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Operation Solomon
May 24, 1991–May 25, 1991 · Ethiopia · War & armed conflict
- Siege of Dubrovnik
Oct 1, 1991–May 31, 1992 · Croatia · War & armed conflict
- Tailhook scandal
Sep 8, 1991–Sep 12, 1991 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Nigeria Airways Flight 2120
Jul 11, 1991 · Saudi Arabia · Aviation accident
- 1991 Iraqi uprisings
Apr 5, 1991 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- 1991 Los Angeles runway collision
Feb 1, 1991 · United States · Aviation accident
- Flor Contemplacion
May 4, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- January Events
Jan 11, 1991–Jan 13, 1991 · Lithuania · Riot & unrest
- Murder of Hitoshi Igarashi
Jul 12, 1991 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Karmein Chan
Apr 13, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- 1991 Indian economic crisis
1991 · India · Crisis
- Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751
Dec 27, 1991 · Sweden · Aviation accident
- 1991 RAAF Boeing 707 crash
Oct 29, 1991 · Australia · Aviation accident
- Murder of Danny Parrish
Jan 18, 1991 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Gulf War air campaign
Jan 17, 1991–Feb 23, 1991 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Igor Talkov
Oct 6, 1991 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Jun 28, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- Crown Heights riot
Aug 21, 1991 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Murders of Antonio Maso and Mariarosa Tessari
Apr 17, 1991 · Italy · Crime & justice
- Benjamin Atkins
Dec 14, 1991–Aug 21, 1992 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murders of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan
May 18, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Laurie Show
Dec 20, 1991 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Vizconde murders
Jun 30, 1991 · Philippines · Murder & homicide
- Santa Cruz massacre
Nov 12, 1991 · Timor-Leste · Massacre
- Vukovar massacre
Nov 18, 1991–Nov 21, 1991 · Croatia · Massacre
- John Ausonius
Aug 3, 1991–Feb 23, 1992 · Terrorism
- 1991 Kunan Poshpora incident
Feb 23, 1991 · India · War & armed conflict
- Disappearance of Michael Dunahee
Mar 24, 1991 · Canada · Disappearance
- Pam Reynolds case
1991 · Death & funeral
- Disappearance of Thomas Gibson
Mar 18, 1991 · United States · Disappearance
- Moby Prince disaster
Apr 10, 1991 · Italy · Maritime disaster
- Gulf War oil spill
Jan 1991 · Kuwait · Industrial & structural disaster
- China Airlines Flight 358
Dec 29, 1991 · Taiwan · Aviation accident
- 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout
Nov 16, 1991 · India · Shooting
- Killing of Timothy Wiltsey
May 25, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- Demetrius Terrence Frazier
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1992 · Murder & homicide
- Continental Express Flight 2574
Sep 11, 1991 · United States · Aviation accident
- Tadeusz Grzesik
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 2007 · Poland · Murder & homicide
- Arohn Kee
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1998 · Murder & homicide
- Juan Fernando Hermosa
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1992 · Ecuador · Murder & homicide
- Sinnai massacre
Jan 8, 1991 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Downing Street mortar attack
Feb 7, 1991 · United Kingdom · Terrorism
- Cesar Barone
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1993 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Jared Negrete
Jul 19, 1991 · United States · Disappearance
- Singapore Airlines Flight 117
Mar 26, 1991 · Malaysia · Aviation accident
- Storyville Slayer
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1995 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Alison Shaughnessy
Jun 3, 1991 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311
Apr 5, 1991 · United States · Aviation accident
- Charles Lee Burton
Aug 16, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- Wisconsin butter fire
May 3, 1991 · United States · Fire
- Saori Event
1991 · Japan · Incident
- Peter Lundin
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 2000 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1991 Iraqi missile attacks against Israel
Jan 17, 1991–Feb 23, 1991 · Israel · War & armed conflict
- Bright Sparklers fireworks disaster
May 7, 1991 · Malaysia · Fire
- Madrid Conference of 1991
Oct 30, 1991–Nov 1, 1991 · Spain · War & armed conflict
- 1991 Holzminden ambush
Oct 12, 1991 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Alberica Filo della Torre
Jul 10, 1991 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Pavel Shuvalov
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1995 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Waddell Buddhist temple shooting
Aug 1, 1991 · United States · Shooting
- Murder of Harry Collinson
Jun 20, 1991 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Operation Provide Comfort
Mar 1991–Dec 31, 1996 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis
Apr 4, 1991 · United States · Kidnapping & hostage
- Amiriyah shelter bombing
Feb 13, 1991 · Iraq · Massacre
- Clark Perry Baldwin
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1992 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Charles Ray Crawford
Apr 13, 1991 · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Conor and Sheila Dwyer
May 1, 1991 · Ireland · Disappearance
- Hiroshima new transit system girder collapse accident
Mar 14, 1991 · Japan · Accident
- Masakatsu Nishikawa (serial killer)
Dec 1991 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Boston Chinatown massacre
Jan 12, 1991 · United States · Massacre
- 1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état
Dec 22, 1991–Jan 6, 1992 · Georgia · War & armed conflict
- Kegashbek Orunbayev
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1997 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Serbia in the Yugoslav Wars
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 2001 · War & armed conflict
- City College stampede
Dec 28, 1991 · United States · Stampede & crowd crush