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December 20, 1991

On December 20, 1991, a Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina. The year's #1 song was "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. Duván Zapata, Thiago Alcântara, Cédric Bakambu would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1991st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 991st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On December 20, 1991

  1. 1991 A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.

    1989 honor killing of an American teen in St. Louis, Missouri

    Palestina Zein "Tina" Isa was a Brazilian-American teenage girl murdered in an honor killing in St. Louis, Missouri, by her parents, Zein and Maria Isa. Her death was recorded on audiotape during Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) surveillance on Zein Isa due to his association with the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO).

Arrivals

Born on December 20, 1991

Rachael Boyle 1991– Scottish footballer
Jorginho 1991– Brazilian-Italian footballer (born 1991)
Jillian Rose Reed 1991– American actress (born 1991)
Fabian Schär 1991– Swiss footballer (born 1991)

Farewells

Died on December 20, 1991

Simone Beck French cooking author and teacher (1904–1991)
Sam Rabin English artist, actor and wrestler (1903–1991)
Albert Van Vlierberghe Belgian cyclist

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The class of 1991

Others born in 1991

Duván Zapata 1991– Colombian footballer
Thiago Alcântara 1991– Spanish footballer
Cédric Bakambu 1991– Congolese footballer
Brennan Poole 1991– American racing driver
Lionel Carole 1991– French professional footballer
Oliver Norwood 1991– English-born Northern Irish international footballer

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