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January 19, 1991

On January 19, 1991, gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries. 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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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 January 19, 1991

  1. 1991 Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.

    1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East

    The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, from the bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January until the American-led liberation of Kuwait on 28 February.

Arrivals

Born on January 19, 1991

Petra Martić 1991– Croatian tennis player (born 1991)
Erin Sanders 1991– American actress (born 1991)

Farewells

Died on January 19, 1991

Marcel Chaput Canadian politician

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Other moments from 1991

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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