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May 23, 1991

On May 23, 1991, aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. 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 May 23, 1991

  1. 1991 Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13.

    1991 aviation accident in the Soviet Union

    Aeroflot Flight 8556 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Sukhumi to Leningrad. It crashed 13 meters short of the runway on approach killing 13 passengers.

Arrivals

Born on May 23, 1991

Aaron Donald 1991– American football player (born 1991)
Lena Meyer-Landrut 1991– German singer (born 1991)
César Pinares 1991– Chilean footballer (born 1991)

Farewells

Died on May 23, 1991

Wilhelm Kempff German pianist (1895–1991)
Jean Van Houtte Belgian politician
Fletcher Markle Canadian entertainer (1921–1991)

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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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