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November 12, 1991

On November 12, 1991, santa Cruz massacre: The Indonesian Army open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor. 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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On November 12, 1991

  1. 1991 Santa Cruz massacre: The Indonesian Army open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.

    1991 massacre in Indonesian-occupied East Timor

    The Santa Cruz massacre was the murder of at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery in the capital, Dili, on 12 November 1991, during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor and is part of the East Timor genocide.

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Born on November 12, 1991

Cairo Santos 1991– Brazilian-American gridiron football player (born 1991)
Gijs Van Hoecke 1991– Belgian racing cyclist

Farewells

Died on November 12, 1991

Gabriele Tinti Italian actor (1932–1991)

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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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