September 18th, 1991

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on September 18th, 1991.

• The game "Streets of Rage" is released on the Sega Genesis in North America.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 18th, 1991.

• United States: I Adore Mi Amor - Color Me Badd
• United Kingdom: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

Take me back to September 18th, 1991!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is September 18th, 1991, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves.

The earthy smells of autumn have started to fill the air. In America, the song I Adore Mi Amor by Color Me Badd is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams is the number-one hit song.

George W. Bush Snr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Dead Again is at the top of the box office. John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, most people have never heard of the Internet.

In fashion, many of the trends from the late 80s are still popular. Colored tights, denim overalls, leotards, flannel shirts and shoulder pads are all fashionable at the moment. A civil war is taking place in the African country of Rwanda. It's 1991, so the airwaves are being dominated by artists such as Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson, Roxette, R.E.M., Color Me Badd and Paula Abdul.

A rock subgenre called "Grunge" is starting to rise in popularity. In Europe, the Soviet Union is continuing to dissolve. Nirvana have just released their single "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Rock band Guns N' Roses have just released their albums "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II". Meanwhile, a new sitcom called "Home Improvement", starring Tim Allen, has just been aired for the first time. A new operating system call Linux has been released on the Internet. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Miles Davis, Freddie Mercury, Benny Hill, and Robert Reed would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Cheers", "The Golden Girls", "Seinfeld", and "Family Matters".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Wing Commander", "The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants", "Streets of Rage", and "F-Zero". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Danger Mouse", "Full House", "Doogie Howser, M.D.", and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Sylvanian Families, Koosh Ball, and the SEGA Game Gear.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 18th, 1991.

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  Streets of Rage.

  In September of 1991, the popular beat-em-up video game "Streets of Rage" was released on the Sega Genesis in North America. The following month, it was released in Europe.

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  Home Improvement.

  A new sitcom called Home Improvement had just started airing on ABC.

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  Smells Like Teen Spirit.

  The rock band Nirvana had just released their hit song "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

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  The Super Nintendo.

  In August of 1991, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System hit the shelves. In the first half of the 1990s, the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis were the dominant video game consoles.

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  Grunge.

  A rock subgenre called "Grunge" was starting to take off in the latter half of 1992. During this period, Nirvana released their album "Nevermind" and Pearl Jam released their album "Ten".

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  1991 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1991 included Bryan Adams, Boyz II Men, Ice T, R.E.M., Mariah Carey, Cher, Paula Abdul, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Michael Jackson and Sting.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1991?

  In 1991, the best NBA players were Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Dominique Wilkins, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, Kevin Johnson, Clyde Drexler, James Worthy, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton and Joe Dumars.

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  1991 in movies.

  Movies released in 1991 included Terminator 2, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Beauty and the Beast, Hook, The Silence of the Lambs, The Addams Family, Cape Fear, Hot Shots!, Boyz n the Hood, Backdraft and Father of the Bride.

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  The best football players in 1991.

  In 1991, the best soccer players would have been Jean-Pierre Papin, Lothar Matthäus, Darko Pančev, Dejan Savićević, Robert Prosinečki, Gary Lineker, Gianluca Vialli, Miodrag Belodedici, Mark Hughes, Chris Waddle and Michael Laudrup.

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  The Silence of the Lambs.

  "The Silence of the Lambs" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1991.

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  The Soviet Union is crumbling.

  Throughout 1991, the Soviet Union continued to dissolve as multiple countries declared their independence.

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  Ted Turner.

  CNN founder Ted Turner was named Time Person of the Year in 1991 due to his network's around-the-clock coverage of Operation Desert Storm.

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  Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole - "Unforgettable"

  "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole went on to win a Grammy for 1991's Song of the Year.

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  Slap bracelets are a thing.

  Slap bracelets became the latest fad in the fall of 1990. The bracelets, which were originally sold under the brand name "Slap Wrap", came in various designs and colors.

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  Early 1990s recession.

  During the start of the 1990s, most of the Western World was affected by a recession, which had been caused by a loss of consumer confidence and restrictive monetary policies by central banks.

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  People are using pagers to communicate.

  Pagers achieved mainstream popularity during the 1990s. These small devices allowed the owner to receive messages. More often than not, the message was a short memo or a phone number that they were supposed to call back.

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  Early 1990s fashion.

  Early 1990s fashion was largely a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included colored tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon-colored tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts, and ripped jeans.

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  Wallpaper is beginning to go out of style.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, sales of wallpaper started to decline. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, people were beginning to opt for minimalist, painted walls.

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  The Scrunchie.

  People are wearing an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie".

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  The Sega Genesis.

  The Sega Genesis was one of the most popular video game consoles. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.

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  The Game Boy.

  A hand-held game console called the "Game Boy" was all the rage. The console boasted games such as Super Mario Land, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Kirby's Dream Land, and a number of Pokémon releases.

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  VCRs have become a common household item.

  VCRs became a common household item in the mid-1980s. By that stage, prices had started to drop. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 32 years and 10 days have passed since September 18th, 1991.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 38 of 1991.
• Leap Year: 1991 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on September 18th, 1991, are now 32 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1991 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 685148400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to September 18th, 1991.

• August 19th, 1991: August Coup: Hardline communist leaders put Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest.
• August 19th, 1991: A race riot breaks out in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.
• August 20th, 1991: Estonia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• August 20th, 1991: 100,000 people gather in Moscow to protest against the attempted coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev.
• August 20th, 1991: Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino becomes the highest paid player in the NFL.
• August 21st, 1991: Latvia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• August 21st, 1991: A coup by hardline communists against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
• August 22nd, 1991: Soviet Interior Minister Boris Pugo commits suicide following a failed coup attempt against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
• August 23rd, 1991: Defence minister Dmitri Yazov and KGB chief Vladimir Kryuchkov are arrested following a failed coup attempt against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
• August 23rd, 1991: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is released in North America.
• August 23rd, 1991: The World Wide Web is made available to the public.
• August 24th, 1991: Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• August 24th, 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev steps down as the head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• August 25th, 1991: Michael Schumacher makes his Formula One debut.
• August 25th, 1991: Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitary forces lay siege to the Croatian city of Vukovar.
• August 25th, 1991: Belarus leaves the Soviet Union and becomes an independent nation.
• August 27th, 1991: Moldova declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• August 29th, 1991: Italian businessman Libero Grassi is shot dead by the Sicilian Mafia after he publicly refuses their extortion demands.
• August 29th, 1991: All activities of the Soviet Communist Party are suspended following a failed coup attempt.
• September 3rd, 1991: 25 people are killed by a fire at an Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in North Carolina.
• September 5th, 1991: "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. wins Video of the Year at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 6th, 1991: The Russian city of Leningrad is renamed as St. Petersburg.
• September 9th, 1991: The first episode of The Maury Povich Show is aired on television.
• September 10th, 1991: Nirvana releases their single "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
• September 17th, 1991: The first episode of "Home Improvement" is aired.
• September 17th, 1991: The first version of Linux is released to the Internet.
• This date: September 18th, 1991
• September 19th, 1991: Otzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps.
• September 24th, 1991: The album Nevermind is released by rock band Nirvana.
• September 25th, 1991: Tupac Shakur releases his debut single "Trapped".
• September 25th, 1991: Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie dies in prison.
• September 28th, 1991: American trumpeter Miles Davis dies at the age of 65.
• September 30th, 1991: The first episode of Jerry Springer is aired on TV.
• October 2nd, 1991: The first episode of the animated TV show "The Adventures of Tintin" is aired.
• October 3rd, 1991: Bill Clinton announces that he will seeking the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
• October 6th, 1991: Russian rock singer Igor Talkov is shot dead by his former manager in Leningrad.
• October 6th, 1991: Elizabeth Taylor marries her seventh husband Larry Fortensky at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.
• October 11th, 1991: The KGB is replaced by the SVR.
• October 16th, 1991: George Hennard kills himself after murdering 23 people in Killeen, Texas.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 18th, 1991, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1991 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
• Native American Zodiac: September 18th, 1991 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Photos of early 1990s fashion.

Photographs of early 1990s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1991.

1991 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Taurus (second generation), the Honda Civic (fifth generation), the Peugeot 106, the Toyota Paseo, the Volkswagen Golf Mk3 and the Audi S4.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1991.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 18th, 1997, instead.

Weather on September 18th, 1991.

Historical weather information for September 18th, 1991.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.6 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a windy day. It was a sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 65.8 degrees Fahrenheit. 18.78 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 15.89 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.25cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 18th, 1991 was most likely conceived around December 26th, 1990.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 18th, 1991 is close to June 10th, 1992.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 18th, 1991.

• 11,698 days have passed since this date.
• 1,671 weeks have passed.
• 1,010,707,200 seconds have passed since September 18th, 1991.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,179,158,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 521,524,915,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 168,451,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 86,920,819 steps. That's roughly 38,631 miles!
• Since this date, 12,128,486 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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