The big films of the year were Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Hook, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Silence of the Lambs, with the latter winning the best picture Oscar.
In music Bryan Adams' single Everything I Do (I Do it For You) from the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack was number one for 16 weeks in a row, a UK record. Christmas number one was Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
On television the final ever episode of Dallas aired, while the comedy series Bottom and Ren and Stimpy made their debuts.
Notable deaths included author Graham Greene, children's author Dr Seuss, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Freddie Mercury.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 in the FA Cup Final. Spurs player Paul Gascoigne was stretchered off in the opening minutes after a rash tackle.
1991 Star Fact: On January 16 1991, American prostitute Aileen Wuornos confessed to the murder of six men. In 2003, her story was made into a film, Monster, starring Charlize Theron.
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