Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1991 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Great London Tornado - 1091, Battle of Fornham - 1173, Battle of Neville Cross - 1346, Regicides Executed - 1660, London Beer Flood - 1814, 1st Professional Golf Tournament - 1860, First Motoring Offences in Britain - 1895, First Full-Scale British Air-raid - 1917, World’s First Fully Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Opened - 1956, Hatfield Rail Crash - 2000
Famous and historic events from 1991
Beirut Hostage Terry Waite Released
Birmingham Six convictions overturned
Birmingham Six Released
Completion of the Dartford Bridge
End of the Soviet Union
First Briton in space
IRA Fires Mortar at 10 Downing St
Robert Maxwell Dies
Famous Britons born in 1991
Constantine Louloudis
Ed Sheeran
Fred Evans
Jack Rodwell
Lutalo Muhammad
Nathaniel Clyne
Pixie Lott
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