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| + | '''1991''' is 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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| + | It was the final year of the [[Cold War]] that had begun in the late [[1940s]]. A [[United Nations|U.N.]]-authorized [[coalition of the Gulf War|coalition force]] from thirty-four nations fought against [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]], which had [[Invasion of Kuwait|invaded]] and annexed [[Kuwait]] in the previous year, [[1990]]. The conflict would be called the [[Gulf War]] and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between [[Republic of Serbia (1990–2006)|Serbia]] and the other [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] republics would lead into the beginning of the [[Yugoslav Wars]], which ran through the rest of the decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
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| + | === Film === | ||
| + | ====Feature film==== | ||
| + | *''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' by Gus Van Sant | ||
| + | *''[[Poison (film)|Poison]]'' by Todd Haynes | ||
| + | *''[[L.A. Story]]'' by Mick Jackson | ||
| + | *''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' by Jonathan Demme | ||
| + | *''[[Delicatessen (1991 film)|Delicatessen]]'' by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | ||
| + | =====Guilty pleasures===== | ||
| + | *''[[Wedlock (film)|Deadlock ]]'' by Lewis Teague | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====Video==== | ||
| + | *''[[Thanksgiving Prayer]]'' by Gus Van Sant | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Literature=== | ||
| + | ====Fiction==== | ||
| + | *''[[American Psycho]]'' by Bret Easton Ellis | ||
| + | *''[[Time's Arrow (novel) |Time's Arrow]]'' by Martin Amis | ||
| + | *''[[Dirty Weekend (novel) |Dirty Weekend]]'' by Helen Zahavi | ||
| + | *''[[Empire of the Ants (novel)|Empire of the Ants]]'' by Bernard Werber | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| + | *''[[Cult Movie Stars]]'' by Danny Peary | ||
| + | *''[[Stay Alive: A Method]]'' by Michel Houellebecq | ||
| + | *''[[H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life]]'' by Michel Houellebecq | ||
| + | *''[[Angry Women|RE/Search #13: Angry Women]]'' by Andrea Juno | ||
| + | *''[[Feminizing the Fetish]]'' by Emily S. Apter | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Music === | ||
| + | ====Singles==== | ||
| + | *[[You Got the Love|You Got The Love]] by The Source featuring Candi Staton | ||
| + | *[[Alone (Don Carlos)|Alone]] by Don Carlos | ||
| + | *Listen by [[System 7 (band)|System 7]] | ||
| + | *[[Always There (Side Effect song) |Always There]] by Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown | ||
| + | *[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]] by Nirvana | ||
| + | *Format - #1 Solid Session ([[Orlando Voorn]]) | ||
| + | *[[The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)]] by Black Sheep | ||
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| + | ====Albums==== | ||
| + | *''[[The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld]]'' by The Orb | ||
| + | *''[[The Mix (Kraftwerk album)|The Mix]]'' by Kraftwerk | ||
| + | *''[[The Third Power]]'' by Material | ||
| + | *''[[Nevermind]]'' by Nirvana | ||
| + | *''[[Love's Secret Domain]]'' by Coil | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Art === | ||
| + | *[[Field (sculpture)|Field]] by Antony Gormley | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | + | * [[March 6]] – [[Tyler, the Creator]], American rapper | |
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[November 27]] - [[Harry Everett Smith]] (b. 1923) | ||
| + | *[[Henri Lefèbvre]] (1901 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Miles Davis]] (1926 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Serge Gainsbourg]] (1928 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Martin Hannett]] (1948 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Jacques Morali]] (1947 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Guy Bourdin]] (1928-1991) | ||
| + | *[[Northrop Frye]] (1912 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Klaus Kinski]] (1926 - 1991) | ||
| + | *[[Robert J. Stoller]] (1924 – 1991) | ||
| + | *[[André Pieyre de Mandiargues]] (1909 - 1991) | ||
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1991 is the 991st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1990s decade.
It was the final year of the Cold War that had begun in the late 1940s. A U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade.
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Art and culture
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Film
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Feature film
- My Own Private Idaho by Gus Van Sant
- Poison by Todd Haynes
- L.A. Story by Mick Jackson
- The Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan Demme
- Delicatessen by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Guilty pleasures
- Deadlock by Lewis Teague
[edit]
Video
- Thanksgiving Prayer by Gus Van Sant
[edit]
Literature
[edit]
Fiction
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
- Dirty Weekend by Helen Zahavi
- Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber
[edit]
Non-fiction
- Cult Movie Stars by Danny Peary
- Stay Alive: A Method by Michel Houellebecq
- H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life by Michel Houellebecq
- RE/Search #13: Angry Women by Andrea Juno
- Feminizing the Fetish by Emily S. Apter
[edit]
Music
[edit]
Singles
- You Got The Love by The Source featuring Candi Staton
- Alone by Don Carlos
- Listen by System 7
- Always There by Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
- Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
- Format - #1 Solid Session (Orlando Voorn)
- The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) by Black Sheep
[edit]
Albums
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld by The Orb
- The Mix by Kraftwerk
- The Third Power by Material
- Nevermind by Nirvana
- Love's Secret Domain by Coil
[edit]
Art
- Field by Antony Gormley
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Births
- March 6 – Tyler, the Creator, American rapper
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Deaths
- November 27 - Harry Everett Smith (b. 1923)
- Henri Lefèbvre (1901 - 1991)
- Miles Davis (1926 - 1991)
- Serge Gainsbourg (1928 - 1991)
- Martin Hannett (1948 - 1991)
- Jacques Morali (1947 - 1991)
- Guy Bourdin (1928-1991)
- Northrop Frye (1912 - 1991)
- Klaus Kinski (1926 - 1991)
- Robert J. Stoller (1924 – 1991)
- André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909 - 1991)
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