Starostin's ( 1991 ) lexicostatistical research claimed that the proposed Altaic groups shared about 15 – 20 % of potential cognates within a 110-word Swadesh-Yakhontov list ( e. g. Turkic – Mongolic 20 %, Turkic – Tungusic 18 %, Turkic – Korean 17 %, Mongolic – Tungusic 22 %, Mongolic – Korean 16 %, Tungusic – Korean 21 %).

A mummified man, determined to be 5, 000 years old, was discovered on a glacier at the Austrian – Italian border in 1991.

* 1919 – Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader ( d. 1991 )

* 1991 – Magnus Paajarvi, Swedish hockey player

* 1991 – The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

* 1991 – Moldova declares independence from the USSR.

* 1991 – Rikiya Otaka, Japanese actor

* 1991 – Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web.

* 1991 – Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.

* 1991 – Jiao Liuyang, Chinese swimmer

* 1902 – Zino Francescatti, French violinist ( d. 1991 )

* 1991 – Hansika Motwani, Indian actress

* 1991 – Candela Vetrano, Argentine actress and singer

* 1898 – Regis Toomey, American actor ( d. 1991 )

* 1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1991 )

* 1991 – Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1991 – Skyler Day, American actress

* 1991 – Evander Kane, Canadian ice hockey player

* Party of Labour of Albania, the sole legal political party in Albania during communist rule ( 1946 – 1991 )

* ( 1991 ) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor-Miniseries or a Movie / Paris Trout

* Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing-Comedy Series for various episodes of Seinfeld from 1991 – 1994.

* 1991 – Nominated for category Best Hard Rock Performance for " Epic "

* 1991 – Nominated for category Best Heavy Metal / Hard Rock Video for " Falling to Pieces "

** Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Best novel, 1991.

* Nominated for the Governor General's Award in 1989, winner of the Prix Québec-Paris in 1989, the Prix Molson from the Académie des lettres du Québec in 1990 and the Prix France-Québec in 1991 for Le Vieux Chagrin.

* Nominated, 1991, for Outstanding Hero: Daytime

* 1991 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Original Film Score for: Memphis Belle

* 1991 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Original Television Music for: The Trials of Life

* Nominated: Olivier Award for Best Entertainment 1991 for Dickens ' Women

* 1991 – Nominated – Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) Award – Best Actress – Hunting

* Nominated: Best Costume Design, Edward Scissorhands ( 1991 )

( Nominated for the 1991 Anthony Award for " Best Critical / Non-fiction work ".

** 1991 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

* Den goda viljan ( 1991, The Best Intentions )

* 1991: Harvey Award, Best Syndicated Comic Strip, for Calvin and Hobbes

* 1991 Best Country Instrumental Performance – " So Soft, Your Goodbye "

* 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration – " Poor Boy Blues "

* Best Novel ( 1991 ): The Fall of Hyperion

* Best Novelette ( 1991 ): " Entropy's Bed at Midnight "

* Best Science Fiction Novel ( 1991 ): The Fall of Hyperion

Kosiński's novels have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, and have been translated into over 30 languages, with total sales estimated at 70 million in 1991.

In 1991, Demme won the Academy Award for The Silence of the Lambs — one of only three films to win all the major categories ( Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress ).

** 1991: Silence of the Lambs ( Won )-Silver Bear for Best Director

* AnLab ( Analog magazine ) Readers ' Polls, Best Cover, 1991, 2000

As reported in several studies, the media have depicted cults as problematic, controversial, and threatening from the beginning, tending to favor sensationalistic stories over balanced public debates ( Beckford, 1985 ; Richardson, Best, & Bromley, 1991 ; Victor, 1993 ).

In 1991, Hart produced the album Planet Drum, which remained at # 1 on the Billboard World Music Chart for 26 weeks, and received the first ever Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.

* The Vor Game – won the Hugo for Best Novel in 1991 ; nominated for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel that same year

* Barrayar – won the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1992 ; nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel of 1991

Road film Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ) starring Geena Davis as Thelma, and Susan Sarandon as Louise, proved to be one of Scott's biggest critical successes, helping revive the director's reputation and receiving his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

For the role, Crowe won an Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) award for Best Actor, following up from his Best Supporting Actor award for Proof in 1991.

* Sunday in the Park with George ( 1991, Best New Musical )

On the other hand, Gilliam's first successful feature, Time Bandits ( 1981 ), earned more than eight times its original budget in the United States alone ; The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( 1988 ) was nominated for four Academy Awards ( and won, among other European prizes, three BAFTA Awards ); The Fisher King ( 1991 ) ( his first film not to feature a member from Python ) was nominated for five ( and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ); and 12 Monkeys went on to take over US $ 168 million worldwide ; whilst The Brothers Grimm, despite a mixed critical reception, grossed over US $ 105 million worldwide.