* The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed October 4, 1991 and entered into force January 14, 1998 ; this agreement prevents development and provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through five specific annexes on marine pollution, fauna and flora, environmental impact assessments, waste management, and protected areas.

On September 20, 1991 the Supreme Soviet of Belarus passed resolution " On the formation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus " and on January 11, 1992 resolution " On the Armed Forces deployed in the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

* January Events ( Lithuania )-January 13, 1991 attack on civilians is referred to as Bloody Sunday in Lithuania

specials in August 1991 and January 1992, both from Las Vegas.

Although there are conflicting dates as to when they met ( some sources state that they met in January 1989 at the Satyricon nightclub ), Love stated that the two first encountered one another in January 1988 at a Dharma Bums show where she was doing a spoken word performance, and Erlandson stated that both he and Love were formally introduced to Cobain in a parking lot after a Butthole Surfers concert at the Hollywood Paladium in 1991.

In 1991 there were 2, 000 foreign learners taking China's official Chinese Proficiency Test ( comparable to the English Cambridge Certificate ), while in 2005, the number of candidates had risen sharply to 117, 660 .< ref > " 汉语水平考试中心 ： 2005年外国考生总人数近12万 ",< sup > Gov. cn </ sup > Xinhua News Agency, January 16, 2006 .</ ref >

Signs of economic resurgence began to appear in the wake of the shock therapy that the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) labelled the " big bang " of January 1991.

Defender Tommy Caton, who had been out of action due to injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice in March 1993, having failed to recover full fitness, and he died suddenly at the end of the following month, aged just 30 years.

The full representation of the Capability Maturity Model as a set of defined process areas and practices at each of the five maturity levels was initiated in 1991, with Version 1. 1 being completed in January 1993.

The process was caused by weakening of the Soviet government, which led to disintegration and took place from about 19 January 1990 to 31 December 1991.

Wray was married three times – to the writers John Monk Saunders and Robert Riskin and to the neurosurgeon Dr. Sanford Rothenberg ( January 28, 1919 – January 4, 1991 ).

In January 1991, the Assembly passed by unanimous vote a law governing the legalization of opposition parties.

After a runoff ballot, Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías was inaugurated on January 14, 1991, thus completing the first transition from one democratically elected civilian government to another.

HAL became operational on 12 January 1992, at the HAL Laboratories in Urbana, Illinois, as production number 3 ; in the film 2001 the activation year was 1992, and 1991 in earlier screenplays.

In November 1990, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 678, permitting member states to use all necessary means, authorizing military action against the Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait and demanded a complete withdrawal by January 15, 1991.

When Saddam Hussein failed to comply with this demand, the Gulf War ( Operation " Desert Storm ") ensued on January 17, 1991.

Iraq's seizure of Kuwait in August 1990, subsequent international economic sanctions, and damage from military action by an international coalition beginning in January 1991, drastically reduced economic activity.

Patents were eventually granted in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, (, filed May 16, 1991, issued June 22, 1994 and expiring not later than May 16, 2011 ), the United States (, issued May 25, 1993 and expiring not later than January 7, 2012 ) and Japan ( JP 3225440 ).

Bardeen died of heart disease at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 30, 1991.

In January 1991, Judit's sister Susan had also earned the GM title.

In January 1991 the Janet IP Service ( JIPS ) was set up as a pilot project to host IP traffic on the existing network.

* Edward C. Stone, January 1, 1991 – April 30, 2001

In January 1991, Akayev introduced new government structures and appointed a government consisting mainly of younger, reform-oriented politicians.

By January 1998, the WWF began broadcasting more violence, swearing, and more edgy angles in its attempt to compete with WCW.

Waltman, now known as Syxx, immediately began taunting the cruiserweights, going as far as to steal Eddy Guerrero's WCW United States Heavyweight Championship title belt, an act that led to a ladder match for the title at the January 1997 event Souled Out, which Syxx lost.

Eric Bischoff, working with Fusient Media Ventures, made a bid to acquire the company in January 2001 ( shortly following the AOL / Time Warner merger ), and it appeared that WCW would continue.

On the January 15, 1998 episode of WCW Thunder, Mysterio defeated Juventud to win his third Cruiserweight Championship, but lost it nine days later to Chris Jericho at Souled Out.

* WCW Sin, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by World Championship Wrestling in January 2001

When Vince Russo was fired as WCW booker and replaced by Kevin Sullivan, Guerrero asked for and received a release from his contract on January 19.

* The arena hosted WCW Uncensored 2000, WWE's Royal Rumble event on January 29, 2006, Survivor Series on November 18, 2007, and Survivor Series on November 21, 2010.

After losing a Loser Leaves the WWF match to Mr. Perfect on the January 18, 1993 edition of Monday Night Raw, Flair appeared in the Royal Rumble in 1993 ( although the match with Perfect had been taped six days prior, it did not air until the following night ) and then fulfilled his remaining house show commitments, making his last appearance on February 10, 1993, before returning to WCW.

In June 1999, Yun signed with World Championship Wrestling, making his WCW television debut in January 2000 under the ring name Jimmy Yang.

Nitro remained a two-hour program from May 1996 until January 1998, when WCW and TNT agreed to a third hour for the still -# 1 wrestling program in the country.

On January 11, 1991, Ric Flair defeated Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and was recognized as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion.

Following this match Eudy made an abrupt return to heel status, ending Trucker Norm's WCW run in January 1991 and memorably squashing Joey Maggs in a Clash of the Champions later that month.

On January 14, 2001 at the Syn pay-per-view, Sid faced Steiner, Jarrett, and Road Warrior Animal in a Four Corners match for the WCW Championship.

He returned to WCW television in January 2001, assisting his father in his feud with Jarrett and, eventually, Ric Flair.

Upon their return in January 1996, they immediately started a feud with the Steiner Brothers, who returned in March, and Harlem Heat, before moving on to challenge the WCW Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger.

WCW eventually began to slowly pull itself away from the NWA, demonstrated by the company changing the name of the title to the World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) United States Heavyweight Championship in January 1991.

Palumbo and Stasiak won the WCW Tag Team Championship two more times before splitting in early January 2001 when he and Stasiak won a tag team battle royal with O ' Haire and Jindrak for a future tag team title shot.

On January 18, 2000 in Evansville, Indiana, Hugger and Big Vito defeated Crowbar and David Flair for the WCW World Tag Team Championship.

The match was broadcast on the January 19 episode of WCW Thunder.

In January 1995, Vader ( now alone after Harley Race suffered a car accident that put him permanently out of WCW ) confronted the World Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan, and informed him that he could not avoid the monster.

Zenk's reign would be short lived, however, as Anderson regained the title, having been renamed the WCW World Television Championship on January 14, 1991.

Anderson's last championship run began on January 8, 1995 after winning the WCW World Television Championship.