Timeline April 1991

Events in April 1991 9

• 1904 – 1991 Graham Greene (1904-1991) Died 3 April 1991, aged 86 British novelist Graham Greene, author of works including The Third Man, Brighton Rock, and The Power and the Glory, died in Vevey, Switzerland. His fiction combined thriller plots with explorations of moral and religious conflict. He was repeatedly considered for but never awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
• 1908 – 1991 David Lean (1908-1991) Died 16 April 1991, aged 83 British film director David Lean died in London shortly after completing his final film project. He directed epic films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and The Bridge on the River Kwai, winning two Academy Awards for Best Director. His sweeping visual style influenced generations of filmmakers.
• 1932 – 1991 Detlev Karsten Rohwedder Head of the Treuhandanstalt, 1932-1991 - assassinated in office The manager given the job of privatising the entire East German economy, and shot dead at his own window eight months later.
• 1991 Mano Negra: "King of Bongo" Third album Released "King of Bongo", Mano Negra's third album — named one of the 100 greatest French rock albums by Rolling Stone France.
• 1991 Pearl Jam's members release Temple of the Dog Tribute to Andrew Wood With Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.
• 1991 1991 World Snooker Championship Parrott Power Winner: John Parrott; Runner-up: Jimmy White. Score: 18–11.
• 1991 YF-22 wins the ATF competition YF-22 over YF-23 The Air Force picks the YF-22 over the YF-23, judging it the lower-risk design.
• 1991 Public singing debut "Greetings from Tim Buckley" tribute, Brooklyn Made his public singing debut at "Greetings from Tim Buckley", a tribute concert for his father at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn on 26 April 1991. Accompanied by Gary Lucas, he performed "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" — a song Tim wrote about the infant Jeff and his mother. He later stressed this was a personal decision, not a career move.
• 1991 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone One of the deadliest tropical cyclones on record A powerful tropical cyclone struck the coast of Bangladesh, generating a storm surge that killed an estimated 138,000 people. It remains one of the deadliest natural disasters of the 20th century. The scale of the disaster spurred major investment in cyclone shelters and early-warning systems.