Timeline May 1991

May 1991

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Dashed left edge = started before May 1991 · Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond May 1991

Events in May 1991 3

1991 1991 World Snooker Championship Parrott Power Winner: John Parrott; Runner-up: Jimmy White. Score: 18–11.
1991 Kurt Cobain records Nevermind at Sound City Butch Vig Recorded in Van Nuys with producer Butch Vig.
1991 Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi Former Indian prime minister killed by suicide bomber Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber linked to the Tamil Tigers while campaigning in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. The attack killed Gandhi and at least fourteen others. His death shocked India and disrupted the general election then underway.