Event of Interest
Oct 1 US President George H. W. Bush at UN, condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait
George H. W. Bush
- Oct 1 Serbs in Croatia proclaim autonomy
Event of Interest
Oct 1 Saddam Hussein says he may be willing to negotiate the occupation of Kuwait and would consider foreign participation in negotiations
Saddam Hussein
- Oct 2 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" opens at Golden NYC for 30 performances
- Oct 2 WW2 Allied nations cede any remaining rights as occupiers of Germany
- Oct 2 Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die
- Oct 2 US Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter's appointment to Supreme Court
- Oct 2 Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors
- Oct 3 Reunification of East and West Germany. West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate on the stroke of midnight.
Event of Interest
Oct 3 Kansas City 3rd baseman George Brett becomes first in MLB history to win a batting title in 3 different decades; goes 1 for 1 in Royals, 5-2 loss v Cleveland to win AL batting title with .329 average; AL batting champion 1976, 80
George Brett
- Oct 3 Detroit 1st baseman Cecil Fielder becomes 11th player in MLB history to hit 50 HRs in a season; 50th & 51st in 10-3 win v NY Yankees at Yankee Stadium
- Oct 3 Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records
- Oct 4 "Stand Up Tragedy" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 13 performances
- Oct 4 Regional elections held in East Germany
Television Premiere
Oct 4 U.S. premiere of Fox TV's "Beverly Hills, 90210" starring Luke Perry, Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty
- Oct 5 Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obsentity (Mappelthorpe photos)
- Oct 5 "Henry and June" film, based on the book by Anaïs Nin, first film to be given an NC-17 rating in the US, released
- Oct 5 Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Kevin Stevens has 2 goals & 4 assists in 7-4 opening-night win against the Washington Capitals at Capital Centre to set NHL record for most points in a season opener (6)
- Oct 6 US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit
- Oct 6 Solar Polar Orbiter 'Ulysses' launched
- Oct 7 Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens
- Oct 8 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins
- Oct 8 Israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters
- Oct 8 US doctors Joseph E Murray & E Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize
- Oct 9 David Hackett Souter, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
Event of Interest
Oct 9 Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon
John Lennon
- Oct 9 Saddam Hussein threatens to hit Israel with a new missile
- Oct 10 US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space
- Oct 10 American Petroleum Institute (API) reports crude inventories dropped by more than 4 MMB in the last week
- Oct 10 MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 0
- Oct 11 "Miser" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 93 performances
- Oct 11 Center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum
- Oct 11 Mexican writer Octavio Paz is awarded the Nobel Prize for literature
- Oct 11 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel
- Oct 11 Libya's Qadhafi says Israel must be eliminated
- Oct 11 UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd says force would be used if Iraq does not withdraw from Kuwait
- Oct 12 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Oct 12 MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 2
- Oct 13 First Russian Orthodox service in over 70 years held in St Basil's Cathedral, in Red Square, Moscow
- Oct 13 Target Center, a multi-purpose arena in Minneapolis officially opens
- Oct 14 Cathy Gerring wins LPGA Trophee Urban World Golf Championship
Event of Interest
Oct 14 SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs Atlanta (45-35)
Joe Montana
Nobel Prize
Oct 15 Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
Mikhail Gorbachev
- Oct 16 "Stand Up Tragedy" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 13 performances
- Oct 16 Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat
- Oct 16 Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak
- Oct 16 US forces reach 200,000 in Persian Gulf
- Oct 17 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" opens at Neil Simon NYC for 216 performances
- Oct 17 "Les Miserables" opens at Imperial Theatre, NY & His Majesty's Theatre, Perth
Event of Interest
Oct 17 Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drops out of school to pursue a career in music
Billie Joe Armstrong
Film Premier
Oct 19 "Dances with Wolves" directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1991)
Kevin Costner
Event of Interest
Oct 21 Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series
Tony La Russa
- Oct 21 The first Apple Day, is held in Covent Garden, London.
Event of Interest
Oct 21 Ayrton Senna of Brazil crashes his McLaren during the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka but clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
Ayrton Senna
Boxing Title Fight
Oct 25 Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
Evander Holyfield
- Oct 25 NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991)
- Oct 25 "40-Hour Week" 9th studio album by Alabama is re-released (original release 1985)
- Oct 27 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden NYC after 30 performances
- Oct 27 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Bayakoa, Fly So Free, In The Wings, Meadow Star, Royal Academy, Safely Kept, Unbridled
- Oct 27 Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic's first president.
- Oct 29 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
- Oct 30 Britain and France complete the "Chunnel" under the English Channel
- Oct 31 Pakistan make 3-0 drubbing of NZ, Waqar Younis 29 series wkts