Born in 1991
Turns 35 in 2026
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BACK TO 1991 · United Kingdom
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Terminator 2 returned to cinemas, Metallica released its self-titled album, and New Zealand introduced one- and two-dollar coins in place of notes. These records pair two major pop-culture releases with a practical change in everyday cash.
What happened in 1991?
Metallica take a new sound to the masses
In the United States, Metallica released its self-titled album on August 12, 1991, with Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters.
Dollar coins replace matching banknotes
The new one- and two-dollar coins replaced notes of the same values, changing the cash people carried and used at tills across New Zealand.
CERN opens the Web to outside users
On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee made the World Wide Web available beyond CERN as an Internet service.
Firsts and new ideas
A student invites help building Linux
In August 1991, Helsinki student Linus Torvalds announced a free operating system project on the Usenet group comp.os.minix.
Compton Observatory Heads Into Orbit
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory on April 5, 1991.
Number ones and music in 1991
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Nirvana released Nevermind in the United States
Nirvana released its album Nevermind in the United States on September 24, 1991.
Lollapalooza began its inaugural tour
Lollapalooza began as a traveling multi-act music festival in 1991, conceived as a Jane’s Addiction farewell tour.
Prices and everyday money in 1991
United Kingdom figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Average weekly earnings per person in the United Kingdom (Bank of England series) | £218.90 per week | GBP per week Bank of England (series republished by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED) |
| sugar (annual average) | 66p | perkg source-table measure Office for National Statistics |
| flour (annual average) | 62p | per1.5kg source-table measure Office for National Statistics |
| bread (annual average) | 53p | 800g source-table loaf Office for National Statistics |
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