November 1991

Saturday 02:

Jermaine Jackson's single "Word to the Badd!", which attacks his brother Michael, is leaked to radio station KPWR in Los Angeles.

Sunday 03:

Fifteen people are killed in the Barrios Altos massacre in Lima, Peru.

Thursday 07:

Basketball player Magic Johnson announces he has tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, and that he is retiring.

Friday 08:

Sonny Bono is elected to the U.S. Congress; at the same time, Marion Barry is reelected mayor of Washington, D.C..

Tuesday 12:

Dili Massacre, Indonesian forces opened fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.

Thursday 14:

A fired United States Postal Service employee goes on a shooting rampage, killing four and wounding five, before committing suicide.

Monday 18:

After the 3-month siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar is invaded by Serbians

Saturday 23:

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury publicly announces that he has AIDS. Freddie dies peacefully the next day.

Wednesday 27:

The United Nations Security Council adopts UN Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia.