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| Archbishop of Canterbury Carey, George |  |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 25th July Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, announcement made |
| Bombing of IRA Major, John Roy | |
| 7th Feb London IRA mortar bombs cause damage at 10 Downing St where a Cabinet meeting is in progress |
| Burial of Heffer, Eric Heffer, Eric | |
| July London Heffer has a memorial service at St Margaret's, Westminster, attended by Thatcher |
| Burial of Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| July London Heffer has a memorial service at St Margaret's, Westminster, attended by Thatcher |
| Charter Citizen's Major, John Roy | |
| Mar London Unveils the Citizen's Charter to improve standards of public services |
| Chief Whip Hesketh | |
| Nov London Appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords |
| Community Charge Heseltine, Michael | |
| Mar London Announces abolition in favour of a property tax & an increase in VAT from 15 to 17% |
| Composition of Almond Almond, Peter Mark Sinclair | |
| Records, "Tainted Love", with Soft Cell |
| Composition of Bolan Bolan, Marc | |
| "20th Century Boy" introduced a new generation of devotees to Bolan's work in 1991 when it is featured on a Levi's jeans TV commercial and is re-released, reaching the UK Top 20 |
| Composition of Osbourne Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Releases Album, "No More Tears " |
| Composition of Simple Minds Burchill, Charlie | |
| Simple Minds release "Real Life" |
| Composition of Simple Minds Kerr, Jim | |
| Simple Minds release "Real Life" |
| Composition of Stewart Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases "Vagabond Heart" |
| Composition of Sting Sumner, Gordon Matthew "Sting" | |
| Releases "The Soul Cages" |
| Conference of Commonwealth Major, John Roy | |
| Oct Harare Attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| Death of Heffer, Eric Heffer, Eric | |
| Death of Eric Heffer |
| Death of Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Robert | |
| 5th Nov Death of Robert Maxwell |
| Declaration of Harare Major, John Roy | |
| Oct Harare The Commonwealth Conference makes the Harare Declaration on good government |
| Desert Storm Major, John Roy | |
| Jan Beginning of Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation |
| Director General BBC Birt Birt, John | |
| 2nd July Appointed Director General of the BBC |
| Dutch League Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Eindhoven PSV win the Dutch league |
| European Cup Winners Cup Ferguson, Alexander Chapman | |
| Man Utd win the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Invention World Wide Web Berners-Lee, Tim | |
| 6th Aug Builds the 1st web site http://info.cern.ch which goes live |
| Manager Hoddle, Glenn | |
| Swindon Appointed Manager of Swindon Town |
| Marriage of Jagger, Mick Jagger, Mick | |
| Mick Jagger marries Jerry Hall |
| Nuclear Warfare Major, John Roy | |
| 6th Oct London Major says Britain will keep Trident |
| 6th Oct Major says Britain will keep Trident |
| Privatization Electricity Major, John Roy | |
| London Scottish Power & Scottish Hydro Electricare sold for œ2,880 million |
| Publication of Archer Archer, Jeffrey | |
| Publication of, "As the Crow Flies" |
| Reform of Citizens Charter Major, John Roy | |
| 22nd July London Launches the Citizen's Charter |
| Reform of Community Charge Major, John Roy | |
| 19th Mar The Budget increase VAT to 17.5% to finance cuts in poll tax |
| Reform of Council Tax Heseltine, Michael | |
| Mar London Announces abolition in favour of a property tax & an increase in VAT from 15 to 17% |
| 21st Mar London Announces the poll tax will be replaced by the council tax |
| Reform of War Crimes Major, John Roy | |
| 30th April London The House of Lords rejects the War Crimes Bill for the 2nd time |
| 9th May London The Government uses the Parliament Act to pass the War Crimes Bill |
| Retirement Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 28th June London Announces she will not stand at the next election |
| Scandal Maxwell, Robert | |
| 3rd Dec Disclosures about unauthorized loans from the Mirror pension fund |
| Treaty of Maastricht Major, John Roy | |
| Maastricht Britain signs the Maastricht Agreement |
| Dec Maastricht Attends the Maastricht Treaty negotiations |
| 10th Dec Maastricht Secures opt out on single currency & social charter |
