7.0 Mw Racha Earthquake Hits Georgia, Kills 270, April 29, 1991
Date: April 29, 1991
Date: April 29, 1991
Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. Date: March 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Aeroflot Flight 8556 Crash at Pulkovo Airport…
Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. Date: January 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 26 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Enrique BermΓΊdez Assassinated in Managua, February 16,…
An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard, including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. Date: April 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Apartheid Ends: South Africa Repeals…
Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. Date: April 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Zviad…
Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under FranΓ§ois Duvalier, attempts a coup d'Γ©tat, which ends in his arrest. Date: January 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Israel Conducts Operation…
Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado. Date: April 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Bangladesh Chittagong Cyclone…