Date: May 28, 1991
The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence). Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991…
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On…
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Date: November 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf War: Iraq Fires Second Scud…
The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. Date: August 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This…
In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Date: February 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgian Independence Referendum: 99% Vote for Soviet Union Exit, March…
Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile. Date: November 14, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Jaycee Lee Dugard Kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California – June 10,…