Date: August 6, 1991
Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux. Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Micronesia Join UN September 17,…
The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR. Date: November 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Somali Civil War: U.S. Embassy Evacuated by Helicopter, January…
Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day…
President of the Chechen Republic Dzhokhar Dudayev declares sovereignty of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from the Russian Federation. Date: November 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Singapore Airlines Flight 117 Hijacked by…
The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: March 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this…
Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: March 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgian…