Tajikistan Declares Independence from Soviet Union – September 9, 1991

Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest. Date: January 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991RUF Invades Sierra…

Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed. Date: February 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991…

The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War. Date: May 28, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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…

Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War. Date: January 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Senator John Heinz Killed in Pennsylvania Helicopter-Airplane Collision, April 4, 1991Shiite Kidnappers Release Terry…