Nadine Gordimer Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 3, 1991
Date: October 3, 1991
Date: October 3, 1991
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Latvia Declares Full Independence from…
The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London. Date: February 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991USAir and SkyWest Runway Collision at LAX Kills 34,…
Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War. Date: March 2, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Herzeg-Bosnia Autonomous Community Established in Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 18, 1991Aeroflot Flight…
Croatians vote for independence in a referendum. Date: May 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991RUF Invades Sierra Leone, Sparking Civil War – March 23, 1991Freddie Mercury Announces HIV-Positive Status, November 23, 1991Sacramento…
The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid. Date: July 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Kokkadichcholai Massacre: Sri Lankan Army Kills 152 Tamil…
Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras. Date: May 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Soviet Union Dissolves: Alma-Ata Protocol Signed, CIS Formed December 21,…