Date: October 15, 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 → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991NASA Launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48,…
Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board. Date: August 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Azerbaijan Declares Independence from Soviet Union,…
Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union. 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 1991Nickelodeon Launches First Nicktoons: Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy, August 11, 1991Somali Civil War: U.S. Embassy…
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 1991World Wide Web Opens to the Public August 23, 1991Ukraine Declares Independence from Soviet…
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 1991Kyrgyzstan Declares Independence…
A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola, the first to be documented by satellites. Date: April 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Nadine Gordimer Wins Nobel Prize in…