Georgian Independence Referendum: 99% Vote for Soviet Union Exit, March 31, 1991
Date: March 31, 1991
Date: March 31, 1991
Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. Date: April 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Space…
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of AsunciΓ³n, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market. Date: March 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mengistu Haile Mariam Flees Ethiopia, Ending Civil War, May…
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine. Date: August 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today)…
All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date, five days after the Soviet Union is officially dissolved. Date: December 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Last Yugoslav Army Soldier Leaves…
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249Β km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 29 π Events on this day in 1991 π On…
Mount Unzen erupts in KyΕ«shΕ«, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists. Date: June 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Takako Doi Becomes Japanβs First Female House Speaker, August…