Georgia Declares Independence from Soviet Union – April 9, 1991

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…

Forty-one people are taken hostage inside a Good Guys! Electronics store in Sacramento, California. Three of the hostage takers and three hostages are killed. Date: April 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Tajikistan…

Georgian independence referendum: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union. Date: March 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Canada and Poland First Recognize Ukraine Independence, December…

Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands. Date: August 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Space Shuttle Atlantis…

Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-39, the first unclassified shuttle mission for the United States Department of Defense. Date: April 28, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Israel Conducts Operation Solomon Evacuates Ethiopian Jews…

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 Crash, April 4, 1991Dead Sea Scrolls Publicly…