Aeroflot Flight 8556 Crash at Pulkovo Airport Kills 13 May 23, 1991

In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Date: February 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Croatians Vote for Independence in Referendum May 19, 1991Tirana Protesters…

Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel. Date: August 11, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Édith Cresson Becomes France’s First Female Prime Minister, May 15,…

Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua. Date: February 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Kyrgyzstan Declares Independence from Soviet Union, August 31, 1991Mohamed Siad Barre Ousted in Somalia, Ali Mahdi…

Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1,000 others. Date: January 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Rajiv Gandhi Assassinated by Suicide Bomber Near Madras…

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. 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 1991Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Crashes in Jeddah, Killing 261 – July…

Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into…