Aeroflot Flight 8556 Crashes at Pulkovo Airport, 13 Killed, May 23, 1991

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-37 to deploy the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Date: April 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sungai Buloh Fireworks Factory Explosion Kills 26 – May 7, 1991Indian…

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 19917.0 Mw Racha…

Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This…

South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia. Date: November 28, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mengistu Haile Mariam Flees Ethiopia, Ending Civil War – May 21, 1991RUF Invades Sierra Leone, Sparking Civil War -…

The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. Date: September 17, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Santa Cruz Massacre: Indonesian Army Opens Fire in Dili, November 12, 1991Soviet…

Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. Date: February 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Aeroflot Flight 8556 Crashes at Pulkovo Airport, 13 Killed, May 23, 1991Aung San Suu Kyi…