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Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland. Date: May 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Rare South Atlantic Tropical Storm Near Angola Documented by Satellites April…
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…
Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Date: May 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Croatians Vote for…
Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Turkmenistan Gains Independence from Soviet Union, October 27, 1991Strathfield Massacre: Sydney Shooting…
Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport. Date: March 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mount Pinatubo Erupts, Ash Column Reaches 7 Kilometres June 7,…
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 1991Rodney King Beating Captured on Video by…