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…
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)
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…
The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. Date: January 12, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Date: January 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)