NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Date: September 12, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew. Date: September 11, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. Date: September 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1. Date: September 6, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Date: September 6, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force. Date: September 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. Date: August 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union. Date: August 30, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)