A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killing 26. Date: May 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man. Date: May 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon. Date: May 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.0 Mw  Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
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)
Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado. Date: April 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Date: April 14, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola, the first to be documented by satellites. Date: April 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140. Date: April 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)