The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. Date: February 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed. Date: February 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991…
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union. Date: February 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: The Provisional IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street in London, the headquarters of the British government. Date: February 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Date: January 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. Date: January 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. Date: January 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)