Date: August 20, 1991
A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people. Date: October 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Queen Elizabeth II Addresses U.S. Congress First British Monarch May…
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) More events from 1991Fifty-Five Tornadoes Strike Central U.S.; Andover Kansas F5 Outbreak,…
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) More events from 1991Vukovar Falls After 87-Day Siege, Croatian City Capitulates November 18, 1991Ukrainian Independence Referendum Approved Amid Cold War,…
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) More events…
Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated. Date: March 14, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 199155 Tornadoes Strike Central U.S.;…
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) More events from 1991Elizabeth II Signs Australia’s Victoria Cross Letters Patent, January 15, 1991Jean-Bertrand Aristide Sworn In…