Date: August 20, 1991
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) More events from 1991Yugoslav Wars: JNA Bombards Dubrovnik in…
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) More events from 1991Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm Kills 25, Destroys 3,000 Homes – October 20, 1991Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches…
Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Operation Desert Storm Begins, F-117 Debut, First U.S. Casualty…
The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid. Date: July 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Warsaw Pact Disbanded in Budapest, February 25, 1991Zviad…
Forty-one people are taken hostage inside a Good Guys! Electronics store in Sacramento, California. Three of the hostage takers and three hostages are killed. Date: April 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Kazakh…
Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux. Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Armenia Gains Independence from Soviet Union, September 21, 1991Shiite Kidnappers Release Terry Waite and…