Georgia Declares Independence from Soviet Union April 9, 1991

Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. Date: March 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Aeroflot Flight 8556 Crash at Pulkovo Airport…

In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Date: February 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Zviad Gamsakhurdia Elected First Post-Soviet President of Georgia May 26,…

Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries. Date: January 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf War: Bush Announces Kuwait Liberated, February 27, 1991Mohamed Siad Barre Ousted…

Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Date: May 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Angolan Civil War: MPLA and UNITA Sign Bicesse Accords May 1, 1991Singapore Airlines Flight 117 Hijacked…

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) More events from 1991Cold War Treaty Grants Germany Full Sovereignty – March 15,…

Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. 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 1991Crown…