Georgian Independence Referendum: 99% Vote for Soviet Union Exit, March 31, 1991
Date: March 31, 1991
Date: March 31, 1991
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249Β km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 29 π Events on this day in 1991 π On…
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board. Date: July 11, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 11 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgian Forces Enter Tskhinvali, Opening South Ossetia War,…
Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Israel…
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 β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Croatian War of Independence:…
Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 3 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgia Declares Independence from Soviet Union – April 9, 1991U.S. Congress Authorizes…
A Haitian coup d'Γ©tat occurs. Date: September 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 29 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Crown Heights Riot Begins in New York City, August 19, 1991Sharon Pratt Dixon Becomes First Black Woman Mayor of D.C….