Iceland First to Recognize Baltic Independence, August 22, 1991
Date: August 22, 1991
Date: August 22, 1991
Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands. Date: August 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Operation Desert Storm…
Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. 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 1991Georgian Forces Enter Tskhinvali, Opening South Ossetia War, January 5, 1991Northern Somalia Declares Independence…
Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940. Date: August 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Warsaw Radio Mast Collapses, Tallest Structure Falls August 8,…
In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters. Date: February 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Ukraine Declares Independence…
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) More events from 1991RUF Invades Sierra Leone, Sparking…
1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Date: March 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Ukraine Declares Independence from…