Latvia Declares Full Independence from Soviet Union, August 21, 1991

Georgian independence referendum: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union. Date: March 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Nadine Gordimer Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October…

A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola, the first to be documented by satellites. Date: April 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf War Battle of Khafji Begins,…

Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. Date: May 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Libero Grassi Killed by Sicilian Mafia for Anti-Extortion Stand, August 29, 1991Gulf War Amiriyah Shelter Bombing…

Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Date: August 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Iraq Uprisings Against Saddam Hussein Begin, Killing 25,000+ Civilians – March 1, 1991Rita Johnston Becomes First Female…

Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins. Date: October 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-43 to Deploy TDRS-5 Satellite, August 2, 1991Enrique Bermúdez Assassinated in Managua,…

Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet. Date: August 6, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…