Date: August 29, 1991
The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR. Date: November 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Boris Yeltsin Becomes First Elected President of Russia, July…
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 1991Addis Ababa Falls, Ending Derg Regime and Ethiopian Civil…
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into…
The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles. Date: July 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf…
A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people. Date: October 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Provisional IRA Mortar Attack on 10 Downing Street, February 7,…
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia. Date: January 2, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Tajikistan Declares…