Date: May 16, 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union. Date: December 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1. Date: September 6, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991IRA Bombs Explode at London Paddington…
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 1991Sharon…
Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. Date: November 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Lithuania Votes for Independence from Soviet Union — February 9, 1991Aeroflot…
The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence). Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991…
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. 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 1991Senator John Heinz Killed in Pennsylvania Helicopter-Airplane Crash, April 4, 1991Linux…