Singapore Airlines Flight 117 Hijacked by Pakistani Terrorists, March 26, 1991

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The leaders of 11 now effectively autonomous Soviet republics sign the Alma-Ata Protocol establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States in place of the collapsing Soviet Union. Date: December 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On…

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 1991Dzhokhar Dudayev Declares…

Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This…

Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. Date: March 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Ukraine Declares Independence from Soviet Union, August…

Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. Date: January 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mikhail Gorbachev Resigns as Soviet Union President,…