Date: January 5, 1991
The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: March 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this…
Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries. Date: January 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Azerbaijani MI-8 Helicopter Shot Down in Khojavend, November 20, 1991Israel Conducts Operation…
In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Date: February 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Haitian Coup d’État September 29, 1991Lithuania Votes for Independence from…
Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140. 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 1991Elizabeth II Signs Australia’s First Victoria Cross Letters…
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…
The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid. Date: October 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Battle of Vukovar Begins in Croatian…