Warsaw Pact Formally Disbands, March 31, 1991

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 first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. Date: September 17, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgian Forces Enter Tskhinvali, Opening South Ossetia War, January 5, 1991Linus Torvalds…

Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day…

The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania, signed the OSCE Final Act in Helsinki, Finland. Date: October 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of the Banski Dvori in Zagreb, Croatia. Date: October 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991August Coup Begins: Gorbachev Placed Under House Arrest, August 19, 1991Azerbaijan Declares Independence…

Forty-one people are taken hostage inside a Good Guys! Electronics store in Sacramento, California. Three of the hostage takers and three hostages are killed. 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 1991Hindu…