36 events found for 1991
A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million
In Major League Baseball, Rickey Henderson broke the record for stolen bases on the same night that Nolan Ryan broke his
Time magazine published the article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" by Richard Behar criticizing the Church of Sc
A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killed 26 people
Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independen
Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (ev
Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009
More than 150 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the military in the village of Kokkadichcholai
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines deposited large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, eno
An eruption of Mount Pinatubo (pictured) in the Philippines deposited large amounts of particulate matter into the atmos
The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America
Croatian War of Independence: As the Yugoslav Army moved into Osijek, Croatia, a civilian attempted to halt them by plac
Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia.
Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all…
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in…
Soviet Special Purpose Police Unit troops killed seven Lithuanian customs officials in Medininkai in the most serious…
U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence…
An explosion on the Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos (pictured) ruptured its hull, causing it to sink off the east coast…