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1991 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in January 1991

• January 1, 1991: Czechoslovakia abandons command economy, becoming second Eastern European country to do so
• January 5, 1991: Georgian troops attack South Ossetia, starting 1991-92 war
• January 7, 1991: Tonton Macoute, paramilitary force under former Haitian dictator Duvalier, attempts coup but fails
• January 9, 1991: U.S. Secretary of State Baker meets Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz but fails to secure Iraqi troop withdrawal from Kuwait
• January 12, 1991: U.S. Congress authorizes military force to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait
• January 13, 1991: Soviet forces storm Vilnius, killing 14 and injuring 702; Latvian government clashes with Soviets in Riga
• January 15, 1991: UN deadline for Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires, paving way for Operation Desert Storm
• January 16, 1991: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes on Iraq
• January 17, 1991: Iraq fires Scud missiles into Israel; attacks continue, injuring many
• January 18, 1991: Eastern Air Lines shuts down after 62 years due to financial problems; Pan American World Airways follows suit on December 4
• January 22, 1991: British Army SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero deploys in Iraq
• January 24, 1991: Papua New Guinea government signs peace agreement with Bougainville separatists, ending conflict
• January 26, 1991: President Barre of Somalia overthrown, civil war ensues; Ali Mahdi Muhammad becomes president
• January 29, 1991: Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi agree to end violence between African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party in South Africa
• February 1, 1991: USAir Flight 1493 collides with a SkyWest Airlines Fairchild Metroliner at Los Angeles International Airport, killing 34 people.
• February 7, 1991: Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. He is ousted on September 30 and later reinstated in 1994.
• February 11, 1991: The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is formed in The Hague, Netherlands.
• February 13, 1991: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy an underground bunker in Baghdad, killing hundreds of Iraqis.
• February 15, 1991: The Visegr\u00e1d Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is established by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
• February 16, 1991: The Council of Lithuania declares the independence of Lithuania, ending decades of Soviet rule over the country.
• February 18, 1991: The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes bombs in the early morning, at both Paddington station and Victoria station, in London.
• February 20, 1991: President of Albania Ramiz Alia dismisses the government of Prime Minister Adil \u00c7ar\u00e7ani and appoints Fatos Nano as the next prime minister in an effort to stem pro-democracy protests.
• February 22, 1991: Iraq accepts a Soviet-proposed cease fire agreement. The U.S. rejects the agreement, instead saying that retreating Iraqi forces will not be attacked if they leave Kuwait within 24 hours.
• February 23, 1991: General Sunthorn Kongsompong deposes Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan in a bloodless coup d'\u00e9tat in Thailand.
• February 25, 1991: Part of an Iraqi Scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 29 U.S. soldiers and injuring 99 more.
• February 26, 1991: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Iraqi soldiers set fire to Kuwaiti oil fields as they retreat; the fire lasts until November 7.
• February 27, 1991: U.S. President Bush declared victory over Iraq and ordered a cease-fire, leading to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Persian Gulf on March 10.
• March 3, 1991: Estonia and Latvia voted for independence from the Soviet Union.
• March 6, 1991: Chandra Shekhar resigned as Prime Minister of India due to a dispute with Rajiv Gandhi.
• March 9, 1991: Protests against Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107 in Belgrade resulted in two deaths and deployment of tanks.
• March 10, 1991: Nationalist Republican Alliance won the Salvadoran legislative election.
• March 13, 1991: Exxon agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
• March 14, 1991: Emir of Kuwait returned to Kuwait after seven months of exile in Saudi Arabia.
• March 15, 1991: Germany regained complete independence after the occupying powers relinquished their rights.
• March 17, 1991: 77% of voters in the Soviet Union voted in favor of keeping the republics together, but six republics boycotted the referendum.
• March 23, 1991: The Sierra Leone Civil War began with a coup attempt by the Revolutionary United Front.
• March 24, 1991: Nic\u00e9phore Soglo won the first presidential election in Benin since 1970.
• March 26, 1991: Amadou Toumani Tour\u00e9 led a military coup in Mali, arresting President Moussa Traor\u00e9 and suspending the constitution.
• March 31, 1991: Albania held its first multi-party elections since 1923, with the socialist ruling Party of Labour of Albania winning a landslide victory.
• April 2, 1991: Soviet consumer goods prices triple due to government-imposed increases.
• April 3, 1991: UN Resolution 687 demands Iraq's disarmament, ending chemical and biological weapons and banning ballistic missiles.
• April 4, 1991: U.S. Senator John Heinz and six others die in a helicopter-plane collision.
• April 5, 1991: Former U.S. Senator John Tower and 22 others perish in an airplane crash.
• April 10, 1991: Rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone documented by weather satellites.
• April 14, 1991: Thieves steal $500 million worth of paintings from Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, later found nearby.
• April 15, 1991: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is inaugurated.
• April 16, 1991: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev visits Japan but fails to resolve the Kuril Islands dispute.
• April 17, 1991: Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses 3,000 for the first time.
• April 18, 1991: Iraq declares some chemical weapons to the UN but denies having a biological weapons program.
• April 19, 1991: George Carey becomes Archbishop of Canterbury, leading the Anglican Communion.
• April 22, 1991: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, causing significant damage.
• April 23, 1991: Iceland's Prime Minister Steingrímur Hermannsson resigns after an inconclusive election; Davíð Oddsson succeeds him.
• April 26, 1991: A series of 55 tornadoes in the central U.S. kills 21, with the most notable one striking Andover, Kansas.
• April 29, 1991: A tropical cyclone in Bangladesh claims an estimated 138,000 lives.
• May 1, 1991: Angolan Civil War: MPLA and UNITA agree to Bicesse Accords, signed in Lisbon on May 31, ending civil war.
• May 6, 1991: Time magazine publishes "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power," criticizing the Scientology movement.
• May 12, 1991: Nepal holds its first multiparty legislative election since 1959, marking a shift towards democracy.
• May 15, 1991: Édith Cresson becomes France's first female prime minister, breaking gender barriers in politics.
• May 16, 1991: Elizabeth II addresses the U.S. Congress during a royal visit, strengthening UK-US relations.
• May 18, 1991: Somaliland declares independence from Somalia, but its sovereignty remains unrecognized internationally.
• May 19, 1991: Croatian independence referendum results in a vote to leave Yugoslavia, leading to the breakup of the country.
• May 21, 1991: LTTE suicide bomber assassinates former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Sriperumbudur, causing political turmoil.
• May 22, 1991: Acting South Korean Prime Minister Ro Jai-bong resigns amid student protests, succeeded by Chung Won-shik.
• May 24, 1991: Operation Solomon begins, airlifting Ethiopian Jews (Beta Israel) to Israel, facilitating their immigration.
• June 3, 1991: Mount Unzen in Japan erupts, resulting in 46 fatalities due to pyroclastic flow. It highlighted the need for improved volcanic monitoring and disaster preparedness.
• June 4, 1991: Fatos Nano resigns as Albania's Prime Minister after a nationwide strike. Ylli Bufi is appointed as his successor by President Ramiz Alia. This marked a significant political change in Albania's transition to democracy.
• June 5, 1991: Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid dismisses Prime Minister Mouloud Hamrouche amid protests against the government. Sid Ahmed Ghozali is appointed as the new Prime Minister. This reflected the political instability and challenges faced by Algeria during this period.
• June 7, 1991: Approximately 200,000 people gather in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the return of 8,800 troops from the Persian Gulf War. This event showcased public support for the troops and marked the end of the war.
• June 9, 1991: A major collapse at the Emaswati Colliery in Swaziland traps 26 miners 65 meters underground. They are rescued after 30 hours. This incident highlighted the importance of mine safety and rescue operations.
• June 12, 1991: Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian SFSR, officially assuming office on July 10. This marked a significant shift in Russian politics and the beginning of the post-Soviet era.
• June 15, 1991: Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupts in the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century, resulting in over 800 fatalities. This eruption had a global impact, causing a temporary cooling of the Earth's temperature.
• June 16, 1991: Father's Day Bank Massacre: Four security guards are killed during a bank robbery in Denver, Colorado. The case remains unsolved. This incident highlighted the need for enhanced security measures in financial institutions.
• June 17, 1991: End of Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act, marking the end of the apartheid system. This was a major step towards racial equality and democracy in South Africa.
• June 20, 1991: The West German Bundestag votes to move the capital from Bonn to Berlin, symbolizing the reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
• June 23, 1991: Iraq disarmament crisis: UN inspection teams attempt to intercept Iraqi vehicles carrying nuclear-related equipment. Iraqi soldiers fire warning shots to prevent the inspectors from approaching. This incident escalated tensions between Iraq and the international community.
• June 25, 1991: Dissolution of Yugoslavia: Croatia and Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia, marking the beginning of the breakup of the country.
• June 28, 1991: Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Comecon, the economic alliance of communist states, is dissolved in Moscow, Russia. This marked a significant step in the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
• July 1, 1991: Telephone services go down in several major U.S. cities due to a software bug, affecting 12 million customers, highlighting the importance of reliable telecommunications infrastructure.
• July 4, 1991: Colombia's President lifts the 7-year state of emergency and proclaims a new constitution, marking a turning point in the country's political and social stability.
• July 7, 1991: The Brioni Agreement ends the Ten-Day War in Slovenia, a significant step in the dissolution of Yugoslavia, shaping the political landscape of the region.
• July 9, 1991: South Africa is readmitted to the Olympics, and U.S. sanctions are terminated, symbolizing the end of apartheid and a new era of international cooperation.
• July 11, 1991: A solar eclipse with record totality occurs in the Northern hemisphere, witnessed by millions, demonstrating the awe-inspiring beauty and scientific significance of celestial events.
• July 15, 1991: Chemical Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Corporation merge, creating the largest bank merger in history, highlighting the consolidation trend in the financial industry.
• July 16, 1991: Soviet President Gorbachev seeks aid from G7 leaders in London, reflecting the economic and political challenges faced by the Soviet Union during its final years.
• July 18, 1991: Mauritania and Senegal sign a treaty ending their border war, demonstrating the importance of peaceful resolution of conflicts and regional cooperation.
• July 22, 1991: U.S. boxer Mike Tyson is arrested for rape, sparking controversy and raising questions about the intersection of sports, celebrity, and justice.
• July 24, 1991: India's Finance Minister announces a new industrial policy, marking the beginning of economic liberalization, which transformed the country's economy.
• July 25, 1991: British astronomers announce the discovery of an extrasolar planet, expanding our understanding of the universe and the potential for life beyond Earth.
• July 29, 1991: Bank of Credit and Commerce International is indicted for the largest bank fraud in history, highlighting the need for robust financial regulations and consumer protection.
• July 31, 1991: U.S. President Bush and Soviet President Gorbachev sign START I in Moscow, reducing nuclear arsenals and marking a significant step in arms control and international diplomacy.
• August 1, 1991: Israel agrees to participate in the Madrid Conference of 1991, which opens on October 30, to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• August 4, 1991: The cruise liner MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, leading to the rescue of all 571 passengers on board by SAAF helicopters.
• August 6, 1991: Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup, marking the birth of the internet.
• August 7, 1991: Former Iranian prime minister Shapour Bakhtiar is assassinated in the Parisian suburb of Suresnes, possibly by Iranian agents.
• August 8, 1991: The Warsaw radio mast, the tallest structure in the world at the time, collapses due to structural failure.
• August 17, 1991: The remains of the Prussian King Frederick the Great are re-interred in Potsdam, Germany, after being moved from a previous location.
• August 19, 1991: Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is put under house arrest during an attempted coup, leading to the collapse of the coup and the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• August 20, 1991: Singing Revolution: Estonia declares independence from the Soviet Union, followed by Latvia the next day, marking the beginning of the Baltic states' independence movements.
• September 3, 1991: Grease fire at Imperial Foods plant in Hamlet, North Carolina kills 25 people; highlights the need for improved workplace safety measures.
• September 4, 1991: Sverdlovsk and Leningrad are renamed Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg, respectively; marks the symbolic end of the Soviet era and the return to pre-communist names.
• September 5, 1991: Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union dissolves itself, replaced by Supreme Soviet and State Council; signifies the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• September 8, 1991: Republic of Macedonia declares independence from Yugoslavia, sparking a name dispute with Greece; contributes to the ongoing political instability in the region.
• September 11, 1991: Israel releases Arab prisoners and guerrilla bodies, paving the way for the release of Western hostages in Lebanon; a significant step in resolving the Lebanon Hostage Crisis.
• September 15, 1991: Swedish Social Democrats suffer historic election loss, leading to Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson's resignation; reflects changing political landscape in Sweden.
• September 17, 1991: North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, and Micronesia join the UN; expands the organization's membership and global representation.
• September 19, 1991: Ötzi the Iceman, a well-preserved 5,300-year-old mummy, is discovered in the Alps; provides valuable insights into ancient European history and culture.
• September 21, 1991: Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union, followed by Turkmenistan on October 27 and Kazakhstan on December 16; marks the continued disintegration of the Soviet Union.
• September 22, 1991: Huntington Library makes Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time; a significant event in biblical scholarship and religious studies.
• September 24, 1991: Lebanese kidnappers release Jackie Mann after over two years of captivity; a positive development in the ongoing Lebanon Hostage Crisis.
• September 25, 1991: Representatives of Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front and President Alfredo Cristiani reach an agreement, setting the stage for the end of the Salvadoran Civil War; a crucial step towards peace and stability in the country.
• September 27, 1991: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces unilateral reductions in nuclear weapons and calls off 24-hour alerts for bombers; Soviet Union responds with similar reductions, marking a significant step in nuclear disarmament.
• September 29, 1991: An army colonel from the Atlácatl Battalion is found guilty of murdering six Jesuits in 1989; a landmark ruling that addresses human rights abuses during the Salvadoran Civil War.
• October 1, 1991: Siege of Dubrovnik begins, lasting until May 31, 1992, as Yugoslav People's Army surrounds Dubrovnik.
• October 3, 1991: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Tom Foley announces House Bank closure due to numerous bad checks written by House members.
• October 4, 1991: Carl Bildt replaces Ingvar Carlsson as Prime Minister of Sweden.
• October 6, 1991: President Gorbachev condemns antisemitism in the Soviet Union, acknowledging the Babi Yar massacres during WWII.
• October 7, 1991: Yugoslav Air Force bombs Croatian President Franjo Tuđman's office, leading to severed ties between Croatia and Yugoslavia.
• October 11, 1991: Russian SFSR replaces KGB with SVR, ending KGB operations on November 6.
• October 12, 1991: Askar Akayev confirmed as Kyrgyzstan's first president in an uncontested poll.
• October 13, 1991: Bulgarian parliamentary election results in the defeat of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, eliminating Communist governments in Eastern Europe.
• October 15, 1991: Clarence Thomas confirmed as new U.S. Supreme Court Justice, succeeding Thurgood Marshall.
• October 18, 1991: Soviet Union re-establishes diplomatic relations with Israel, suspended since the 1967 Six-Day War.
• October 20, 1991: Harare Declaration signed in Zimbabwe, establishing membership criteria for the Commonwealth of Nations.
• October 21, 1991: Lebanon Hostage Crisis: Mathematics professor Jesse Turner released after four years of captivity.
• October 23, 1991: Vietnam-backed Cambodian government and Khmer Rouge sign agreement to end civil war, bringing Khmer Rouge into power despite its genocidal past.
• October 27, 1991: Poland holds its first free parliamentary elections since 1928.
• October 28, 1991: The 1991 Perfect Storm strikes northeastern U.S. coast and Atlantic Canada, causing significant damage and loss of life.
• October 29, 1991: NASA's Galileo spacecraft makes closest approach to asteroid 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
• October 31, 1991: Halloween blizzard hits U.S. Upper Midwest, resulting in fatalities and extensive damage.
• November 4, 1991: The African National Congress leads a general strike in South Africa, demanding representation in the government and an end to the value-added tax, marking a significant step towards the end of Apartheid.
• November 5, 1991: Tropical Storm Thelma causes devastating flash floods in Ormoc, Philippines, resulting in the tragic loss of over 4,900 lives.
• November 6, 1991: In the Russian SFSR, President Boris Yeltsin issues a decree banning the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and its republic-level division, the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR, marking a pivotal moment in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• November 7, 1991: Sumio Iijima publishes the first report on carbon nanotubes in the prestigious journal Nature, introducing a groundbreaking material with remarkable properties and potential applications.
• November 9, 1991: The British JET fusion reactor achieves a significant milestone by generating 1.5 MW of output power, demonstrating the potential of nuclear fusion as a clean and sustainable energy source.
• November 14, 1991: American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of Pan Am Flight 103, seeking justice for the victims of the tragic air disaster.
• November 18, 1991: The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Serb paramilitaries capture the Croatian town of Vukovar after a prolonged and fierce 87-day battle, resulting in the massacre of over 260 Croatian prisoners of war, marking a dark chapter in the Yugoslav Wars.
• November 21, 1991: The UN Security Council recommends Egypt's deputy prime minister, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, entrusting him with the leadership of the international organization.
• November 23, 1991: Members of the Communist Party of Great Britain vote to dissolve the party and establish the Democratic Left think-tank in its place, signaling a shift in political ideology and the end of an era.
• November 24, 1991: Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury passes away in London due to AIDS-induced pneumonia, leaving a lasting legacy as one of the most iconic and influential figures in rock music history. In a separate event, Kiss drummer Eric Carr succumbs to heart cancer.
• November 26, 1991: The National Assembly of Azerbaijan revokes the autonomous status of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and renames several cities to their Azeri names, escalating tensions in the region.
• November 27, 1991: The UN Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution authorizing the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia, aiming to restore peace and stability in the conflict-ridden region.
• December 1, 1991: Ukraine voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union in a referendum, marking a significant step in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• December 4, 1991: The last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon was released, ending a years-long ordeal and highlighting the ongoing efforts to secure the release of hostages.
• December 8, 1991: Leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine signed an agreement officially ending the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a major geopolitical shift.
• December 11, 1991: Croatian forces killed 18 Serbs and one Hungarian in the village of Paulin Dvor, Croatia, escalating tensions and contributing to the ongoing conflict in the region.
• December 12, 1991: The Nigerian government relocated the capital from Lagos to Abuja, aiming to foster economic and political development in the new capital city.
• December 15, 1991: The Egyptian ferry Salem Express sank in the Red Sea, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 450 lives, highlighting the need for improved safety measures in maritime transportation.
• December 16, 1991: The UN General Assembly adopted UN General Assembly Resolution 46/86, repealing a previous resolution that had deemed Zionism a form of racism, demonstrating a shift in international perspectives on the issue.
• December 19, 1991: Paul Keating defeated Bob Hawke in a Labor Party leadership ballot, becoming the new Prime Minister of Australia, marking a change in political leadership and policy direction.
• December 21, 1991: The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NAC-C) convened for the first time, facilitating dialogue and cooperation between NATO member states and former Warsaw Pact countries, fostering regional stability and security.
• December 22, 1991: Armed opposition groups launched a military coup against Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, leading to political instability and a power struggle within the country.
• December 24, 1991: Russian SFSR President Boris Yeltsin sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, declaring Russia as the successor state to the collapsing Soviet Union in the United Nations, ensuring continuity of diplomatic relations.
• December 25, 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union, marking the formal end of the 69-year-old state and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, leading to a new era of geopolitical dynamics.
• December 26, 1991: The Supreme Soviet met for the last time, formally dissolving the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War, marking a significant turning point in global politics and international relations.